Video: 'Pink Floyd - Knebworth 1975 - Unseen Video'
(Saturday, July 5, 1975, shortly after 9:00 p.m. British Summer Time) — The Knebworth Pop Festival was held today near London, with Pink Floyd as the headliner. Other performers included: Captain Beefheart, Linda Lewis, Monty Python, Steve Miller Band and Roy Harper. Continue reading Pink Floyd headlines Knebworth Pop Festival 50 years ago this hour (July 5 1975)
(Saturday, July 5, 1975, soon after 3:00 p.m. CDT) — Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was arrested this afternoon after a traffic stop escalated into drug and weapons charges during the band’s 1975 U.S. tour. Continue reading Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones arrested in Arkansas 50 years ago this hour (July 5 1975)
Video: 'The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And...' (12 tracks)
(Monday, July 5, 1965) — Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), the ninth studio album by the American rock group the Beach Boys, was released today in the U.S.
Video: 'What is the National Labor Relations Act? | Union Facts Friday Episode 16'
(Friday, July 5, 1935, morning EDT; during the Great Depression) — The National Labor Relations Act of 1935, a foundational statute of U.S. labor law which guarantees basic rights of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining for better terms and conditions at work, and take collective action including strike if necessary was signed today by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Continue reading FDR signs National Labor Relations Act guaranteeing workers’ right to unionize 90 years ago today (July 5 1935)
Video: 'The History of the United States Secret Service'
(Wednesday, July 5, 1865) — With a reported one third of the currency in circulation being counterfeit at the time, the Secret Service Division of the U.S. Treasury Department was founded today in Washington D.C. with the mission of suppressing counterfeit currency.
Video: 'Arthur Ashe v Jimmy Connors: Wimbledon Final 1975 (Extended Highlights)'
(Saturday, July 5, 1975, 2:00-4:05 p.m. British Summer Time) — Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title today as he defeated Jimmy Connors, 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4.
