Video: 'Murder Man' trailer
(Friday, July 12, 1935) — The Murder Man, a crime-drama film about a hard-drinking reporter who specializes in murder cases and then becomes a suspect in one himself, was released today in the U.S. Continue reading Jimmy Stewart’s first feature film ‘Murder Man’ released 90 years ago today (July 12 1935)
Video: 'First Air Force Academy Class 1955 Lowry Air Force Base Colorado'
(Monday, July 11, 1955; during the Cold War) — 306 young men, awkwardly earnest in their new khaki uniforms with blue caps and blue shoulder boards, swore today to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” becoming the first cadets at the new Air Force Academy at Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado.
Video: 'The Birth of Jazz'
(Sunday, July 11, 1915) — The Chicago Sunday Tribune ran an article today titled, “Blues Is Jazz and Jazz Is Blues” in what’s believed to be one of the earliest, if not the earliest, uses of the word “jazz” as a musical term by a newspaper.
Video: 'HUGH GRANT has FUN with LENO'
(Monday, July 10, 1995, 11:35 p.m. EDT) — Less than two weeks after being arrested in a parked car near Sunset Boulevard with a prostitute, British actor Hugh Grant appeared tonight on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and was asked, “What the hell were you thinking?”
Video: 'Old Coke Returns in New Orleans 7/11/85 WWL-TV'
(Wednesday, July 10, 1985) — In one of the most stunning about-faces in the history of marketing, the Coca-Cola Company yielded to thousands of irate consumers and said today it would resume selling old-formula Coke that it scrapped three months ago, while continuing to sell New Coke.
Video: 'The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Official Lyric Video)'
(Saturday, July 10, 1965) — “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (July 10/17/24/31, 1965). Continue reading ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (July 10 1965)
Video: 'BEATLES VI' (11 tracks)
(Saturday, July 10, 1965) — Beatles VI, the sixth Capitol Records studio album by the English rock band the Beatles in the United States and Canada (not counting The Beatles’ Story documentary album) and the ninth album released into that market in less than one and a half years (Vee-Jay Records and United Artists Records also released one album each during that period), peaked at #1 on Billboard‘s 200 album chart. Continue reading ‘Beatles VI’ album by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (July 10 1965)
(Saturday, July 10, 1965) — “Wonderful World” by Herman’s Hermits peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Wonderful World’ by Herman’s Hermits peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago today (July 10 1965)
Video: 'The Boat and the Bomb (2005) - full length version'
(Wednesday, July 10, 1985, 11:38 p.m. NZST) — The Greenpeace protest ship Rainbow Warrior was sunk tonight with explosives in Auckland, New Zealand, by the “action” branch of the French foreign intelligence services.
Video: 'Grateful Dead [1080p 60 fps Remaster] - July 9, 1995 Soldier Field - Chicago, IL [SBD: Miller]'
(Sunday, July 9, 1995, scheduled for 6:00 p.m. CDT) — Jerry Garcia performed for the final time as frontman of the Grateful Dead during a concert tonight at Chicago’s Soldier Field; Garcia died a month later of a heart attack at age 53. Continue reading Jerry Garcia performs with Grateful Dead for final time 30 years ago this hour (July 9 1995)
