Video: 'Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe (Official Audio)'
(Friday, July 9, 1965) — The single “I Got You Babe” by Sonny & Cher was released today by ATCO Records.
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‘Rock Around the Clock’ by Bill Haley & His Comets peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago today (July 9 1955)
(Saturday, July 9, 1955) — “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley & His Comets, widely considered to be the record that, more than any other, brought rock and roll into mainstream culture around the world, was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for eight consecutive weeks (July 9/16/23/30, Aug. 6/13/20/27, 1955). Continue reading ‘Rock Around the Clock’ by Bill Haley & His Comets peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago today (July 9 1955)
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Ringo Starr performs at Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, Indiana 30 years ago this hour (July 8 1995)
Video: 'Star Plaza Theatre 1995' (21 videos)
(Saturday, July 8, 1995, 7:00 p.m. CDT) — Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed tonight at Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, Indiana, with John Entwistle, Randy Bachman, Mark Farner, Felix Cavaliere, Billy Preston, Zak Starkey and Mark Rivera.
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52 killed as bomb destroys Canadian Pacific Air Lines flight 60 years ago this hour (July 8 1965)
Video 'Bomb on Board: Uncovering the largest unsolved murder on Canadian soil'
(Thursday, July 8, 1965, 3:40 p.m. PDT) — Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21, a Douglas DC-6B, crashed today in British Columbia after the tail separated from the fuselage; all 52 people on board were killed in what authorities said was the result of an apparent bombing.
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Jim Morrison bumps into Ray Manzarek, agree to form a band 60 years ago this hour (July 8 1965)
Video: 'Ray Manzarek in Venice' (July 8, 1965, at 5:02)
(Thursday, July 8, 1965, at approximately 1:00 p.m. PDT) — Jim Morrison ran into former UCLA classmate Ray Manzarek today in Venice Beach, California, and after hearing some of Morrison’s songs, Manzarek agreed to form The Doors with him.
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‘Waterfalls’ by TLC peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago today (July 8 1995)
(Saturday, July 8, 1995) — “Waterfalls” by TLC peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for seven consecutive weeks (July 8/15/22/29, Aug. 5/12/19, 1995).
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Nude photos of pop star Madonna go on sale 40 years ago today (July 8 1985)
Video: 'Madonna - 1985 Nude Photos Scandal'
(Monday, July 8, 1985) — Playboy and Penthouse magazines went on sale today featuring nude photos of pop star Madonna.
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President Ford announces candidacy for 1976 to ‘finish the job’ 50 years ago this hour (July 8 1975)
(Tuesday, July 8, 1975, 12 noon EDT) — U.S. President Gerald R. Ford announced formally today that he would seek the Republican nomination for the Presidency in 1976 “in order to finish the job I have begun.”
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Four Lincoln assassination conspirators executed 160 years ago this hour (July 7 1865)
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(Friday, July 7, 1865, 1:26 p.m. local time) — Four people, including Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt, were hanged today in the Old Arsenal Penitentiary courtyard in Washington, D.C., after being convicted of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. Continue reading Four Lincoln assassination conspirators executed 160 years ago this hour (July 7 1865)
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Daytime drama ‘Ryan’s Hope’ premieres on ABC-TV 50 years ago this hour (July 7 1975)
Video: 'Ryan's Hope, Part I (July 1975-October 1977)' (200 clips)
(Monday, July 7, 1975, 1:00 p.m. EDT) — Ryan’s Hope, a television soap opera that revolves around the trials and tribulations within a large Irish-American family in the Riverside district of New York City, debuted this afternoon on ABC.
