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4 1966 ‘It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World’ by James Brown peaks at #8 in USA
4 1966 ‘Batman & His Grandmother’ by Dickie Goodman peaks at #70 in USA
4 1976 Ringo Starr records three tracks for fifth studio album
4 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings perform in St. Paul, Minnesota

5 1956 Elvis Presley performs on final ‘Milton Berle Show’
5 1966 The Beatles appear (via tape) on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
5 1976 Teton Dam collapse kills 14
5 1976 ‘Happy Days’ by Pratt & McClain peaks at #5 in USA
5 1976 ‘Shannon’ by Henry Gross peaks at #6 in USA
5 1976 ‘Fool to Cry’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #10 in USA
5 1976 ‘Rhiannon’ by Fleetwood Mac peaks at #11 in USA
5 1976 ‘Crazy on You’ by Heart peaks at #35 in USA
5 1976 ‘TVC 15’ by David Bowie peaks at #64 in USA

6 1816 Snowstorm strikes northeastern U.S., signaling ‘Year Without a Summer’
6 1856 James Buchanan nominated for president by Democrats
6 1936 ‘Is It True What They Say About Dixie?’ by Jimmy Dorsey peaks at #1 in USA
6 1966 Robert F. Kennedy delivers ‘Day of Affirmation’ speech in South Africa
6 1966 James Meredith shot and wounded during Mississippi march
6 1976 Ringo Starr records ‘Cryin’’ for fifth studio album

7 1776 Lee Resolution calling for independence presented to Continental Congress
7 1966 GOP nominates Ronald Reagan for governor of California
7 1966 The Beatles complete recording ‘Eleanor Rigby’
7 1976 ‘Rock ’n’ Roll Music’ album by The Beatles released
7 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings perform at McNichols Arena in Denver
7 1986 ‘Live to Tell’ by Madonna peaks at #1 in USA
7 1986 ‘All I Need Is a Miracle’ by Mike + The Mechanics peaks at #5 in USA
7 1996 Elizabeth II and Paul McCartney open Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

8 1966 NFL and AFL agree to merge
8 1966 The Beatles begin recording ‘Good Day Sunshine’
8 1966 Tornado kills 17 in Topeka, Kansas

9 1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower undergoes emergency surgery
9 1966 The Beatles complete recording ‘Good Day Sunshine’

10 1916 Republicans nominate Charles Evans Hughes for president
10 1966 The Monkees hold first official recording session
10 1966 Janis Joplin debuts as rock vocalist in San Francisco
10 1976 Ringo Starr records ‘Las Brisas’ for fifth studio album
10 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings perform at Kingdome in Seattle

11 1776 Continental Congress forms committee to draft Declaration of Independence
11 1936 Republicans nominate ‘Alf’ Landon for president
11 1966 ‘Paint It Black’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #1 in USA
11 1966 ‘Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?’ by The Lovin’ Spoonful peaks at #2 in USA
11 1966 ‘I Am a Rock’ by Simon & Garfunkel peaks at #3 in USA
11 1966 ‘Paperback Writer’ by The Beatles debuts at #28 in USA
11 1966 ‘Rain’ by The Beatles debuts at #72 in USA
11 1986 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off opens in Manhattan

12 1976 ‘Get Up and Boogie’ by Silver Convention peaks at #2 in USA
12 1976 ‘Misty Blue’ by Dorothy Moore peaks at #3 in USA
12 1976 ‘Rock and Roll Love Letter’ by Bay City Rollers peaks at #28 in USA

13 1966 High court curbs police interrogation powers
13 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings perform first of two shows at Cow Palace in San Francisco

14 1966 The Beatles record early version of ‘Here, There And Everywhere’
14 1976 ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Music’ album by The Beatles certified gold
14 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings perform second of two shows at Cow Palace in San Francisco
14 1986 ‘On My Own’ by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald peaks at #1 in USA
14 1986 ‘I Can’t Wait’ by Nu Shooz peaks at #3 in USA

15 1836 Arkansas becomes 25th U.S. state
15 1916 Democrats nominate Woodrow Wilson for second term
15 1966 ‘The Endless Summer’ film opens in New York City

16 1876 Republicans nominate Rutherford B. Hayes for president
16 1956 ‘The Wayward Wind’ by Gogi Grant peaks at #1 in USA
16 1956 ‘Standing on the Corner’ by The Four Lads peaks at #3 in USA
16 1966 The Beatles perform live on ‘Top Of The Pops’
16 1966 The Beatles record additional takes of ‘Here, There And Everywhere’
16 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings perform at San Diego Sports Arena

17 1966 The Beatles complete ‘Here, There And Everywhere’ and ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’
17 1976 Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr record ‘Pure Gold’ in Hollywood
17 1986 Reagan names Rehnquist to succeed retiring Chief Justice Burger
17 2006 ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean peaks at #1 in USA

18 1856 Republicans nominate John C. Fremont for president
18 1896 Republicans nominate William McKinley for president
18 1946 John F. Kennedy wins first congressional primary
18 1966 ‘Barefootin” by Robert Parker peaks at #7 in USA
18 1966 ‘Green Grass’ by Gary Lewis & the Playboys peaks at #8 in USA
18 1966 ‘River Deep – Mountain High’ by Ike & Tina Turner peaks at #88 in USA
18 1976 Wings release ‘Let ‘Em In’/’Beware My Love’ single
18 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings perform at Convention Center in Tucson

20 1966 ‘Yesterday and Today’ album by The Beatles released in U.S.
20 1976 Paul McCartney attends Brian Wilson birthday party in Los Angeles
20 1986 Paul McCartney headlines Prince’s Trust concert

21 1966 The Beatles complete recording of seventh studio album with ‘She Said She Said’
21 1966 ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ premieres in Hollywood
21 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings perform first of three shows at The Forum in Inglewood, California
21 1986 ‘Nothin’ at All’ by Heart peaks at #10 in USA

22 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings perform second of three shows at The Forum in Inglewood, California
22 1996 ‘Theme from Mission: Impossible’ by Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen peaks at #7 in USA

23 1966 The Beatles depart London for Munich to begin final world tour
23 1966 The Beatles arrive in Munich to begin final world tour
23 1976 Paul McCartney wraps up ‘Wings Over America’ world tour leg at The Forum in Inglewood, California

24 1946 Fred M. Vinson sworn in as Chief Justice
24 1966 The Beatles launch final world tour in Munich
24 1966 The Beatles perform second show at Circus-Krone-Bau in Munich

25 1876 Custer makes last stand at Little Bighorn
25 1906 Architect Stanford White murdered in New York rooftop shooting
25 1966 The Beatles perform first of two shows at Grugahalle in Essen, West Germany
25 1966 The Beatles perform second of two shows at Grugahalle in Essen, West Germany
25 1966 ‘Paperback Writer’ by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA
25 1966 ‘Sweet Talkin’ Guy’ by The Chiffons peaks at #10 in USA
25 1966 ‘Opus 17 (Don’t You Worry ’bout Me)’ by The Four Seasons peaks at #13 in USA
25 1966 The Monkees hold second recording session
25 1976 ‘The Omen’ film opens in Manhattan
25 1996 19 U.S. troops killed in Saudi Arabia truck bombing
25 1996 ‘Independence Day’ premieres in Los Angeles

26 1966 The Beatles perform first of two shows at Ernst-Merck-Halle in Hamburg, West Germany
26 1966 The Beatles perform second of two shows at Ernst-Merck-Halle in Hamburg, West Germany
26 1976 ‘Sara Smile’ by Hall & Oates peaks at #4 in USA
26 1976 ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Music’ album by The Beatles debuts at #8 in USA
26 1976 ‘Takin’ It to the Streets’ by The Doobie Brothers peaks at #13 in USA
26 1976 ‘The Outlaw Josey Wales’ revisionist Western film premieres in in Ketchum, Idaho

27 1936 FDR accepts Democratic nomination for a second term
27 1966 ‘Dark Shadows’ soap opera debuts on ABC-TV
27 1966 The Beatles depart Hamburg for long journey to Tokyo

28 1836 Former U.S. President James Madison dies in Orange, Virginia
28 1876 Democrats nominate Samuel J. Tilden for president
28 1956 Rioting bursts out in Poznan, Poland
28 1956 ‘The King and I’ musical film premieres in New York City

29 1956 Marilyn Monroe marries playwright Arthur Miller
29 1966 Vietnam War escalates with first U.S. air strikes near Hanoi and Haiphong
29 1966 The Beatles arrive in Tokyo for five performances in three days
29 1966 The Beatles hold a news conference in Tokyo

30 1956 ‘Roll Over Beethoven’ by Chuck Berry peaks at #29 in USA
30 1956 ‘Slippin’ and Slidin” by Little Richard peaks at #33 in USA
30 1966 National Organization for Women (NOW) founded in Washington, D.C.
30 1966 The Beatles perform at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo