Your guide to upcoming decennial anniversaries on RetroNewser!

AUGUST

24 1966 The Beatles arrive in Los Angeles
24 1966 The Beatles hold press conference in Los Angeles
24 1996 ‘I Love You Always Forever’ by Donna Lewis peaks at #2 in USA

25 1916 U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs legislation creating the National Park Service
25 1956 ‘The Flying Saucer’ by Buchanan and Goodman peaks at #3 in USA
25 1966 All four Beatles face reporters together in Seattle for the last time
25 1986 Paul McCartney interviewed on ‘Today’

26 1986 Body of ‘Preppy Killer’ victim found in New York’s Central Park

27 1776 Battle of Long Island begins
27 1936 ‘Swing Time’ opens in New York City
27 1966 ‘See You in September’ by The Happenings peaks at #3 in USA
27 1966 ‘Summertime’ by Billy Stewart peaks at #10 in USA
27 1966 The Monkees complete three recordings

28 1916 Italy declares war on Germany during World War I
28 1966 The Beatles perform at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles
28 1976 ‘This Masquerade’ by George Benson peaks at #10 in USA
28 1976 ‘Baby, I Love Your Way’ by Peter Frampton peaks at #12 in USA
28 1996 Britain’s Prince Charles and Princess Diana officially divorced

29 1936 ‘Did I Remember’ by Shep Fields peaks at #1 in USA
29 1966 The Beatles arrive in San Francisco for final concert
29 1966 The Beatles perform last concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco
29 1966 The Doors begin recording first album in Los Angeles
29 1996 President Bill Clinton accepts Democratic nomination for second term

30 1966 The Monkees complete Nesmith’s version of ‘I Don’t Think You Know Me’
30 1986 ‘Higher Love’ by Steve Winwood peaks at #1 in USA
30 1986 ‘Sweet Freedom’ by Michael McDonald peaks at #7 in USA
30 1986 ‘That Was Then, This Is Now’ by The Monkees peaks at #20 in USA
30 1986 ‘Velcro Fly’ by ZZ Top peaks at #35 in USA
30 1986 ‘Blue Velvet’ premieres at Montréal World Film Festival

31 1886 Earthquake devastates Charleston, South Carolina
31 1946 ‘To Each His Own’ by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA
31 1966 The Beatles return to London following North American tour
31 1966 ‘The Battle of Algiers’ premieres at Venice Film Festival

SEPTEMBER

2 1666 Great Fire of London breaks out

3 1966 The Monkees finish recording ‘Kicking Stones’
3 1966 ‘Sunshine Superman’ by Donovan peaks at #1 in USA
3 1966 ‘Working in the Coal Mine’ by Lee Dorsey peaks at #8 in USA
3 1966 ‘Day Tripper’ by The Vontastics peaks at #100 in USA
3 1976 Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars

4 1886 Apache leader Geronimo surrenders to General Nelson A. Miles in Arizona
4 1976 ‘You Should Be Dancing’ by Bee Gees peaks at #1 in USA
4 1976 ‘You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine’ by Lou Rawls peaks at #2 in USA

5 1836 Sam Houston elected first president of the Republic of Texas
5 1916 ‘Intolerance’ premieres in New York City

6 1966 Beatle John Lennon gets new look for film role
6 1966 The Monkees complete early version of ‘Ladies Aid Society’
6 1986 ‘Venus’ by Bananarama peaks at #1 in USA

7 1936 Rock music legend Buddy Holly born in Lubbock, Texas
7 1976 George Harrison found liable of ‘subconsciously’ plagiarizing ‘My Sweet Lord’

8 1936 ‘My Man Godfrey’ premieres in Hollywood
8 1966 ‘Star Trek’ debuts on NBC

9 1776 Continental Congress gives new nation the name ‘United States’
9 1956 Elvis Presley debuts on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
9 1966 John Lennon continues filming ‘How I Won the War’ in Germany
9 1966 ‘The Green Hornet’ debuts on ABC-TV
9 1976 Mao Zedong, 82, dies in Beijing as Communist China enters an uncertain future
9 2006 ‘SexyBack’ by Justin Timberlake peaks at #1 in USA

10 1846 Elias Howe receives patent for his sewing machine
10 1946 Fontainebleau conference ends without agreement on Cochinchina
10 1966 John Lennon resumes filming ‘How I Won the War’ in Germany
10 1966 ‘Eight Days a Week/I’m Looking Through You’ airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series
10 1966 ‘Revolver’ by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA
10 1966 ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’ by The Supremes peaks at #1 in USA
10 1966 ‘Land of 1000 Dances’ by Wilson Pickett peaks at #6 in USA
10 1966 ‘With a Girl Like You’ by The Troggs peaks at #29 in USA

11 1916 First self-service grocery store opens in Memphis
11 1936 FDR presses key to start Boulder Dam’s first hydroelectric generator
11 1966 The Rolling Stones perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
11 1976 ‘(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty’ by KC and the Sunshine Band peaks at #1 in USA
11 1976 ‘I Can’t Hear You No More’/’Music Is My Life’ by Helen Reddy peaks at #29 in USA

12 1956 Jay Hawkins records ‘I Put a Spell on You’ in New York City
12 1966 The Doors record ‘Break On Through (To the Other Side)’
12 1966 ‘The Monkees’ debuts on NBC-TV
12 1966 ‘Family Affair’ debuts on CBS-TV

13 1926 RCA announces formation of National Broadcasting Company
13 1966 McCartney, Starr accept Melody Maker awards in London
13 1966 The Doors record ‘Soul Kitchen’
13 1976 George Harrison finishes recording seventh studio album
13 1986 ‘Take My Breath Away’ by Berlin peaks at #1 in USA
13 1986 ‘Dancing on the Ceiling’ by Lionel Richie peaks at #2 in USA
13 1986 ‘Press’ by Paul McCartney peaks at #21 in USA
13 1986 ‘Playing with the Boys’ by Kenny Loggins peaks at #60 in USA
13 1996 Rapper Tupac Shakur, 25, dies six days after drive-by shooting

14 1836 Former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr dies on Staten Island, New York
14 1946 ‘Five Minutes More’ by Frank Sinatra peaks at #1 in USA
14 1966 Filming wraps on ‘How I Won the War’ in Germany
14 1966 The Doors record ‘End of the Night’
14 1966 The Doors record ‘Take It as It Comes’

15 1956 ‘Rip It Up’ by Bill Haley and His Comets peaks at #25 in USA
15 1986 ‘L.A. Law’ debuts on NBC-TV

16 1966 Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City
16 1966 The Doors complete recording ‘The End’

17 1966 ‘Mission: Impossible’ debuts on CBS-TV
17 1966 ‘Help/We Can Work It Out’ airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series
17 1966 ‘Yellow Submarine’ by The Beatles peaks at #2 in USA
17 1966 ‘Bus Stop’ by The Hollies peaks at #5 in USA
17 1966 ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’ by The Beach Boys peaks at #8 in USA
17 1966 ‘Guantanamera’ by The Sandpipers peaks at #9 in USA
17 1976 ‘Ringo’s Rotogravure’ by Ringo Starr released
17 1996 Former U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew dies in Berlin, Maryland

18 1966 Daughter of GOP Senate nominee murdered
18 1976 Paul McCartney and Wings arrive in Vienna for continental European leg of world tour
18 1976 ‘Play That Funky Music’ by Wild Cherry peaks at #1 in USA
18 1976 ‘Say You Love Me’ by Fleetwood Mac peaks at #11 in USA
18 1976 ‘With Your Love’ by Jefferson Starship peaks at #12 in USA
18 1976 ‘Shower the People’ by James Taylor peaks at #22 in USA

19 1796 President George Washington’s Farewell Address published
19 1966 Beatle George Harrison’s secret India retreat forced into open
19 1966 Filming of ‘How I Won the War’ resumes in Spain
19 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings perform in Vienna

20 1946 First Cannes Film Festival begins
20 1966 The Doors record ‘Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)’
20 1976 Ringo Starr releases ‘A Dose of Rock ‘n’ Roll’/’Cryin” single in U.S.
20 1986 ‘Stuck with You’ by Huey Lewis and the News peaks at #1 in USA
20 1986 ‘Words Get in the Way’ by Miami Sound Machine peaks at #5 in USA
20 1996 Woody Allen’s ‘Everyone Says I Love You’ premieres at Thessaloniki International Film Festival

21 1946 ‘To Each His Own’ by The Ink Spots peaks at #1 in USA
21 1966 The Doors record ‘Twentieth Century Fox’
21 1966 The Beach Boys complete recording ‘Good Vibrations’
21 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings perform in Zagreb
21 1976 ‘Fonzie Loves Pinky’ airs on ‘Happy Days’
21 1996 President Bill Clinton signs Defense of Marriage Act
21 1996 John F. Kennedy Jr. marries Carolyn Bessette on Cumberland Island, Georgia

22 1776 British hang American spy Nathan Hale in New York City
22 1956 ‘The Fool’ by Sanford Clark peaks at #7 in USA
22 1966 The Doors record ‘Back Door Man’
22 1966 The Doors record ‘The Crystal Ship’

23 1846 Neptune identified as a planet
23 1966 The Doors record ‘I Looked at You’
23 1966 The Doors finish recording debut album, wrapping up ‘Light My Fire’
23 1976 Ford, Carter face off in first general election presidential debate since 1960
23 1976 Sound failure interrupts Ford-Carter debate broadcast

24 1846 Neptune identified as a planet
24 1966 ‘I’m Down/Run for Your Life’ airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series
24 1966 The Monkees record early versions of three tracks
24 1966 ‘Cherish’ by The Association peaks at #1 in USA
24 1966 ‘Eleanor Rigby’ by The Beatles peaks at #11 in USA
24 1966 ‘God Only Knows’ by The Beach Boys peaks at #39 in USA
24 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings go on a gondola ride in Venice
24 1996 President Bill Clinton signs Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

25 1956 First transatlantic telephone cable call made to Europe
25 1966 The Supremes perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
25 1976 ‘I’d Really Love to See You Tonight’ by England Dan & John Ford Coley peaks at #2 in USA
25 1976 ‘Devil Woman’ by Cliff Richard peaks at #6 in USA
25 1976 ‘Summer’ by War peaks at #7 in USA
25 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings perform in Venice

26 1986 William Rehnquist and Antonin Scalia take their places on the U.S. Supreme Court
26 2006 ‘The Departed’ premieres in New York City

27 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings perform in Munich
27 1986 ‘Walk This Way’ by Run–D.M.C. peaks at #4 in USA
27 1986 ‘Twist and Shout’ by The Beatles peaks at #23 in USA (second Billboard chart run)

28 1066 William the Conqueror invades England to claim the English throne
28 1976 ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ by Stevie Wonder released
28 1976 Muhammad Ali outpoints Ken Norton to retain heavyweight championship

30 1946 Nazi masterminds found guilty as Nuremberg tribunal seals fate of Hermann Göring and 18 others
30 1976 ‘The Front’ opens in New York City

OCTOBER

1 1946 12 top Nazis leaders sentenced to death at Nuremberg
1 1966 ‘Drive My Car/Tell Me What You See’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series
1 1966 ‘Black Is Black’ by Los Bravos peaks at #4 in USA
1 1966 ‘Summer Wind’ by Frank Sinatra peaks at #25 in USA

4 1976 Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz quits under fire for racist remark

5 1976 Ringo Starr appears on Holland’s ‘Voor de vuist weg’
5 1986 Plane shot down over southern Nicaragua, exposing Iran–Contra affair

6 1976 ‘Marathon Man’ suspense thriller film premieres in New York City
6 1976 Ford stumbles in second debate with Carter, denies ‘Soviet domination of Eastern Europe’
6 1996 Clinton, Dole spar over Medicare, taxes in first debate

7 1916 Georgia Tech wins most lopsided victory in college football history
7 1996 Fox News Channel launched in New York City

8 1956 Don Larsen pitches only perfect game in World Series history
8 1966 ‘I Call Your Name/The Word’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series
8 1966 ‘Just Like a Woman’ by Bob Dylan peaks at #33 in USA

9 1966 The Berosini Chimps perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
9 1976 ‘A Fifth of Beethoven’ by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band peaks at #1 in USA
9 1976 ‘Lowdown’ by Boz Scaggs peaks at #3 in USA
9 1996 Economy dominates Gore-Kemp vice presidential debate

10 1936 ‘When Did You Leave Heaven’ by Guy Lombardo peaks at #1 in USA
10 1956 ‘Giant’ epic Western drama film premieres in New York City
10 1966 The Monkees release first studio album
10 1966 The Beach Boys release ‘Good Vibrations’/’Let’s Go Away for Awhile’ single

11 1956 ‘Requiem for a Heavyweight’ episode airs on ‘Playhouse 90’
11 1986 ‘When I Think of You’ by Janet Jackson peaks at #1 in USA
11 1986 ‘Two of Hearts’ by Stacey Q peaks at #3 in USA
11 1986 ‘Throwing It All Away’ by Genesis peaks at #4 in USA
11 1986 ‘Missionary Man’ by Eurythmics peaks at #14 in USA
11 1986 ‘Point of No Return’ by Nu Shooz peaks at #28 in USA

12 1996 ‘Where Do You Go’ by No Mercy peaks at #5 in USA

13 1966 Jimi Hendrix Experience perform first show in Evreux, France
13 1976 John Lennon interviewed in New York

14 1966 The Monkees record ‘Your Auntie Grizelda’
14 1986 Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel wins Nobel Peace Prize

15 1946 Nazi war criminal Hermann Göring cheats hangman’s noose by poisoning himself
15 1966 Black Panther Party founded in Oakland
15 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson signs bill creating U.S. Department of Transportation
15 1966 ‘All My Loving/Day Tripper’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series
15 1966 ‘Psychotic Reaction’ by Count Five peaks at #5 in USA
15 1966 ‘Cherry, Cherry’ by Neil Diamond peaks at #6 in USA
15 1966 ‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin’ by The Four Seasons peaks at #9 in USA
15 1976 Mondale, Dole hold first vice presidential debate

16 1846 William T.G. Morton demonstrates surgical anesthesia
16 1916 Margaret Sanger opens the first U.S. birth control clinic
16 1946 Ten former high Nazi officials executed in Nuremberg
16 1966 The Four Tops perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
16 1976 ‘Disco Duck’ by Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots peaks at #1 in USA
16 1996 Dole charges after Clinton in last debate

17 1956 ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ film premieres in New York City
17 1966 12 New York City firefighters killed in Lower Manhattan fire
17 1966 British romantic comedy film ‘Georgy Girl’ premieres in USA
17 1966 ‘The Hollywood Squares’ TV game show debuts on NBC
17 2006 ‘The Prestige’ drama film premieres in Los Angeles

18 1966 The Monkees complete ‘(I Prithee) Do Not Ask for Love’
18 1966 Drama film ‘Persona’ premieres in Stockholm
18 1986 ‘A Matter of Trust’ by Billy Joel peaks at #10 in USA

19 1946 ‘Rumors Are Flying’ by Frankie Carle and His Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA
19 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings perform first of thee shows at London’s Empire Pool

20 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings perform second of thee shows at London’s Empire Pool

21 1966 116 children killed as coal waste engulfs Welsh school
21 1976 Cincinnati Reds sweep New York Yankees to win World Series
21 1976 Paul McCartney & Wings wrap up 65-show world tour at London’s Empire Pool

22 1836 Sam Houston inaugurated first President of Republic of Texas
22 1966 ‘Nowhere Man/Paperback Writer’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series
22 1966 ‘See See Rider’ by The Animals peaks at #10 in USA
22 1966 ‘Girl on a Swing’ by Gerry and the Pacemakers peaks at #28 in USA
22 1976 Ford and Carter promise to stress issues in final debate
22 1986 U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs sweeping tax-overhaul legislation into law

23 1956 Student-sparked revolt against Hungary’s Soviet-backed communist regime begins
23 1966 Jimi Hendrix Experience hold first recording session in London
23 1966 The Monkees complete ‘I’m A Believer’ and ‘Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)’
23 1976 ‘If You Leave Me Now’ by Chicago peaks at #1 in USA
23 1976 ‘Still the One’ by Orleans peaks at #5 in USA
23 1976 ‘That’ll Be the Day’ by Linda Ronstadt peaks at #11 in USA
23 1976 ‘I Only Want to Be with You’ by Bay City Rollers peaks at #12 in USA
23 1976 ‘Did You Boogie (With Your Baby)’ by Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids peaks at #29 in USA

24 1936 ‘The Way You Look Tonight’ by Fred Astaire peaks at #1 in USA

25 1986 ‘True Colors’ by Cyndi Lauper peaks at #1 in USA

26 1986 Bill Buckner’s error completes stunning Red Sox collapse in game 6 of World Series
26 1996 New York Yankees win World Series in six games

27 1966 The Monkees complete three tracks
27 1966 ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’ debuts on CBS-TV
27 1986 New York Mets win World Series in seven games
27 2006 St. Louis Cardinals win World Series in four games

28 1886 Statue of Liberty dedicated in New York Harbor
28 1956 Elvis Presley performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
28 1966 The Monkees record ‘Apples, Peaches, Bananas and Pears’ in Hollywood
28 1966 The Monkees complete ‘Laugh’ and ‘I’ll Be Back Up On My Feet’
28 2006 ‘Money Maker’ by Ludacris featuring Pharrell peaks at #1 in USA

29 1956 ‘The Huntley-Brinkley Report’ debuts as NBC-TV’s nightly newscast
29 1956 Israel invades Egypt’s beginning Suez Crisis
29 1966 Beatle John Lennon interviewed in Carboneras, Spain
29 1966 ‘Walk Away Renée’ by The Left Banke peaks at #5 in USA
29 1966 ‘What Becomes of the Brokenhearted’ by Jimmy Ruffin peaks at #7 in USA
29 1966 ‘Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #9 in USA
29 1966 ‘Go Away Little Girl’ by The Happenings peaks at #12 in USA
29 1966 ‘Mr. Spaceman’ by The Byrds peaks at #36 in USA
29 1966 ‘Mas Que Nada’ by Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 peaks at #47 in USA

30 1966 James Brown, Rich Little perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
30 1976 ‘She’s Gone’ by Hall & Oates peaks at #7 in USA

31 1926 Iconic escapologist Harry Houdini, 52, dies in Detroit