Daily Archives: October 20, 2025

Wings release ‘Venus and Mars-Rock Show’/’Magneto and Titanium Man’ single in USA 50 years ago today (Oct 20 1975)


Video: 'Venus And Mars/Rock Show (2014 Remaster)'

(Monday, October 20, 1975) — The single “Venus and Mars-Rock Show“/”Magneto and Titanium Man” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings was released today in the U.S. (Nov. 28, 1975 in the UK), the third single from the group’s album Venus and Mars. Continue reading Wings release ‘Venus and Mars-Rock Show’/’Magneto and Titanium Man’ single in USA 50 years ago today (Oct 20 1975)

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson shows off his abdominal scar 60 years ago this hour (Oct 20 1965)


Video: 'PBS LBJ Part 2' (Oct. 20, 1965, at 52:25)

(Wednesday, October 20, 1965, at around noon EDT) — In one of the more colorful moments of his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson, recovering from gall bladder surgery at Bethesda Naval Medical Center, pulled up his shirt and jacket today to show off his abdominal scar to reporters and photographers. Continue reading U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson shows off his abdominal scar 60 years ago this hour (Oct 20 1965)

The Beatles begin recording ‘We Can Work It Out’ in London 60 years ago this hour (Oct 20 1965)


Video: '"We Can Work It Out"- The Beatles. Takes 1 and 2.' (Oct. 20, 1965, at 0:00-2:03)

(Wednesday, October 20, 1965, 2:30-6:30 p.m./7:00-11:45 p.m. BST) — The Beatles began recording the A-side of their next single, Paul McCartney and John Lennon’s “We Can Work It Out,” this afternoon at EMI Studio 2 in London (the recording would be completed on Oct. 29, 1965).