Video: '1975 WS Game 7 Red Sox Reds'
(Wednesday, October 22, 1975, 11:07 p.m. EDT) — The Cincinnati Reds won the 1975 World Series tonight, beating the Boston Red Sox 4-3 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, in the seventh and deciding game. Continue reading Cincinnati Reds win World Series in seven games 50 years ago this hour (Oct 22 1975)
Video: 'The Murder of Viola Liuzzo'
(Friday, October 22, 1965, 4:45 p.m. CDT; during the Civil rights movement) — An all-white jury today found Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr., a 22-year-old Ku Klux Klansman, not guilty of the murder of Viola Liuzzo, a 39-year-old white civil rights activist, housewife, and mother of five from Michigan who was shot dead March 25, 1965, by members of the Ku Klux Klan after participating in the successful Selma to Montgomery marches for voting rights.
Video: 'The Beatles : Nowhere Man (Mono)'
(Friday, October 22, 1965, 2:30-11:30 p.m. BST) — The Beatles resumed recording their sixth studio album Rubber Soul this afternoon at EMI Studio 2 in London, completing John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s “Nowhere Man,” which they had begun the night before. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Nowhere Man’ in London 60 years ago this hour (Oct 22 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles : In My Life (Mono)'
(Friday, October 22, 1965, 10:30-11:30 a.m. BST) — The Beatles resumed recording their sixth studio album Rubber Soul this morning at EMI Studio 2 in London, completing John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s “In My Life” with producer George Martin’s baroque-style piano overdub. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘In My Life’ in London 60 years ago this hour (Oct 22 1965)
Video: '1975 World Series, Game 6: Reds @ Red Sox'
(Wednesday, October 22, 1975, 12:33 a.m. EDT) — Boston Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk hit a ball that struck the left field foul pole in Boston’s Fenway Park for a home run tonight, giving the Red Sox a dramatic 7-6 victory in 12 innings over the Cincinnati Reds in Game 6 of the World Series.
Video: 'Dan White News Footage Of Arrest, Trial & The White Night Riots' (Oct. 21, 1985 at 1:01:03)
(Monday, October 21, 1985, body discovered at 1:50 p.m. PDT) — Dan White, the man convicted of shooting to death Mayor George Moscone of San Francisco and fellow Supervisor Harvey Milk, a gay-rights advocate, in 1978, committed suicide today. Continue reading Dan White, killer of San Francisco Mayor Moscone and Supervisor Milk, found dead 40 years ago this hour (Oct 21 1985)
Video: 'Carl Perkins and Friends (Rockabilly Session)'
(Monday, October 21, 1985, approximately 7:30 p.m. British Summer Time) — Former Beatles George Harrison and Ringo Starr performed with Carl Perkins today at Limehouse Studios in London for his TV special Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session before an audience of 250 specially invited guests. Continue reading Ex-Beatles Harrison and Starr join Carl Perkins for TV special in London taped 40 years ago this hour (Oct 21 1985)
(Saturday, October 21, 1995) — “Only Wanna Be with You” by Hootie & the Blowfish peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Only Wanna Be with You’ by Hootie & the Blowfish peaks at #6 in USA 30 years ago today (Oct 21 1995)
Video: 'The Beatles - Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Take 1, Take 2, Take 3, Take 4) (Remastered)' (Oct. 21, 1965, at 2:13)
(Thursday, October 21, 1965, 2:30-7:00 p.m. BST) — The Beatles resumed recording their sixth studio album Rubber Soul this afternoon at EMI Studio 2 in London, completing John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown),” starting with take two. Continue reading The Beatles record ‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)’ in London 60 years ago this hour (Oct 21 1965)
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)
