Video: 'Wilson Marries Edith Galt - 1915 | Today In History | 18 Dec 17‘
(Saturday, December 18, 1915, 8:30 p.m. local time) — 16 months after the death of First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, 59, married Mrs. Edith Bolling Galt, 43, widow of Norman Galt, this evening at the bride’s home in Washington, D.C. Continue reading U.S. President Woodrow Wilson marries Mrs. Edith Bolling Galt in Washington 110 years ago this hour (Dec 18 1915)
(Saturday, December 18, 1965) — “I Got You (I Feel Good)” by James Brown peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘I Got You (I Feel Good)’ by James Brown peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago today (Dec 18 1965)
Video: 'We Can Work It Out (2023 Mix)'
(Friday, December 3, 1965) — “We Can Work It Out” by The Beatles debuted at #36 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘We Can Work It Out’ by The Beatles debuts at #36 in USA 60 years ago today (Dec 18 1965)
Video: 'For a Few Dollars More' trailer
(Saturday, December 18, 1965) — For a Few Dollars More, a Spaghetti Western film about two bounty hunters who join forces to bring an outlaw to justice, premiered today in Rome. Continue reading ‘For a Few Dollars More’ Spaghetti Western film released in Rome 60 years ago today (Dec 18 1965)
Video: 'Day Tripper (2023 Mix)'
(Saturday, December 18, 1965) — “Day Tripper” by The Beatles, the B-side to the band’s latest single with “We Can Work It Out” on the A-side, debuts at #56 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘Day Tripper’ by The Beatles debuts at #56 in USA 60 years ago today (Dec 18 1965)
Video: 'Barry Lyndon' trailer
(Thursday, December 18, 1975, 12:00 p.m. EST) — Barry Lyndon, a British-American period drama film about an Irish rogue who cheats his way to the top of 18th-century British society, opened today at the Baronet Theatre at 993 3rd Avenue in New York City. Continue reading ‘Barry Lyndon’ historical drama opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour (Dec 18 1975)
Video: 'The Beatles Cartoon TV Series Episode 13'
(Saturday, December 18, 1965, 10:30 a.m. EST) –The Beatles are in Hollywood, where a film producer hires Ringo as stuntman double for Rory Rock and later in Rome, they decide to find a lovely souvenir to take back to the Royal British Museum on this morning’s episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC.
Video: 'The 13th Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies'
(Monday, December 18, 1865) — The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery, was declared in effect today by Secretary of State William H. Seward, having been ratified by three-quarters of the states (including those in secession) as of Dec. 6, 1865. Continue reading Slavery in America abolished as Thirteenth Amendment declared in effect 160 years ago today (Dec 18 1865)
Video: 'Squeaky Fromme sentenced to life'
(Wednesday, December 17, 1975) — Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme was sentenced today in Sacramento, California, to life in prison for her Sept. 5, 1975, attempt on the life of President Gerald R. Ford at a hearing at which she screamed and hit the prosecutor with an apple. Continue reading Fromme gets life in prison for Ford assassination attempt 50 years ago today (Dec 17 1975)
Video: 'I Wanna Be Free ~ Davy Jones' (take one of version one remake)
(Friday, December 17, 1965) — Less than a month after filming the pilot episode for their television series, the second recording session for The Monkees was held today to refine the slow version of “I Wanna Be Free” with Davy Jones on vocals and and the song’s co-writer Tommy Boyce (with Bobby Hart) on acoustic guitar. Continue reading The Monkees hold second recording session 60 years ago today (Dec 17 1965
