Daily Archives: July 29, 2026

Datebook republishes John Lennon’s ‘More popular than Jesus’ comments 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 29 1966)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: THE BEATLES USA SEPT. & OCT. 1966 DATEBOOK MAGAZINES WITH CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENT FROM JOHN LENNON

(Friday, July 29, 1966) — The American teen magazine Datebook today republished John Lennon’s remarks that “The Beatles are more popular than Jesus,” which had first appeared in England on March 4, 1966, in an interview for the Evening Standard newspaper by journalist Maureen Cleave. Continue reading Datebook republishes John Lennon’s ‘More popular than Jesus’ comments 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 29 1966) →

‘Son of Sam’ serial killer begins terrorizing New York 50 years ago this hour (Jul 29 1976)

1970s


Video: 'David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) Serial Killer Documentary - The Best Documentary Ever' (July 29, 1976, at 5:34)

(Thursday, July 29, 1976, 1:10 a.m. EDT) — The first of eight shootings attributed to the serial killer known as Son of Sam (or the “.44 Caliber Killer”) occurred early this morning in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx, New York City’s northernmost borough, when a gunman killed 18-year-old Donna Lauria and wounded her friend, 19-year-old Jody Valenti, while the pair sat in Valenti’s Oldsmobile.