(Saturday, August 20, 1966) — “Sunny” by Bobby Hebb (currently touring in the U.S. as an opening act for The Beatles) peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Sunny’ by Bobby Hebb peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago today (Aug 20 1966)
(Saturday, August 20, 1966) — “I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love” by Petula Clark peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love’ by Petula Clark peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago today (Aug 20 1966)
Video: 'The American Civil War Didn't End When You Think It Did'
(Monday, August 20, 1866; during the Reconstruction Era) — Months after fighting in the American Civil War had ended, President Andrew Johnson today issued Proclamation 157, which declared that “peace, order, tranquility, and civil authority now exist in and throughout the whole of the United States of America.”
Video: 'ABC Eyewitness News, NY (Aug 20, 1986) - Edmond, OK post office shooting'
(Wednesday, August 20, 1986, c. 7:00–7:15 a.m. CDT) — Mail carrier Patrick Sherrill, 44, opened fire in a crowded post office in Edmond, Oklahoma, this morning, killing 14 workers and injuring six others before killing himself with a bullet in the head. Continue reading Mail carrier ‘goes postal’ in deadliest workplace shooting in U.S. history 40 years ago this hour (Aug 20 1986)
Video: 'The beatles - Cincinnatti Lunken Airport arrival raw footage 1966'
(Saturday, August 20, 1966, 2:45 a.m. EDT) — The Beatles arrived at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati early this morning on the ninth stop of what turned out to be their final tour, having escaped Memphis and the Bible Belt at midnight CDT without bodily injury amid the band’s ‘Jesus’ controversy. Continue reading The Beatles arrive at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati 60 years ago this hour (Aug 20 1966)
