(Saturday, September 11, 1976) — “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty” by KC and the Sunshine Band peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty’ by KC and the Sunshine Band peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (Sep 11 1976)
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‘I Can’t Hear You No More’/’Music Is My Life’ by Helen Reddy peaks at #29 in USA 50 years ago today (Sep 11 1976)
(Saturday, September 11, 1976) — “I Can’t Hear You No More“/”Music Is My Life” by Helen Reddy peaked at #29 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I Can’t Hear You No More’/’Music Is My Life’ by Helen Reddy peaks at #29 in USA 50 years ago today (Sep 11 1976)
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First self-service grocery store opens in Memphis 110 years ago today (Sep 11 1916)
Video: 'How Piggly Wiggly Created The First Modern Grocery Store | Southern Living'
(Monday, September 11, 1916) — The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened today at 79 Jefferson Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, by Clarence Saunders. Continue reading First self-service grocery store opens in Memphis 110 years ago today (Sep 11 1916)
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‘Revolver’ album by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 10 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles - Revolver (US Version)' (11 clips)
(Saturday, September 10, 1966) — The North American version of the album Revolver by The Beatles peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s 200 album chart for six consecutive weeks (Sept. 10/17/24, Oct. 1/8/15, 1966). Continue reading ‘Revolver’ album by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 10 1966)
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‘You Can’t Hurry Love’ by The Supremes peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 10 1966)
(Saturday, September 10, 1966) — “You Can’t Hurry Love” by The Supremes peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Sep. 10/17, 1966). Continue reading ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’ by The Supremes peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 10 1966)
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‘Land of 1000 Dances’ by Wilson Pickett peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 10 1966)
(Saturday, September 10, 1966) — “Land of 1000 Dances” by Wilson Pickett peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Land of 1000 Dances’ by Wilson Pickett peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 10 1966)
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‘With a Girl Like You’ by The Troggs peaks at #29 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 10 1966)
(Saturday, September 10, 1966) — “With a Girl Like You” by The Troggs peaked at #29 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘With a Girl Like You’ by The Troggs peaks at #29 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 10 1966)
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John Lennon resumes filming ‘How I Won The War’ in Germany 60 years ago today (Sep 10 1966)
Video: 'John Lennon's Scenes in How I Won the War' (Sep. 10, 1966, at 0:27-0:41)
(Friday, September 10, 1966) — John Lennon of The Beatles filmed another scene today for Richard Lester’s film How I Won The War in Verden, about an hour north of Hanover, West Germany.
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‘Eight Days A Week/I’m Looking Through You’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series 60 years ago this hour (Sep 10 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles Cartoon TV Series - Episode 27'
(Saturday, September 10, 1966, 10:30 a.m. EDT) — The Beatles visit Gigantic Studios and run into a leading lover of the “silver screen” who has lost his ability to kiss, and later while in Egypt, the band decides it needs a nice place to rehearse on this morning’s season two premiere episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC. Continue reading ‘Eight Days A Week/I’m Looking Through You’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series 60 years ago this hour (Sep 10 1966)
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Fontainebleau conference ends without agreement on Cochinchina 80 years ago today (Sep 10 1946)
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History (Ep-2) The First Vietnam War (1945-54)' (Ho Chi Minh in Paris, Fontainebleau conference at 3:36)
(Tuesday, September 10, 1946; five months after the end of the War in Vietnam (1945–46)) — French and Vietnamese peace negotiations aimed at settling the future of Indochina ended today without agreement, leaving unresolved the political status of Vietnam and heightening fears of renewed conflict. Continue reading Fontainebleau conference ends without agreement on Cochinchina 80 years ago today (Sep 10 1946)
