(Tuesday, April 20, 1976, scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EST) — Former Beatle George Harrison, wearing the uniform of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (pictured third from left), appeared unannounced today with his friends the Monty Python comedy team at New York City Center 131 West 55th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, during their performance of “The Lumberjack Song.”
Video: 'The Historical Wrigley Field - Decades TV Network'
(Thursday, April 20, 1916, approximately 3:00-6:00 p.m. CST) — The Chicago Cubs played their first game at Wrigley Field (then known as Weeghman Park) today, besting the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in eleven innings.
Video: 'And Your Bird Can Sing (First Version / Take 2)'
(Wednesday, April 20, 1966, 2:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. BST) — The English rock band The Beatles resumed production of their seventh studio album Revolver this afternoon at EMI Studio 2 in London, as they began recording John Lennon’s “And Your Bird Can Sing.” Continue reading The Beatles begin recording ‘And Your Bird Can Sing’ 60 years ago this hour (Apr 20 1966)
Video: 'Horowitz in Moscow - State Tchaikovsky Conservatory 1986 - REMASTERED'
(Sunday, April 20, 1986, 4:00 p.m. Moscow Daylight Time) — Following an absence of six decades, Russian-born pianist Vladimir Horowitz performed today in the Soviet Union to a packed audience at the Grand Hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow.
(Saturday, April 19, 1986) — “Kiss” by Prince and The Revolution peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Apr. 19/26, 1986). Continue reading ‘Kiss’ by Prince and The Revolution peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago today (Apr 19 1986)
(Saturday, April 19, 1986) — “Manic Monday” by The Bangles peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Manic Monday’ by The Bangles peaks at #2 in USA 40 years ago today (Apr 19 1986)
Video: 'A Boston Marathon First: Bobbi Gibb On Her History-Making Run'
(Tuesday, April 19, 1966) — Bobbi Gibb, 23, became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon at a time when only men were allowed to participate. Continue reading Bobbi Gibb becomes first woman to run Boston Marathon 60 years ago today (Apr 19 1966)
Video: 'Revolver (Recording Sessions Vol. 1), April 6th - April 19th, 1966' (Doctor Robert (Doctor Robert (Take 7 with Overdubs) at 38:17-41:15))
(Tuesday, April 19, 1966, 2:30 p.m.-midnight BST) — The English rock band The Beatles resumed production of their seventh studio album Revolver this afternoon at EMI Studio 2 in London, completing John Lennon’s “Doctor Robert.” Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Doctor Robert’ 60 years ago this hour (Apr 19 1966)
Video: 'ASTROTALK with Mike Acosta: 4/18/66 The First Regular Season Game on Astroturf'
(Monday, April 18, 1966, 7:30 p.m. EST) — The first official sporting event ever played on AstroTurf, the original artificial turf made to resemble grass, took place today at the Houston Astrodome in Texas as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros 6-3.
Video: 'United Nations - April In Three Cities (1946)' (League of Nations at 1:05)
(Thursday, April 18, 1946, 11:00 p.m. GMT) — The League of Nations, created as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War, expired tonight in Geneva and willed to the United Nations its physical assets in the hope that the new organization might succeed where the League had failed. Continue reading League of Nations expires in Geneva, UN to get physical assets 80 years ago this hour (Apr 18 1946)
