Video: '20 and Odd: Africans' Arrival in 1619'
(Friday, August 20, 1619) — The English ship White Lion docked today at Port Comfort (now Fort Monroe) in the British colony of Virginia, carrying “20 and odd” kidnapped Angolans who had been prisoners on a Portuguese ship that was captured by the White Lion’s crew. Continue reading First enslaved Africans arrive in British North America 400 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1619)
Video: 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)'
(Wednesday, August 20, 1969, 2:00 p.m.-1:15 a.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — All four members of The Beatles rock band came together for what would turn out to be the last time today at EMI Studios in London to edit John Lennon’s “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” in the control room of Studio 3 (between 2:00-6:00 p.m. BST). Continue reading Final recording session with all four members of The Beatles in attendance 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1969)
Video: 'Here Comes The Sun (Remastered 2009)'
(Tuesday, August 19, 1969, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 a.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles finished recording their Abbey Road album, completing George Harrison’s “Here Comes The Sun,” with Harrison adding Moog synthesizer in several places, today from Room 43 into EMI Studio 2 in London. Continue reading The Beatles finish recording ‘Abbey Road’ album 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 19 1969)
Video: 'Take the Money and Run' trailer
(Monday, August 18, 1969, 1:35 p.m. EDT) — Take the Money and Run, an American mockumentary comedy film about an inept bank robber, opened today at the 68th St. Playhouse theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘Take the Money and Run’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1969)
(Saturday, August 18, 1979) — “Good Times” by Chic peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Good Times’ by Chic peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1979)
(Saturday, August 18, 1979) — “You Can’t Change That” by Raydio peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘You Can’t Change That’ by Raydio peaks at #9 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1979)
Video: 'The End (Anthology 3 Version)'
(Monday, August 18, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles completed Paul McCartney’s “The End,” with the recording of McCartney’s four-second piano overdub prior to the line “And in the end/The love you take/Is equal to the love you make” today at EMI Studio 2 in London. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘The End’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1969)
Video: 'Jimi Hendrix - Live At Woodstock, 1969 (BootlegRemastering)'
(Monday, August 18, 1969, 9:00-11:10 a.m. EDT; during Woodstock) — Jimi Hendrix today closed The “Woodstock Music & Art Fair” with a two-hour set at Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in Sullivan County, New York, near the town of Bethel in the Catskill Mountains. Continue reading Jimi Hendrix closes Woodstock with ‘Star Spangled Banner’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1969)
Video: 'WWL-TV 4 Eyewitness News - Hurricane Camille Coverage (8-17-1969)'
(Sunday, August 17, 1969, approximately 11:30 p.m. CDT) — Hurricane Camille, the second most intense tropical cyclone on record to strike the United States, with sustained winds of 175 mph, made landfall tonight near Waveland, Mississippi, as one of only three Category 5 hurricanes ever to make landfall in the U.S. Continue reading Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits Mississippi coast 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 17 1969)
Video: 'STEPPENWOLF "Born To Be Wild" on The Ed Sullivan Show'
(Sunday, August 17, 1969, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Steppenwolf performed “Born To Be Wild” on tonight’s edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show live from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City. Continue reading Steppenwolf performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 17 1969)
