(Saturday, May 14, 1955) — “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and His Comets (featuring the late Danny Cedrone, who died June 17, 1954, three days before his 34th birthday of a broken neck after falling down a staircase, on the electric guitar solo), widely considered to be the song that, more than any other, brought rock and roll into mainstream culture around the world, debuted at #22 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores top 30 chart. Continue reading ‘Rock Around the Clock’ by Bill Haley and His Comets debuts at #22 in USA 70 years ago today (May 14 1955)
Category Archives: 1950s
Eight Communist bloc countries sign Warsaw Pact 70 years ago today (May 14 1955)
Video: '14th May 1955: The establishment of the Warsaw Pact'
(Saturday, May 14, 1955, during the Cold War) — Representatives from eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, signed the Warsaw Pact, a collective defense treaty to counter NATO, today in Poland. Continue reading Eight Communist bloc countries sign Warsaw Pact 70 years ago today (May 14 1955)
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‘Riot’ breaks out at Elvis Presley concert in Jacksonville 70 years ago tonight (May 13 1955)
Video: 'ELVIS PRESLEY Interview in 1955, may 13 He is interviewed by Mae Boren Axton'
(Friday, May 13, 1955, show scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EDT) — A riot broke out at an Elvis Presley concert today at the Gator Bowl Baseball Park in Jacksonville, Florida, the first time trouble was reported at one of his concerts. Continue reading ‘Riot’ breaks out at Elvis Presley concert in Jacksonville 70 years ago tonight (May 13 1955)
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Manhattan’s last elevated rail line ceases operation 70 years ago this hour (May 12 1955)
Video: 'THIRD AVENUE EL - "The Vanishing El" - New York City's last "El" trains.'
(Thursday, May 12, 1955, 6:00 p.m. EDT) — The main portion of the Third Avenue El closed tonight from Chatham Square to East 149th Street in the Bronx, ending the operation of elevated service in Manhattan.
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‘Lucy and Harpo Marx’ episode airs on ‘I Love Lucy’ 70 years ago this hour (May 9 1955)
Video: 'I Love Lucy | Harpo Marx | Color'
(Monday, May 9, 1955, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — The gang meets Harpo Marx and Lucy does the famous ‘mirror’ routine with him on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom series I Love Lucy.
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‘Damn Yankees’ opens on Broadway 70 years ago this hour (May 5 1955)
Video: 'Damn Yankees (1955 Original Broadway Cast Recording)' (15 clips)
(Thursday, May 5, 1955, 7:45 p.m. EDT) — Damn Yankees, a musical based on the novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant by Douglass Wallop, opened tonight on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre at 226 West 46th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York. Continue reading ‘Damn Yankees’ opens on Broadway 70 years ago this hour (May 5 1955)
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West Germany becomes a fully sovereign state 70 years ago this hour (May 5 1955)
Video: 'WEST GERMAN SOVEREIGNTY and GERMAN FLAG HOISTED AT SHAPE'
(Thursday, May 5, 1955, 12 noon Central European Time; during the Cold War) — The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) became a sovereign state today when the United States, France, and Great Britain end their military occupation, which had begun with the end of World War II in 1945. Continue reading West Germany becomes a fully sovereign state 70 years ago this hour (May 5 1955)
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‘Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)’ by Pérez Prado and His Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago today (Apr 30 1955)
(Saturday, April 30, 1955) — “Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)” by Pérez Prado and His Orchestra peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for 10 consecutive weeks (Apr. 30, May 7/14/21/28, June 4/11/18/25, July 2, 1955).
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‘Birth of the Boogie’ by Bill Haley and His Comets peaks at #17 in USA 70 years ago today (Apr 30 1955)
(Saturday, April 30, 1955) — “Birth of the Boogie” by Bill Haley and His Comets was the #17 song on today’s Billboard Most Played in Juke Boxes chart for one week.
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Battle of Saigon begins 70 years ago this hour (Apr 28 1955)
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History (Ep-3) America's Mandarin (1954-1963)' (Apr. 28, 1955, at 12:04)
(Thursday, April 28, 1955, 11:15 a.m. Saigon Standard Time; during the Cold War) — The Battle of Saigon, a month-long battle between the Vietnamese National Army of the State of Vietnam (later to become the Army of the Republic of Vietnam) and the private army of the Bình Xuyên organized crime syndicate, began today. Continue reading Battle of Saigon begins 70 years ago this hour (Apr 28 1955)
