Video: 'To Catch a Thief' trailer
(Wednesday, August 3, 1955, doors were scheduled to open at 12 noon PDT) — To Catch a Thief, a romantic thriller film about a retired cat burglar fights to clear himself of a series of Riviera robberies committed in his style, opened today at the Hollywood Paramount Theater at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. Continue reading ‘To Catch a Thief’ romantic thriller film opens in Hollywood 70 years ago this hour (Aug 3 1955)
Video: 'The Night of the Hunter' trailer
(Tuesday, July 26, 1955, scheduled for 8:30 p.m. CDT) — The Night of the Hunter, a horror film about a bogus preacher who marries an outlaw’s widow in search of the man’s hidden loot, premiered tonight in Des Moines, Iowa. Continue reading ‘The Night of the Hunter’ thriller film premieres in Des Moines 70 years ago this hour (July 26 1955)
(Saturday, July 23, 1955) — “Learnin’ the Blues” by Frank Sinatra was the #2 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Learnin’ the Blues’ by Frank Sinatra peaks at #2 in USA 70 years ago today (July 23 1955)
(Saturday, July 23, 1955) — “Razzle-Dazzle” by Bill Haley and His Comets peaked at #15 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Razzle-Dazzle’ by Bill Haley and His Comets peaks at #15 in USA 70 years ago today (July 23 1955)
Video: 'The 1955 Geneva Conference and Open Skies' (July 21, 1955, at 1:59)
(Thursday, July 21, 1955, 4:00-6:10 pm. CEST; during the Cold War) — During a summit in Geneva, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower presented his Open Skies proposal under which the U.S. and the Soviet Union would trade information on each other’s military facilities and allow aerial reconnaisance (the Soviets rejected the proposal).
Video: 'Big 4 at Geneva Summit; Miss Universe Parade 1955/7/18'
(Monday, July 18, 1955, first meeting began at 10:00 a.m. Central European Summer Time; during the Cold War) — U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin, British Prime Minister Anthony Eden and French Premier Edgar Faure met for a summit today in Geneva to begin discussions on peace.
Video: '1955 Disneyland Opening Day [Complete ABC Broadcast]'
(Sunday, July 17, 1955, 4:30 p.m. PDT) — The theme park Disneyland was dedicated today in Anaheim, California, during a nationally televised “International Press Preview” event on ABC-TV anchored by Art Linkletter, Bob Cummings and Ronald Reagan.
Video: 'EXECUTION OF RUTH ELLIS - 18/07/1955'
(Wednesday, July 13, 1955, 8:59 a.m. BST; during the Cold War) — Britain today hanged Ruth Ellis, a 28-year-old former model and nightclub hostess convicted of killing her boyfriend, David Blakely. Continue reading Last woman executed in Britain 70 years ago this hour (July 13 1955)
Video: 'First Air Force Academy Class 1955 Lowry Air Force Base Colorado'
(Monday, July 11, 1955; during the Cold War) — 306 young men, awkwardly earnest in their new khaki uniforms with blue caps and blue shoulder boards, swore today to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” becoming the first cadets at the new Air Force Academy at Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado.
(Saturday, July 9, 1955) — “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley & His Comets, widely considered to be the record that, more than any other, brought rock and roll into mainstream culture around the world, was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for eight consecutive weeks (July 9/16/23/30, Aug. 6/13/20/27, 1955). Continue reading ‘Rock Around the Clock’ by Bill Haley & His Comets peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago today (July 9 1955)
