Video: 'Rosemary Clooney "Mambo Italiano" on The Ed Sullivan Show'
(Sunday, April 10, 1955, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Rosemary Clooney performed “Mambo Italiano” and “This Ole House” on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show Toast of the Town, hosted by Ed Sullivan. Continue reading Rosemary Clooney performs on ‘Toast of the Town’ 70 years ago this hour (Apr 10 1955)
Video: 'Sir Winston Churchill Resigns (1955) | British Pathé'
(Tuesday, April 5, 1955, Churchill left the for Buckingham Palace at 4:22 p.m. and returned at 5:15 p.m. GMT, having spent 41 minutes with Queen Elizabeth II) — Sir Winston Churchill, 80, resigned today as British prime minister, aware that he was slowing down both physically and mentally. Continue reading Winston Churchill, 80, resigns as UK Prime Minister after health issues 70 years ago this hour (Apr 5 1955)
(Saturday, March 26, 1955) — “The Ballad of Davy Crockett” by Bill Hayes was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for five consecutive weeks (Mar. 26, Apr. 2/9/16/23, 1955).
Video: 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Original Cast Clip.avi'
(Thursday, March 24, 1955, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Tennessee Williams’ play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, the story of a Southern family in crisis starring Barbara Bel Geddes and Ben Gazzara, opened tonight on Broadway at the Morosco Theater, located at 217 West 45th St. in Times Square in New York City. Continue reading ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ opens on Broadway 70 years ago this hour (Mar 24 1955)
(Saturday, March 19, 1955) — “Mambo Rock” by Bill Haley & His Comets was the #18 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
Image: 'Elvis Presley - Complete Louisiana Hayride performance (March 5, 1955)'
(Saturday, March 5, 1955, 8:00 p.m. CST) — Singer Elvis Presley made his television debut tonight on the regional show Louisiana Hayride carried by KSLA-TV Shreveport (although audio recordings exist, there is no known video footage of this appearance).
Video: 'Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin honored for bus protest'
(Wednesday, March 2, 1955, approximately 2:30 p.m. CST; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)) — Nine months before Rosa Parks’ famous act of defiance, Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old black high school student in Montgomery, Alabama, was arrested today after refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white passenger.
(Saturday, February 12, 1955) — “Sincerely” by The McGuire Sisters was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for six consecutive weeks (Feb. 12/19/26, Mar. 5/12/19, 1955).
(Saturday, February 5, 1955) — “Hearts of Stone” by The Fontane Sisters (with Billy Vaughn’s Orchestra) was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
(Saturday, February 5, 1955) — “Earth Angel” by The Penguins was the #8 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Earth Angel’ by The Penguins peaks at #8 in USA 70 years ago today (Feb 5 1955)
