(Saturday, August 13, 1955) — “Hummingbird” by Les Paul & Mary Ford was the #8 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
Category Archives: 1950s
Bill Haley & his Comets perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour (Aug 7 1955)
Video: 'BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS "Rock Around The Clock" on The Ed Sullivan Show'
(Sunday, August 7, 1955, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Bill Haley & his Comets performed “Rock Around The Clock” on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City.
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‘To Catch a Thief’ premieres in Hollywood 60 years ago tonight (Aug 3 1955)
Video: 'To Catch a Thief' trailer
(Wednesday, August 3, 1955, evening 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, premiered tonight in Hollywood.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the film starred Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams, Charles Vanel and Brigitte Auber.
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‘The Night of the Hunter’ premieres in Des Moines 60 years ago tonight (July 26 1955)
Video: 'The Night of the Hunter' trailer
(Tuesday, July 26, 1955, evening 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 today in Des Moines, Iowa.
Directed by Charles Laughton, the film starred Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish and Gloria Castillo.
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‘Learnin’ the Blues’ by Frank Sinatra peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago today (July 23 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.
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‘Razzle-Dazzle’ by Bill Haley and His Comets peaks at #15 in USA 60 years ago today (July 23 1955)
(Saturday, July 23, 1955) — “Razzle-Dazzle” by Bill Haley and His Comets was the #15 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
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President Eisenhower presents ‘Open Skies’ proposal 60 years ago today (July 21 1955)
Video: 'The 1955 Geneva Conference and Open Skies' (July 21, 1955, at 1:59)
(Thursday, July 21, 1955, afternoon 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).
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Big Four present peace plans at Geneva 60 years ago today (July 18 1955)
Video: 'Big 4 at Geneva Summit; Miss Universe Parade 1955/7/18'
(Monday, July 18, 1955; 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.
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Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California during live TV special 60 years ago this hour (July 17 1955)
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.
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Last woman executed in Britain 60 years ago this hour (July 13 1955)
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. Ellis was the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom.
