(Saturday, February 1, 1964) — “Please Please Me” by the English rock band The Beatles debuted at #68 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the group’s third appearance on the chart following “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and “She Loves You.” Continue reading ‘Please Please Me’ by The Beatles debuts at #68 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 1964)
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The Beatles make first appearance on Billboard album chart as ‘Meet The Beatles’ debuts at #92 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 1964)
Video: 'Meet the Beatles! (Full Album)' (12 clips)
(Saturday, February 1, 1964) — Meet the Beatles! by The Beatles debuted at #92 on Billboard‘s 200 album charts. Continue reading The Beatles make first appearance on Billboard album chart as ‘Meet The Beatles’ debuts at #92 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 1964)
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‘Dr. Strangelove’ black comedy film opens in Manhattan 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 1964)
Video: 'Dr. Strangelove' (trailer)
(Wednesday, January 29, 1964, 10:30 a.m. EST) — Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, a British-American black comedy film which satirizes the Cold War fears of a nuclear conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States, opened this morning at the Victoria, 1547 Broadway (at W. 46th St.), in Manhattan. Continue reading ‘Dr. Strangelove’ black comedy film opens in Manhattan 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 1964)
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The Beatles record German versions of ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ and ‘She Loves You’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 1964)
Video: 'The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand - Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand Outtakes (Remastered)' (Jan. 29, 1964 at 1:09)
(Wednesday, January 29, 1964, morning/afternoon CET) — The Beatles, in their first and only EMI recording session outside the United Kingdom until 1968, recorded German versions of “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and “She Loves You” today at EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, 62 Rue de Sevres, Paris. Continue reading The Beatles record German versions of ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ and ‘She Loves You’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 1964)
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‘Surfin’ Bird’ by The Trashmen peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1964)
(Saturday, January 25, 1964) — “Surfin’ Bird” by The Trashmen peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Surfin’ Bird’ by The Trashmen peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1964)
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‘You’re No Good’ by Betty Everett peaks at #51 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1964)
(Saturday, January 25, 1964) — “You’re No Good” Betty Everett peaked at #51 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘You’re No Good’ by Betty Everett peaks at #51 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1964)
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‘She Loves You’ by The Beatles debuts at #69 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1964)
(Saturday, January 25, 1964) — “She Loves You” by The Beatles debuted at #69 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the group’s second appearance on the Hot 100 singles chart following “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” which debuted at #45 last week and shot all the way up to #3 on today’s chart. Continue reading ‘She Loves You’ by The Beatles debuts at #69 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1964)
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The Beatles interviewed for ‘Weekend World’ radio program 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 24 1964)
Video: 'The Beatles Interview with Harold B. Kelley - 24th January 1964'
(Friday, January 24, 1964, 3:00 p.m. CET) — In addition to their two shows at the Olympia that evening, The Beatles were interviewed this afternoon at the Paris studio by Harold Kelley of the American Forces Network (AFN) radio service for broadcast the following day on Weekend World. Continue reading The Beatles interviewed for ‘Weekend World’ radio program 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 24 1964)
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Twenty-fourth Amendment banning the poll tax in federal elections ratified 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 23 1964)
Video: '24th Amendment Explained'
(Thursday, January 23, 1964, 2:25 p.m. CST) — The Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, eliminating the poll tax in federal elections, was ratified today as South Dakota became the 38th state to endorse it. Continue reading Twenty-fourth Amendment banning the poll tax in federal elections ratified 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 23 1964)
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‘Meet The Beatles,’ the band’s first LP on Capitol Records, released in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 20 1964)
Video: 'Meet the Beatles! (Full Album)' (12 clips)
(Monday, January 20, 1964) — Meet the Beatles!, a studio album by the English rock band The Beatles, was released today as their second album in the United States, the group’s first American album to be issued by Capitol Records. Continue reading ‘Meet The Beatles,’ the band’s first LP on Capitol Records, released in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 20 1964)
