(Saturday, May 1, 1965) — “The Last Time” by The Rolling Stones peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘The Last Time’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago today (May 1 1965)
Category Archives: 1960s
The Beatles film studio, jeweler and elevator scenes for ‘Help!’ feature film 60 years ago today (Apr 30 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles - Help! Movie 1965 1080p BluRay HD' (Apr. 30, 1965, at 10:43-11:09; 12:55-16:10; 22:52-24:04)
(Friday, April 30, 1965) — The Beatles continued production on their second feature film Help! today, spending most of the day filming the scene in which they record “You’re Going To lose That Girl” at Twickenham Studios in London. Continue reading The Beatles film studio, jeweler and elevator scenes for ‘Help!’ feature film 60 years ago today (Apr 30 1965)
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Ed Ames teaches Johnny Carson how throw a tomahawk 60 years ago this hour (Apr 29 1965)
Video: 'Ed Ames Teaches Johnny Carson How to Throw a Tomahawk | Carson Tonight Show'
(Thursday, April 29, 1965, aired at 11:30 p.m. EDT) — Ed Ames, who was currently performing on the Daniel Boone TV series as the half-Cherokee Mingo, demonstrated his tomahawk-throwing prowess tonight during a guest spot on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, creating one of the longest sustained laughs in the history of television.
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The Beatles film hand drier, Ringo rescue scenes for ‘Help!’ film 60 years ago today (Apr 29 1965)
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(Thursday, April 29, 1965) — The Beatles re-shot the scene for their second feature film Help! today at Twickenham Film Studios in London in which a night club hand drier sucks excessively in an attempt to steal Ringo Starr’s ring. Continue reading The Beatles film hand drier, Ringo rescue scenes for ‘Help!’ film 60 years ago today (Apr 29 1965)
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Barbra Streisand’s first TV special ‘My Name Is Barbra’ airs 60 years ago this hour (Apr 28 1965)
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(Wednesday, April 28, 1965, scheduled for 9:00 p.m. EDT) — Barbra Streisand’s first TV special My Name Is Barbra aired tonight on CBS in conjunction with Streisand’s fifth studio album My Name Is Barbra.
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President Lyndon B. Johnson sends U.S. troops to Dominican Republic 60 years ago this hour (Apr 28 1965)
Video: 'President Johnson's Remarks on the Dominican Crisis, 4/28/65, MP545.'
(Wednesday, April 28, 1965, 8:51 p.m. EDT) — U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announced tonight that he’s sending more than 22,000 troops to the Dominican Republic in an effort to forestall a “communist dictatorship.”
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The Beatles film interior pub scene for ‘Help!’ film, accept ‘Grandma’ award 60 years ago this afternoon (Apr 28 1965)
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(Wednesday, April 28, 1965, afternoon) — The Beatles filmed the interior pub scene for their second feature film Help! today at Twickenham Film Studios in London, which culminated with Ringo Starr falling through a trapdoor into a cellar (cellar scenes were shot Apr. 7, 1965; external pub scenes shot Apr. 24, 1965). Continue reading The Beatles film interior pub scene for ‘Help!’ film, accept ‘Grandma’ award 60 years ago this afternoon (Apr 28 1965)
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The Beatles film two scenes for ‘Help!’ feature film 60 years ago today (Apr 27 1965)
Video: 'Going To The Bahamas - Scene from Help!' (Apr. 27, 1965, at 56:13-56:19; 1:08:46-1:09:15)
(Tuesday, April 27, 1965) — The Beatles filmed two scenes today for their second feature film Help! today at Twickenham Film Studios: one in which the group donned disguises in an airport terminal as they waited to fly to the Bahamas and a second on a tank turret, which was used as part of the Salisbury Plain sequence. Continue reading The Beatles film two scenes for ‘Help!’ feature film 60 years ago today (Apr 27 1965)
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Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow dies 60 years ago this hour (Apr 27 1965)
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(Tuesday, April 27, 1965, shortly before noon EDT) — Edward R. Murrow, whose independence and incisive reporting brought heightened journalistic stature to radio and television, died today at his home in Pawling, New York, at the age of 57. Continue reading Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow dies 60 years ago this hour (Apr 27 1965)
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‘The Game of Love’ by Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Apr 24 1965)
(Saturday, April 24, 1965) — “The Game of Love” by Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘The Game of Love’ by Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Apr 24 1965)
