Video: 'Strange Days'
(Wednesday, April 26, 1967) — The American rock band The Doors completed six takes of “Strange Days” today at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, California, the title track to their second studio album Strange Days.
Category Archives: 1960s
The Beatles begin work on ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ project 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 25 1967)
Video: 'The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (01, 1967, Stereo Remastered 2009)'
(Tuesday, April 25, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-3:45 a.m. BST) — Just four days after completing their eighth studio album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which Rolling Stone magazine would later rank number one in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” The Beatles convened tonight at EMI Studio 3 in London to begin work on their next film and record project, recording three takes of the backing track of the title track “Magical Mystery Tour.”
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Soviet cosmonaut killed as his spaceship crashes 50 years ago this hour #OTD #OnThisDay (Apr 24 1967)
Video: 'SOYUS 1 CRASH: The last words of the Cosmonaut Komarov, April 24, 1967'
(Monday, April 24, 1967, 03:22:52 UTC; during the Cold War) — Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov, 40, became the first person to be killed during a spaceflight today when the parachute of his space capsule Soyuz 1 failed during re-entry. Continue reading Soviet cosmonaut killed as his spaceship crashes 50 years ago this hour #OTD #OnThisDay (Apr 24 1967)
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Joan Rivers performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 23 1967)
Video: 'Joan Rivers on "The Ed Sullivan Show"'
(Sunday, April 23, 1967, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Comedian Joan Rivers talked about troubles plaguing women on tonight’s CBS television variety show The Ed Sullivan Show live from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading Joan Rivers performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 23 1967)
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‘I Think We’re Alone Now’ by Tommy James and the Shondells peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1967)
(Saturday, April 22, 1967) — “I Think We’re Alone Now” by Tommy James and the Shondells peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’ by Tommy James and the Shondells peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1967)
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‘Western Union’ by Five Americans peaks at #5 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1967)
(Saturday, April 22, 1967) — “Western Union” by Five Americans peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘At the Zoo’ by Simon and Garfunkel peaks at #16 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1967)
(Saturday, April 22, 1967) — “At the Zoo” by Simon and Garfunkel peaked at #16 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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Stalin’s daughter arrives in U.S. to ‘seek self-expression’ 50 years ago this hour #OTD #OnThisDay (Apr 21 1967)
Video: 'Svetlana Stalina daughter of Josef Josef Stalin Defects to United States 1967 newsreel footage'
(Friday, April 21, 1967, 2:45 p.m. EST; during the Cold War) — Joseph Stalin’s daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, 42, arrived today at Kennedy Airport in New York aboard a Swiss airplane from Zurich, apparently set on closing a deal with sell her memoirs of life with her father. Continue reading Stalin’s daughter arrives in U.S. to ‘seek self-expression’ 50 years ago this hour #OTD #OnThisDay (Apr 21 1967)
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The Beatles complete recording ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 21 1967)
Video: 'Sgt. Pepper Inner Groove - 10min. - The Beatles - "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" 1967'
(Friday, April 21, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-1:30 a.m. BST) — The Beatles today completed recording their the eighth studio album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, recording a short section of gibberish and noise which would follow “A Day in the Life,” in the run-out groove of the vinyl record. Continue reading The Beatles complete recording ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 21 1967)
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Army officers in Greece stage coup, seize power 50 years ago this hour #OTD #OnThisDay (Apr 21 1967)
Video: 'Jounta in Greece 21/4/1967'
(Friday, April 21, 1967, 2:00 a.m. EET) — A few days before the general election in Greece, Colonel George Papadopoulos today led a coup d’état, seizing power and creating a military dictatorship that ruled the country for the next seven years. Continue reading Army officers in Greece stage coup, seize power 50 years ago this hour #OTD #OnThisDay (Apr 21 1967)
