Video: 'The Doors - Twentieth Century Fox (2006 Remastered)'
(Wednesday, September 21, 1966) — The Doors (Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore) complete the recording of “Twentieth Century Fox” for their debut album today at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood. Continue reading The Doors finish recording ‘Twentieth Century Fox’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 21 1966)
Video: 'The Doors Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) "40th Anniversary Edition"'
(Tuesday, September 20, 1966, 3:00-6:00 p.m. PDT) — The Doors (Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore) complete the recording of “Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)” for their debut album tonight at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood. Continue reading The Doors finish recording ‘Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 20 1966)
Video: 'John Lennon's Scenes in How I Won the War'
(Monday, September 19, 1966) — Filming of Richard Lester’s film How I Won The War featuring John Lennon of The Beatles resumed today in Almeria, Spain, and would continue through Nov. 6, 1966.
Video: 'Valerie Percy Slaying Mystery 50 Years Later'
(Sunday, September 18, 1966, a few minutes after 5:05 a.m. CDT) — Valerie Jeanne Percy, the 21-year-old twin daughter of Republican Senate candidate Charles H. Percy, was beaten and stabbed to death by an intruder early this morning in her second-floor bedroom at the family’s palatial home on Lake Michigan in Kenilworth, Illinois. Continue reading Daughter of GOP Senate candidate murdered 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1966)
Video: 'Mission Impossible S01E01 - Pilot' (Sep. 17, 1966)
(Saturday, September 17, 1966, 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT) — Mission: Impossible, an action/adventure television series that chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force (IMF) (starring Steven Hill, Barbara Bain, Greg Morris and Peter Lupus), premiered tonight on CBS. Continue reading ‘Mission: Impossible’ series debuts on CBS-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1966)
(Saturday, September 24, 1966) — “Yellow Submarine” by The Beatles peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week, becoming the most successful Beatles song to feature drummer Ringo Starr as lead vocalist. Continue reading ‘Yellow Submarine’ by The Beatles peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1966)
(Saturday, September 17, 1966) — “Bus Stop” by The Hollies peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks.
(Saturday, September 17, 1966) — “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” by The Beach Boys peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
(Saturday, September 17, 1966) — “Guantanamera” by The Sandpipers peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Video: 'The Beatles Cartoons Episode 28'
(Saturday, September 17, 1966, 10:30 a.m. EDT) — The Beatles are visiting Paris, when Paul and Ringo spot a beautiful woman, and later while in Hollywood, the band runs into a magician that uses his magic in order to rob them on this morning’s episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC. Continue reading ‘Help/We Can Work It Out’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1966)
