Category Archives: 1960s

‘Eight Days a Week’ by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Mar 13 1965)

(Saturday, March 13, 1965) — “Eight Days a Week” by The Beatles peaked today at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Mar. 13/20, 1965). Continue reading ‘Eight Days a Week’ by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Mar 13 1965)

The Beatles arrive in Austria to continue filming ‘Help!’ 60 years ago today (Mar 13 1965)


Video: 'ARRIVAL OF THE BEATLES AT SALZBURG AIRPORT - NO SOUND'

(Saturday, March 13, 1965, approximately 2:15 p.m. Central European Time) — 4,000 fans and dozens of journalists and film crews greeted The Beatles today as they arrived at Flughafen Airport in Salzburg, Austria, on a flight from London to continue filming their second feature film Help!.

The Beatles arrive in London from the Bahamas 60 years ago this hour (Mar 11 1965)


Video: 'The Beatles return from the Bahamas with Eleanor Bron'

(Thursday, March 11, 1965, 7:05 a.m. GMT) — Following a fortnight of filming for their second feature film Help! on New Providence Island, Bahamas, The Beatles arrived at London Airport early this morning.

White minister supporting civil rights fatally beaten by whites in Selma 60 years ago this hour (Mar 9 1965)


Video: 'The 1965 murder of James Reeb'

(Tuesday, March 9, 1965; approximately 7:30 p.m. CST; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)) — The Rev. James Reeb, a white minister from Boston who’d gone to Selma, Alabama, to show support for civil rights marchers, was fatally attacked today by a group of white men and struck on the head (Reeb died two days later on March 11, 1965, at age 38). Continue reading White minister supporting civil rights fatally beaten by whites in Selma 60 years ago this hour (Mar 9 1965)

‘The Beach Boys Today!’ studio album released in USA 60 years ago today (Mar 8 1965)


Video: 'The Beach Boys Today! (Stereo)' (12 videos)

(Monday, March 8, 1965)The Beach Boys Today!, the eighth studio album by the American rock group The Beach Boys, was released today in the U.S. Continue reading ‘The Beach Boys Today!’ studio album released in USA 60 years ago today (Mar 8 1965)