(Saturday, March 13, 1965) — “Hurt So Bad” by Little Anthony & The Imperials peaked today at #10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Category Archives: 1960s
‘Midnight Special’ by Johnny Rivers peaks at #20 in USA 60 years ago today (Mar 13 1965)
(Saturday, March 13, 1965) — “Midnight Special” by Johnny Rivers peaked today at #20 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘Goldfinger’ by Billy Strange peaks at #55 in USA 60 years ago today (Mar 13 1965)
(Saturday, March 13, 1965) — “Goldfinger” by Billy Strange peaked today at #55 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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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!.
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The Beatles depart London for Austria to continue filming ‘Help!’ 60 years ago this hour (Mar 13 1965)
(Saturday, March 13, 1965, 11:00 a.m. GMT) — Two days after returning to the UK from the Bahamas, The Beatles boarded a flight from London Airport to Salzburg, Austria, today to continue filming their second feature film Help!
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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.
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‘The Odd Couple’ opens on Broadway 60 years ago this hour (Mar 10 1965)
(Wednesday, March 10, 1965, 7:30 p.m. EST) — Neil Simon’s play The Odd Couple, starring Walter Matthau and Art Carney, opened tonight on Broadway at the Plymouth Theatre. Continue reading ‘The Odd Couple’ opens on Broadway 60 years ago this hour (Mar 10 1965)
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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)
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‘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)
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First American combat troops land in Vietnam 60 years ago this hour (Mar 8 1965)
Video: '1965, Marines Land in Vietnam - 250041-12 | Footage Farm Ltd'
(Monday, March 8, 1965, 9:03 a.m. ICT; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — The first U.S. combat troops arrived in Vietnam today as 3,500 Marines landed at China Beach to defend the American air base at Da Nang. They joined 23,000 American military advisors already in Vietnam. Continue reading First American combat troops land in Vietnam 60 years ago this hour (Mar 8 1965)
