Video: 'John Lennon - Rock 'N' Roll (Full Album)' (13 tracks)
(Saturday, April 19, 1975) — Rock ‘n’ Roll, the sixth studio album by ex-Beatle John Lennon featuring covers of late 1950s and early 1960s songs, peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart for one week.
(Saturday, April 19, 1975) — “L-O-V-E (Love)” by Al Green peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
Video: 'Salute To Sir Lew Grade • NYC • April 18, 1975 • Lennon, Andrews, Jones, Sellers'
(Friday, April 18, 1975, 9:30 p.m. EDT) — Former Beatle John Lennon performed today for the ATV/ITC TV special Salute To Sir Lew – The Master Showman, a star-studded cabaret event to celebrate the distinguished career of Sir Lew Grade, in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Hotel in New York City for airing on June 13, 1975. Continue reading John Lennon performs at Sir Lew Grade tribute show in New York 50 years ago this hour (Apr 18 1975)
Video: 'Ringo Starr | No No Song | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'
(Friday, April 18, 1975) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr taped an appearance today on NBC-TV’s The Smothers Brothers Show at NBC Studios in Los Angeles. Continue reading Ringo Starr performs ‘No No Song’ on ‘The Smothers Brothers Show’ 50 years ago today (Apr 28 1975)
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History (Ep-9) Cambodia and Laos' (Apr. 17, 1975, at 50:58)
(Thursday, April 17, 1975, 10:00 a.m. Indochina Time; during the Cambodian Civil War, part of the Vietnam War, Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — After five years of savage fighting, the Khmer Republic, the republican government of Cambodia, was defeated today when the victorious Khmer Rouge, followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, proclaimed the establishment of Democratic Kampuchea.
(Saturday, April 12, 1975) — “Philadelphia Freedom” by The Elton John Band peaks at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks (Apr. 12/19, 1975). Continue reading ‘Philadelphia Freedom’ by The Elton John Band peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (Apr 12 1975)
(Saturday, April 12, 1975) — “Poetry Man” by Phoebe Snow peaks at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Poetry Man’ by Phoebe Snow peaks at #5 in USA 50 years ago today (Apr 12 1975)
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History (Ep-9) Cambodia and Laos' (Apr. 12, 1975, at 49:12)
(Saturday, April 12, 1975; during the Cambodian Civil War, part of the Vietnam War, Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Operation Eagle Pull, the United States military evacuation by air of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, began today as helicopters rescued remaining Americans to a naval task force in the Gulf of Thailand.
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 11' (Apr. 12, 1975, at 38:49)
(Saturday, April 12, 1975; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and Cold War) — South Vietnamese forces moved into position today to confront General Van Tien Dung’s North Vietnamese communist troops in Long Khanh province at Xuan Loc, on the main road to Saigon.
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 11' (Apr. 11, 1975, at 35:50)
(Friday, April 11, 1975; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and Cold War) — One day after U.S. President Gerald Ford appealed to Congress to approve “without delay” nearly a billion dollars in military and humanitarian aid for Saigon to give South Vietnam a chance to “save itself” as a country, U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam Graham Martin remained optimistic.
