(Saturday, November 15, 1975) — “Heat Wave” by Linda Ronstadt peaks at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Heat Wave’ by Linda Ronstadt peaks at #5 in USA 50 years ago today (Nov 15 1975)
Category Archives: 1970s
Paul McCartney and Wings wrap up Australian leg of world tour in Melbourne 50 years ago tonight (Nov 14 1975)
Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings Live At Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne - MPL (Raw Footage) - 14 Nov'
(Friday, November 14, 1975) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings performed the ninth of nine shows tonight on the Australian leg of their Wings Over the World tour at Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne.
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Paul McCartney and Wings perform first of two shows in Melbourne, Australia 50 years ago tonight (Nov 13 1975)
Video: 'Paul McCartney Arriving At Sidney Myer Music Bowl - Channel 9 News (Melbourne) - 13 November 1975'
(Thursday, November 13, 1975, soundcheck at 2:30 p.m., concert evening Australian Eastern Daylight Time) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings performed the eighth of nine shows tonight on the Australian leg of their Wings Over the World tour at Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne. Continue reading Paul McCartney and Wings perform first of two shows in Melbourne, Australia 50 years ago tonight (Nov 13 1975)
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William O. Douglas retires from Supreme Court 50 years ago this hour (Nov 12 1975)
Video: 'Dedication to late U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas'
(Wednesday, November 12, 1975, 5:00 p.m. EST) — William O. Douglas, 76, retired from the Supreme Court today because of his failing health, ending a record 36-year term on the Court as one of the nation’s most adamant and controversial defenders of the liberal view of the Constitution.
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Paul McCartney apologizes to fans in Japan 50 years ago today (Nov 12 1975)
Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings - Apology For Japan - MPL (Raw Footage) - 12 November 1975'
(Wednesday, November 12, 1975) — Hours ahead of another show at Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne (the ninth and final show of the Australian leg of the Wings Over The World tour), former Beatle Paul McCartney recorded a video message today to fans in Japan, apologizing for not being able to perform a series of concerts there due to his 1973 drug conviction. Continue reading Paul McCartney apologizes to fans in Japan 50 years ago today (Nov 12 1975)
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Paul McCartney and Wings arrive in Melbourne, Australia 50 years ago this hour (Nov 12 1975)
Video: 'Paul & Linda McCartney Arriving In Melbourne - ABC News (Raw Footage) - 12 November 1975'
(Wednesday, November 12, 1975, 7:15 p.m. Australian Eastern Daylight Time) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings arrived today at Melbourne Airport, also known as Tullamarine Airport, in Australia, responding to the previous day’s announcement that the Japanese government was banning him and his wife, Linda, from entering Japan for a series of concerts, citing their British drug conviction of March 8, 1973. Continue reading Paul McCartney and Wings arrive in Melbourne, Australia 50 years ago this hour (Nov 12 1975)
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Paul McCartney and Wings perform second of two shows in Brisbane, Australia 50 years ago tonight (Nov 11 1975)
Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings Live In Brisbane, QLD, Australia - MPL Footage - 11 November 1975'
(Wednesday, November 11, 1975, evening Australian Eastern Daylight Time) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings performed the second of two shows at Festival Hall in Brisbane tonight, the seventh of nine shows on the Australian leg of their Wings Over the World tour.
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Paul McCartney visits Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary 50 years ago today (Nov 11 1975)
Video: 'Paul McCartney & Family At Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, QLD - MPL Footage - 11 November 1975'
(Tuesday, November 11, 1975) — Hours ahead of a second Wings show at Festival Hall in Brisbane, former Beatle Paul McCartney and his family visited Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary today in the suburb of Fig Tree Pocket in Australia. Continue reading Paul McCartney visits Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary 50 years ago today (Nov 11 1975)
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UN General Assembly approves resolution equating Zionism with racism 50 years ago this hour (Nov 10 1975)
Video: 'The Spielberg Jewish Film Archive - United Nations Proceedings: Anti-Zionism Resolution'
(Monday, November 10, 1975, 8:30 p.m. EST) — United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379, an Arab-inspired resolution defining Zionism as “a form of racism and racial discrimination,” was approved tonight by a vote of 72–35 (with 32 abstentions; the world body would repeat the resolution in Dec. 1991). Continue reading UN General Assembly approves resolution equating Zionism with racism 50 years ago this hour (Nov 10 1975)
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SS Edmund Fitzgerald lost in Lake Superior with 29 aboard 50 years ago this hour (Nov 10 1975)
Video: 'From The Archives, 1975: Edmund Fitzgerald Sinks In Lake Superior | NBC Nightly News'
(Monday, November 10, 1975, shortly after 7:10 p.m. EST) — The 729-foot ore carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald mysteriously sank tonight during a storm on Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior, taking the 29 member crew with it. Continue reading SS Edmund Fitzgerald lost in Lake Superior with 29 aboard 50 years ago this hour (Nov 10 1975)
