(Saturday, January 22, 1966) — “Thunderball” by Tom Jones peaked at #25 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘GoldenEye’ by Tina Turner peaks at #2 on ‘Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles’ chart 20 years ago today (Dec 23 1995)
(Saturday, December 23, 1995) — “GoldenEye” by Tina Turner peaked at #2 on today’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Billboard chart.
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James Bond film ‘Thunderball’ premieres in Tokyo 50 years ago today (Dec 9 1965)
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(Thursday, December 9, 1965) — James Bond hunts for stolen nuclear warheads in the Bahamas in Thunderball, the fourth spy film in the James Bond series, which premiered today in Tokyo.
Directed by Terence Young, the film starred Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi and Rik Van Nutter.
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James Bond film ‘GoldenEye’ premieres in New York 20 years ago tonight (Nov 13 1995)
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(Monday, November 13, 1995) — GoldenEye, the seventeenth spy film in the James Bond series and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 officer James Bond, premiered tonight at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Continue reading James Bond film ‘GoldenEye’ premieres in New York 20 years ago tonight (Nov 13 1995)
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Daniel Craig named to play next James Bond 10 years ago today (Oct 14 2005)
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(Friday, October 14, 2005) — Ending more than a year of speculation, actor Daniel Craig was finally unveiled as the sixth cinematic James Bond today on a Royal Marine speedboat on the Thames in London, promising to bring a grittier edge to the iconic role.
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‘A View to a Kill’ by Duran Duran peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago today (July 13 1985)
(Saturday, July 13, 1985) — “A View to a Kill” by Duran Duran peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (July 13/20, 1985).
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James Bond film ‘A View to a Kill’ premieres in San Francisco 30 years ago today (May 22 1985)
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(Wednesday, May 22, 1985) — James Bond is pitted against Max Zorin, who plans to destroy California’s Silicon Valley, in A View to a Kill, which premiered today in San Francisco at the Palace of Fine Arts. Continue reading James Bond film ‘A View to a Kill’ premieres in San Francisco 30 years ago today (May 22 1985)
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James Bond character makes onscreen debut 60 years ago this hour (Oct 21 1954)
Video: 'Casino Royale James Bond 1954'
(Thursday, October 21, 1954, 8:30-9:30 p.m. EST) — Casino Royale, a television adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming and the first onscreen appearance of the character of James Bond (played by Barry Nelson), was broadcast tonight live on the CBS dramatic anthology series Climax!.
Nelson’s character is played as an American agent with “Combined Intelligence” and is referred to as “Jimmy” by several characters.
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James Bond creator Ian Fleming dies 50 years ago this morning (Aug 12 1964)
Video: 'Ian Fleming - The CBC Interview (Legendado)'
(Wednesday, August 12, 1964) — Author Ian Fleming, 56, the creator of James Bond, died early this morning in Canterbury, Kent, England, after suffering a heart attack.
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James Bond film ‘Never Say Never Again’ premieres in Los Angeles 30 years ago today (1983)
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(Thursday, October 6, 1983) — A SPECTRE agent has stolen two American nuclear warheads, and James Bond must find their targets before they are detonated in Never Say Never Again, which premiered today in Los Angeles. Continue reading James Bond film ‘Never Say Never Again’ premieres in Los Angeles 30 years ago today (1983)
