Video: 'Give Peace A Chance - Plastic Ono Band'

(Saturday, May 31, 1969, 5:00 p.m.-4:00 a.m. EDT; during the Vietnam War) — John Lennon of The Beatles recorded the basic version of “Give Peace a Chance” during his second week-long bed-in for peace with wife Yoko Ono today in room 1742 of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal for release as a single by the Plastic Ono Band on July 4, 1969. Continue reading Lennon records ‘Give Peace a Chance’ in Montreal 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1969) →

(Saturday, May 31, 1969) — “Goodbye” by Mary Hopkin, composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles and produced by McCartney, peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Goodbye’ by Mary Hopkin peaks at #13 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1969) →

Video: 'John Lennon - The KYA 1969 Peace Talk'

(Friday, May 30, 1969; during the Vietnam War) — John Lennon was interviewed today by Tom Campbell and Bill Holley of KYA-AM in San Francisco via telephone from room 1742 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, where the Beatle and his wife, Yoko Ono, were holding their second week-long bed-in for peace. Continue reading Lennon interviewed from Montreal bed-in by KYA-AM 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 30 1969) →

Video: 'The Beatles - The Ballad Of John And Yoko'

(Friday, May 30, 1969) — The single “The Ballad of John and Yoko”/“Old Brown Shoe” by The Beatles was released today in the UK (June 4, 1969, in the U.S.). Continue reading ‘The Ballad of John and Yoko’/’Old Brown Shoe’ by The Beatles released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 30 1969) →

Video: 'John Lennon Yoko Ono Bed In 1969' (May 29, 1969, at 18:06-46:48)

(Thursday, May 29, 1969, early evening EDT; during the Vietnam War) — WNEW-TV in New York dispatched reporter Ted Kavanau and a film crew to Montreal today to produce a half-hour news special John & Yoko Lennon Have a Message for the World from Their Bed in the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal for airing on June 6, 1969, at 11:00 p.m. EDT. Continue reading Lennon, Ono Montreal bed-in filmed for WNEW-TV news special 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 29 1969) →

Video: 'BED PEACE starring John Lennon & Yoko Ono' (May 27, 1969, at 3:07-8:03)

(Tuesday, May 27, 1969, noon EDT; during the Vietnam War) — John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, and her daughter, Kyoko, welcomed reporters, photographers and motion picture camera crews today to Suite 1742 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal as they began their second bed-in for peace. Continue reading Lennon, Ono launch second bed-in for peace in Montreal 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 27 1969) →

Video: 'John & Yoko's Year of Peace (CBC TV) (2000)' (May 26, 1969, at 3:23-3:29/4:17-7:33/46:23-46:41)

(Monday, May 26, 1969, around midnight EDT) — John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, and her daughter, Kyoko, arrived tonight at The Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal to stage their second bed-in for peace in room 1742. Continue reading Lennon, Ono arrive in Montreal to begin second bed-in 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 1969) →

Video: 'John & Yoko's Year of Peace (CBC TV) (2000)' (May 25, 1969, at 3:29-4:04)

(Sunday, May 25, 1969, 5:00 p.m. EDT) — John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, and Ono’s daughter, Kyoko, flew from Freeport in the Bahamas to Toronto today as they searched for a suitable place to hold their second bed-in for peace. Continue reading Lennon, Ono fly from the Bahamas to Toronto 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 25 1969) →

(Saturday, May 24, 1969) — “Get Back” by The Beatles with Billy Preston peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for five consecutive weeks (May 24/31, June 7/14/21, 1969). Continue reading ‘Get Back’ by The Beatles with Billy Preston peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 24 1969) →

(Saturday, May 10, 1969) — “Don’t Let Me Down” by The Beatles, released as the B-side of the “Get Back” single, peaked at #35 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ by The Beatles with Billy Preston peaks at #35 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 24 1969) →