(Saturday, August 7, 1965) — “Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows” by Lesley Gore peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows’ by Lesley Gore peaks at #13 in USA 50 years ago today (Aug 7 1965)
‘To Know You Is to Love You’ by Peter and Gordon peaks at #24 in USA 60 years ago today (Aug 7 1965)
(Saturday, August 7, 1965) — “To Know You Is to Love You” by Peter and Gordon peaked at #24 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘To Know You Is to Love You’ by Peter and Gordon peaks at #24 in USA 60 years ago today (Aug 7 1965)
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‘Help!’ by The Beatles debuts at #41 in USA 60 years ago today (Aug 7 1965)
(Saturday, August 7, 1965) — “Help!” by The Beatles debuted at #41 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘Help!’ by The Beatles debuts at #41 in USA 60 years ago today (Aug 7 1965)
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‘I’m Down’ by The Beatles debuts at #118 in USA 60 years ago today (Aug 7 1965)
(Saturday, August 7, 1965) — “I’m Down” by The Beatles debuted at #118 on today’s Billboard‘s Bubbling Under The Hot 100 chart. Continue reading ‘I’m Down’ by The Beatles debuts at #118 in USA 60 years ago today (Aug 7 1965)
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U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Voting Rights Act, orders immediate enforcement 60 years ago this hour (Aug 6 1965)
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(Friday, August 6, 1965, 12:05 p.m. EDT; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)) — U.S. President Lyndon Johnson signed today the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibits racial discrimination in voting, and announced steps to bring about its quick and vigorous enforcement. Continue reading U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Voting Rights Act, orders immediate enforcement 60 years ago this hour (Aug 6 1965)
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The Beatles release fifth British studio album ‘Help!’ 60 years ago today (Aug 6 1965)
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(Friday, August 6, 1965) — Help!, the fifth studio album by British rock group the Beatles, was released today with side one containing songs from the soundtrack to their new feature film Help! Continue reading The Beatles release fifth British studio album ‘Help!’ 60 years ago today (Aug 6 1965)
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Truman briefed on Hiroshima bombing, issues warning 80 years ago this hour (Aug 6 1945)
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(Monday, August 6, 1945, a few minutes before noon in “Zone Plus Three” time; during World War II) — U.S. President Harry Truman, eating lunch aboard the USS Augusta on his way from when he was Plymouth, England, to Newport News, Virginia, following the Potsdam Conference in Germany, was handed a decoded message today informing him of the successful use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, saying “this is the greatest thing in history.” Continue reading Truman briefed on Hiroshima bombing, issues warning 80 years ago this hour (Aug 6 1945)
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Enola Gay drops first atomic bomb in war killing 140,000 in Hiroshima 80 years ago this hour (Aug 6 1945)
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(Monday, August 6, 1945, 8:15 a.m. Japan Standard Time; during World War II) — An American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, dropped “Little Boy,” the world’s first atom bomb (used in warfare), this morning over the city of Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths. Continue reading Enola Gay drops first atomic bomb in war killing 140,000 in Hiroshima 80 years ago this hour (Aug 6 1945)
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Enola Gay departs Tinian Island to drop first atomic bomb 80 years ago this hour (Aug 6 1945)
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(Monday, August 6, 1945, 2:45 a.m. Chamorro Standard Time; during World War II) — An American B-29, with Lt. Col. Paul W. Tibbets in command and named the Enola Gay after his mother, left Tinian Island in the Marianas with “Little Boy,” the nickname for one of two atom bombs available for use against Japan, on board, bound for Hiroshima. Continue reading Enola Gay departs Tinian Island to drop first atomic bomb 80 years ago this hour (Aug 6 1945)
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ABBA begins recording ‘Dancing Queen’ 50 years ago today (Aug 4 1975)
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(Monday, August 4, 1975) — The Swedish pop group ABBA began recording their hit single “Dancing Queen” today at Glen Studio outside Stockholm for release a year later.
