Video: 'Casino Royale' (trailer)
(Thursday, April 13, 1967) — Casino Royale, a British spy comedy film loosely based on Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel about a retired Bond who goes back into action to infiltrate a nest of enemy spies, had its world premiere today in London’s Odeon Leicester Square. Continue reading ‘Casino Royale’ premieres in London 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1967)
(Saturday, April 13, 1957) — “All Shook Up” by Elvis Presley peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for eight consecutive weeks (Apr. 13/20/27/29, May 6/13/20/27, 1957). Continue reading ‘All Shook Up’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1957)
(Saturday, April 13, 1957) — “Butterfly” by Charlie Gracie peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Most Played in Jukeboxes chart for two consecutive weeks (Apr. 13/20, 1957). Continue reading ‘Butterfly’ by Charlie Gracie peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1957)
(Saturday, April 13, 1957) — “I’m Walkin'” by Fats Domino peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for one week.
(Saturday, April 13, 1957) — “Lucille” by Little Richard peaked at #21 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
Video: 'Stones '67 in Warschau'
(Thursday, April 13, 1967, 5:00 p.m. CET; during the Cold War) — The Rolling Stones played their first concert behind the Iron Curtain today in Warsaw, Poland, as riot police had to step in to deal with 2,000 people who weren’t able to get tickets. Continue reading The Rolling Stones play their first concert behind Iron Curtain 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1967)
(Saturday, April 13, 1957) — “Just Because” by Lloyd Price peaked at #29 on today’s Billboard Top 100 chart for one week.
(Saturday, April 13, 1957) — “Forty Cups of Coffee” by Bill Haley & His Comets peaked at #70 on today’s Billboard Top 100 chart for one week.
Video: 'Monsieur Verdoux' trailer
(Friday, April 11, 1947, 8:45 p.m. EST) — Monsieur Verdoux, a black comedy film directed by and starring Charles Chaplin, who plays a bigamist wife killer inspired by serial killer Henri Désiré Landru, premiered tonight at Broadway Theatre located in midtown Manhattan. Continue reading ‘Monsieur Verdoux’ premieres in New York City 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 11 1947)
Video: 'American Experience The Kennedys 2' (Apr. 11, 1967, at 57:16)
(Tuesday, April 11, 1967) — Two Democratic Senators, Joseph S. Clark of Pennsylvania and Robert F. Kennedy of New York, investigating reports of extreme poverty and starvation in the Mississippi Delta saw evidence today of extreme deprivation and malnutrition, if not the starvation they heard about in hearings the previous day. Continue reading Clark and Kennedy expose poverty in Mississippi 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 11 1967)
