(Saturday, June 1, 1985) — “Axel F” by Harold Faltermeyer peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Axel F’ by Harold Faltermeyer peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago today (June 1 1985)
‘Say You’re Wrong’ by Julian Lennon peaks at #21 in USA 40 years ago today (June 1 1985)
(Saturday, June 1, 1985) — “Say You’re Wrong” by Julian Lennon peaked at #21 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Say You’re Wrong’ by Julian Lennon peaks at #21 in USA 40 years ago today (June 1 1985)
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The Beach Boys complete ‘Summer Means New Love’ 60 years ago today (June 1 1965)
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(Tuesday, June 1, 1965) — The Beach Boys completed the recording of “Summer Means New Love” today at CBS Columbia Square in Hollywood for the group’s studio album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). Continue reading The Beach Boys complete ‘Summer Means New Love’ 60 years ago today (June 1 1965)
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U.S. leaders approve immediate, unannounced atomic bomb strike on Japan 80 years ago this hour (June 1 1945)
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(Friday, June 1, 1945, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m./1:45 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EWT; during World War II) — The Interim Committee met again secretly today at the Pentagon, formally deciding that the atomic bomb “should be used against Japan as soon as possible; that it be used on a war plant surrounded by workers’ homes; and that it be used without prior warning.”
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Member James F. Byrnes then went to the White House and briefed President Harry S. Truman of the decision (click here for a clip of this event from “American Experience: Truman” at 1:46:11).
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Former U.S. Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, 71, dies in Washington, D.C. 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 1 1925)
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(Sunday, June 1, 1925, 9:30 a.m. EDT) — Thomas R. Marshall, the 28th vice president of the United States under President Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921), died suddenly this morning from a heart attack at his room at the Willard Hotel, while reading his Bible in bed during a trip to Washington, D.C. He was 71. Continue reading Former U.S. Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, 71, dies in Washington, D.C. 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 1 1925)
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T.S. Eliot poem ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ published 110 years ago today (June 1 1915)
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(Tuesday, June 1, 1915) — The T.S. Eliot poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” was first published today in Poetry: A Magazine of Verse in Chicago, heralding a paradigmatic cultural shift from late 19th-century Romantic verse and Georgian lyrics to Modernism.
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Watergate’s ‘Deep Throat’ identified as former no. 2 at FBI 20 years ago today (May 31 2005)
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(Tuesday, May 31, 2005) — Breaking a silence of 30 years, former FBI official W. Mark Felt stepped forward today as “Deep Throat,” the secret Washington Post source during the Watergate scandal.
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‘Before the Next Teardrop Falls’ by Freddy Fender peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (May 31 1975)
(Saturday, May 31, 1975) — “Before the Next Teardrop Falls” by Freddy Fender peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘How Long’ by Ace peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago today (May 31 1975)
(Saturday, May 31, 1975) — “How Long” by Ace peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘How Long’ by Ace peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago today (May 31 1975)
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‘Sail On, Sailor’ by The Beach Boys peaks at #49 in USA 50 years ago today (May 31 1975)
(Saturday, May 31, 1975) — “Sail On, Sailor” by The Beach Boys peaked at #49 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Sail On, Sailor’ by The Beach Boys peaks at #49 in USA 50 years ago today (May 31 1975)
