Video: 'SYND 22-8-73 VICE PRESIDENT AGNEW PRESS STATEMENT ON HIS INDICTMENT'
(Thursday, August 2, 1973) — U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew was formally notified today that he was under federal investigation, unrelated to the Watergate scandal, for possible violations of bribery, conspiracy and tax fraud. Continue reading U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew formally notified he’s under investigation on charges of bribery, extortion and tax fraud 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 2 1973)
Video: 'Intuition (Remastered 2010)'
(Thursday, August 2, 1973; during recording sessions for Mind Games) — Ex-Beatle John Lennon resumed recording Mind Games, his fourth studio solo album, today at Record Plant Studios in New York City. Continue reading John Lennon tracks two songs for fourth studio solo album ‘Mind Games’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 2 1973)
Video: 'American Graffiti' trailer
(Wednesday, August 1, 1973, 1:30 p.m. PDT) — American Graffiti, an American coming-of-age comedy-drama film about a group of teenagers who spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college, opened today at Avco Center Cinema in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Continue reading ‘American Graffiti’ comedy-drama film opens in Los Angeles 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 1 1973)
Video: 'I Know (I Know)'
(Wednesday, August 1, 1973; during recording sessions for Mind Games) — Ex-Beatle John Lennon began recording Mind Games, his fourth studio solo album, today at Record Plant Studios in New York City. Continue reading Former Beatle John Lennon begins recording fourth studio solo album ‘Mind Games’ in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 1 1973)
Video: 'American Experience: JFK & the PT 109'
(Monday, August 2, 1943, 2:27 a.m. local time; part of the the Solomon Islands campaign of the Pacific theater of World War II) — The U.S. Navy patrol torpedo boat PT-109, with a crew of 13 commanded by Lieutenant (j.g.) John F. Kennedy, future United States president, was traveling this morning through the Blackett Strait in the Solomon Islands, when it was rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri. Continue reading U.S. Navy Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy’s PT-109 rammed and sunk by Japanese destroyer 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 2 1943)
Video: 'The Beatles - From Me To You (BBC, Pop Go The Beatles #12 - 3 September 1963)'
(Thursday, August 1, 1963, 4:00-6:00 p.m. British Summer Time) — Immediately following the taping of episode 11 of the BBC Light Programme Pop Go The Beatles, The Beatles began recording episode 12 today at Playhouse Theatre in London. Continue reading The Beatles tape episode 12 of BBC’s ‘Pop Go The Beatles’ radio series 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 1 1963)
Video: 'Ooh! My Soul (Live At The BBC For "Pop Go The Beatles" / 27th August, 1963)'
(Thursday, August 1, 1963, 1:30-4:00 p.m. British Summer Time) — The Beatles taped episode 11 of the BBC Light Programme Pop Go The Beatles today at Playhouse Theatre in London. Continue reading The Beatles tape episode 11 of BBC’s ‘Pop Go The Beatles’ radio series 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 1 1963)
Video: 'Till There Was You (Remastered 2009)'
(Tuesday, July 30, 1963, 5:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. British Summer Time; during recording sessions for With The Beatles) — Following a break to record a BBC radio session for Saturday Club, The Beatles returned to London’s EMI Studio Two in the late afternoon, recording overdubs for “Money (That’s What I Want)” and recording and completing four tracks, including a remake of “Till There Was You,” a cover of Chuck Berry’s “Roll Over Beethoven,” and the original Lennon-McCartney compositions “It Won’t Be Long” and “All My Loving” for their second studio album With The Beatles. Continue reading The Beatles complete four tracks, including ‘All My Loving,’ for new album 60 years ago this hour (Jul 30 1963)
Video: 'The Beatles - Long Tall Sally (BBC, Saturday Club - 24 Aug 1963)'
(Tuesday, July 30, 1963, approximately 3:00-4:00 p.m. British Summer Time) — Although much of this day was spent at Abbey Road recording songs for their second album, The Beatles visited London’s Playhouse Theatre in the afternoon to record contributions to two BBC radio shows. Continue reading The Beatles tape appearance for BBC radio’s ‘Saturday Club’ series 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 30 1963)
Video: 'Beatles Interviewed by BBC Radio's Phil Tate - 8/30/63'
(Tuesday, July 30, 1963, 2:30 p.m. British Summer Time) — The Beatles were interviewed today by Phil Tate at Playhouse Theatre in London for the Aug. 30, 1963, edition of the BBC Light Programme Non Stop Pop. Continue reading The Beatles interviewed for BBC radio’s ‘Non Stop Pop’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 30 1963)
