‘Catch Us If You Can’ by The Dave Clark Five peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 25 1965)

(Saturday, September 25, 1965) — “Catch Us If You Can” by The Dave Clark Five peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Catch Us If You Can’ by The Dave Clark Five peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 25 1965)

‘Heart Full of Soul’ by The Yardbirds peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 25 1965)

(Saturday, September 25, 1965) — “Heart Full of Soul” by The Yardbirds peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Heart Full of Soul’ by The Yardbirds peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 25 1965)

‘Laugh at Me’ by Sonny peaks at #10 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 25 1965)

(Saturday, September 25, 1965) — “Laugh at Me” by Sonny peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Laugh at Me’ by Sonny peaks at #10 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 25 1965)

‘We Gotta Get out of This Place’ by The Animals peaks at #13 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 25 1965)

(Saturday, September 25, 1965) — “We Gotta Get out of This Place” by The Animals peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘We Gotta Get out of This Place’ by The Animals peaks at #13 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 25 1965)

‘Danger! Heartbreak Dead Ahead’ by The Marvelettes peaks at #61 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 25 1965)

(Saturday, September 25, 1965) — “Danger! Heartbreak Dead Ahead” by The Marvelettes peaked at #61 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Danger! Heartbreak Dead Ahead’ by The Marvelettes peaks at #61 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 25 1965)

‘The Beatles’ animated television series debuts on ABC 60 years ago this hour (Sep 25 1965)


Video: 'The Beatles Cartoon Episode 1'

(Saturday, September 25, 1965, 10:30 a.m. EDT) — The Beatles are in Transylvania rehearsing in a haunted house with “monstrous” visitors on the debut episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC that featured recordings by The Beatles but not their voices.

American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen captured by the British 250 years ago today (Sep 25 1775)


September 25, 1775 - American Patriot Major General Ethan Allen was captured

(Monday, September 25, 1775; during the American Revolutionary War, part of the American Revolution) — American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen was captured today by the British today as he led an attack on Montreal.

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffers heart attack in Denver 70 years ago this hour (Sep 24 1955)


Video: 'Eisenhower Has a Heart Attack 1955'

(Saturday, September 24, 1955, 2:00 a.m. MST) — U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered a serious heart attack early this morning while on vacation in Denver. Continue reading U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffers heart attack in Denver 70 years ago this hour (Sep 24 1955)

Mississippi jury acquits two white men in Emmett Till murder 70 years ago this hour (Sep 23 1955)


Video: 'Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam Acquitted of Emmett Till’s Murder on This Day'

(Friday, September 23, 1955, at 3:43 p.m. CST) — Two Mississippi white men, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, accused of murdering 14-year-old Chicago African-American Emmett Louis Till after he had supposedly whistled at a white woman were acquitted today in Sumner, Mississippi. Continue reading Mississippi jury acquits two white men in Emmett Till murder 70 years ago this hour (Sep 23 1955)

Paul McCartney and Wings perform at Caird Hall in Dundee, Scotland 50 years ago this hour (Sep 22 1975)


Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings On Their Tour Bus (MPL Footage) - 9-23 September 1975'

(Tuesday, September 23, 1975, scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. British Summer Time) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings (consisting of his wife Linda, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch and Joe English, together with a brass section led by Howie Casey) performed the 13th of 65 shows tonight for the Wings Over the World tour, at Caird Hall in Dundee, Scotland. Continue reading Paul McCartney and Wings perform at Caird Hall in Dundee, Scotland 50 years ago this hour (Sep 22 1975)