September 4, 1962 — The Beatles release “Love Me Do”
“Love Me Do” was a number one hit for the Beatles in the USA (and Australia and New Zealand), their...
September 29, 2017
Art & Culture
September 15, 1962 — “Green Onions” by Booker T and the MGs reaches #1 on the charts
“Green Onions” is probably the single best known instrumental of the rock era, and routinely appears on lists of the...
September 24, 2017
February 19, 1963 — Betty Friedan’s “The Feminine Mystique” is published
“The Feminine Mystique” is the book most credited with kick-starting Second Wave Feminism. Betty Friedan took aim at a number...
August 29, 2017
March 5, 1963 — Patsy Cline dies
About a month after finishing recording her fourth, and, alas, final album Sentimentally Yours, Patsy Cline died in what has...
August 24, 2017
March 30, 1963 — The last streetcars of Los Angeles make their final runs
Like most other cities the world over, Los Angeles moved away from the inflexibility of light rail public transportation after...
August 19, 2017
April 27, 1963 — “The Day of the Triffids” premieres
Based on an original novel written by John Wyndham and published in 1951, “The Day of the Triffids” starred Howard...
August 14, 2017
July 30, 1963 — Lisa Kudrow born
Best known for playing Phoebe Buffay on Friends for ten years, Lisa Kudrow was born in Encino, California and nearly...
August 8, 2017
September 9, 1963 — Lennon and McCartney have a heart to heart
It was the Beatles’ first American tour, and it was more than a little crazy. The Fab Four were young...
August 7, 2017
October 6, 1963 — “Dr. No” opens in wide release in the UK
The first entry in cinema’s most enduring franchise, Dr. No introduced audiences to both James Bond and Sean Connery. Many...
August 4, 2017
November 23, 1963 — The first episode of “Doctor Who” is broadcast
The longest-running science fiction series of all time started 48 years ago today. 783 episodes and 32 seasons later, it’s...
July 19, 2017
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