Archive for May 12th, 2015

A TV SPECIAL ON THIS DAY IN 1960


Frank Sinatra (left) and Elvis Presley

The TVSpecial "The Frank Sinatra Timex Special – Welcome Home Elvis”
was recorded on March 26th 1960 for the May 12 broadcast. It was the
first televised appearance of Elvis since coming home from his military
service
in Germany. The show was recorded in Black and White, since
ABC-TV didn’t start using until 1962. 

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RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1965

"Satisfaction" became a big hit, giving the Stones their
first number one in the US.

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PAST NEWS EVENTS ON THIS DAY

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Camille Bohannon

 

Burt Freeman Bacharach is 87 years old today.

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LEGENDARY BASEBALL PLAYER IS 90 TODAY

 
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra was born in St. Louis, Missouri.

Berra is a 18-time MLB All-Star catcher and 3-time American League MVP
who won 10 World Series Championships with the New York Yankees. He
was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in a voting of
fans in 1999.

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