Today in 1964, the Beatles made their debut on the BBC’s “Top of the Pops”:

The number one single today in 1967:

The number one single today in 1972:

The number one album today in 1972 was Roberta Flack’s “First Take”:

The number one British album today in 1978 was the band’s first number one album, 19 years after the singer’s death:

Today in 1983, the NBC-TV “Motown 25: Yesterday, Today and Forever” special was taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium:

The number one single today in 1989:

Birthdays begin with Johnny Burnette:

Hoyt Axton:

Aretha Franklin:

Jack Hall of the Charlie Daniels Band:

Who is Reginald Dwight? You know him better as Elton John:

Jeff Healey:

One death of note today in 2006: Alvis Edgar “Buck” Owens Jr.:

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