Wednesday 25 May 1960
It was Wednesday, under the sign of Gemini (see planets position on May 25, 1960). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Anthea Turner and Eric Brown.
In that special week of May people in US were listening to Cathy's Clown by The Everly Brothers.
The Trials of Oscar Wilde, directed by Ken Hughes, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1960
while The Enemy Within by Robert F. Kennedy was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching My Sister Eileen.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Holidays:
- Ancient Latvia - Urbanas Diena observed
- Saint Reinolf
- Saint Marie-Madeleine-Sofie Barat (died 1865)
- Virginia - Confederate Memorial Day (1868)
- Argentina - Day of May Revolution/National Day (1810)
- Towel Day, in memory of Douglas Adams, is observed in ?
- The Ascension, one of the great feasts in the Christian liturgical calendar
- Saint Bede the Venerable (died 735)
- Saint Frederic
- Saint Augustine of Canterbury
- Saint Bruno of Wnrzburg
- The former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - Day of Youth
- Saint Hildebert
- Chad, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe - African Liberation Day
- Officially declared Carrie Underwood Day in Oklahoma for her winning American Idol
- Jordan - National Day/Arab Renaissance Day (1946)
- Africa Day commemorating the 1963 fouding of he AU's precursor, OAU
- United States - Memorial Day/Decoration Day, a legal holiday (1868)
- Lebanon, Liberation Day (1999)
- Saint Pope Gregory VII (died 1085)
Famous Birthdays:
- Anthea Turner: British entertainer, admired for her fresh and infectious sunny nature that hides a steely determination and an obsession with perfection.
- Eric Brown: Writer.
- Amy Klobuchar: American lawyer and politician.
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in May 1960?
- LIFE: Minuteman statue
- Time: The Big Four: Dwight Eisenhower, Harold Macmillan, Charles de Gaulle, Nikita Khrushchev.
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.7667
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1960
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of May 1960 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown
- Elvis Presley - Stuck On You
- Jimmy Jones - Good Timin'
- The Brothers Four - Greenfields
- Jackie Wilson - Night
- Connie Stevens - Sixteen Reasons
- Johnny Preston - Cradle Of Love
- Jeanne Black - He'll Have To Stay
- Billy Bland - Let The Little Girl Dance
- Anita Bryant - Paper Roses
Top #10 R&B songs
- Jackie Wilson - Doggin' Around
- Bill Black's Combo - White Silver Sands
- Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Part II - Jessie Hill
- Etta James - All I Could Do Was Cry
- The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown
- Elvis Presley - Stuck On You
- Jackie Wilson - Night
- Jimmy Jones - Good Timin'
- Ella Fitzgerald - Mack The Knife
- The Madison Time - Part I - Ray Bryant Combo
Top #4 songs in the UK
- Adam Faith - Someone Else's Baby
- Do You Mind? - Anthony Newley
- Jimmy Jones - Handy Man
- Johnny Preston - Cradle Of Love
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
The Enemy Within
This is the authoritative, compelling account of one of the most famous, consummate, and effective Senate investigations in modern Congressional history.
More infoDear And Glorious Physician
The world-famous novel about the triumphant story of St. Luke. Man of science, and Gospel writer. Today St. Luke is known as the author of the third Gospel of the New Testament, but two thousand years ago he was Lucanus, ...
More infoA Distant Trumpet
Originally published in 1960 selling half a million copies at the time and first reissued as a Nonpareil paperback in 1991, this immensely popular work of fiction
More infoMrs. 'Arris Goes To New York
This is a 2007 reprint of the famous series from McCalls in 1959/1960. Small format hardcover with dust jacket.
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