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Aug 25, 2022

Top of the Charts: “The Loco-Motion” by Little Eva

Aug. 25, 1962 - Hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 today is “The Loco-Motion” by Little Eva. The song was written by the...

Aug 11, 2022

Top of the Charts; “Breakins Up Is Hard to Do” by Neil Sedaka

Aug. 11, 1962 - Taking the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 today is Neil Sedaka’s “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” an RCA Victor release....

Jun 18, 2022

Tony Bennett's Latest LP On Sale Now

June 18, 1962 - On sale today is Tony Bennett’s latest album, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” released by Columbia Records. The title...

Jun 17, 2022

Sinatra Returns from Charity Tour, Raised $1.2 Million for Underprivileged Children

June 17, 1962 - Frank Sinatra Airport in New York today from London after a benefit tour of two and a half months for handicapped and...

Jun 6, 2022

Sinatra Performs at the Lido in Paris

June 6, 1962 - Frank Sinatra sang last night for the first time in Paris. He appeared at the Lido nightclub, where an audience of 600...

Jun 4, 2022

"The Sound of Johnny Cash" LP Hits Record Stores

June 4, 1962 - On sale today is Johnny Cash’s latest album, “The Sound of Johnny Cash.” Among other songs, it contains “In the Jailhouse...

Jun 2, 2022

Top of the Charts: Ray Charles's "I Can't Stop Loving You"

June 2, 1962 - Hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 today was "I Can't Stop Loving You,” a recording by Ray Charles. Mr. Charles...

May 31, 2022

Pirates Top Cards, 5-4, as Bob Friend Excels

May 31, 1962 - Bob Friend (picturing signing an autograph in March), with ninth-inning relief from Elroy Face and Diomedes Olivo, beat...

May 31, 2022

Koufax Acclaims Mets Fans

May 31, 1962 - “That was the most exciting game I ever pitched in my life,” said Sandy Koufax today. This was a rather astonishing...

May 31, 2022

"Peter, Paul and Mary" Hits Record Stores

May 31, 1962 - On sale in record stores now is “Peter, Paul and Mary,” the debut long-playing album by the eponymous folk music trio. The...

May 30, 2022

Mets Drop Doubleheader to Dodgers in Jam-Packed Polo Grounds

May 30, 1962 - The creaking old Polo Grounds rocked today with the cheers of the largest baseball crowd it has housed in 20 years....

May 30, 2022

Yanks Split Doubleheader with Twins

May 30, 1962 - The Yankees battled the Twins in a round-the-clock, morning-and-night marathon before a total of 75,355 fans today in...

May 30, 2022

Buck O'Neil Is First Negro Coach in Major Leagues

May 30, 1962 - John (Buck) O’Neil (pictured) was signed as a Chicago Cub coach yesterday, becoming the first Negro to hold such a...

May 28, 2022

Early Wynn, 42, Pitches 3-Hit Shutout as White Sox Top Indians

May 28, 1962 - Early Wynn (pictured in Sarasota during spring training in March), Chicago’s 42-year-old pitching marvel, hurled a...

May 27, 2022

Mets Swept by Giants in Fight-Filled Doubleheader

May 27, 1962 - Casey Stengel’s Mets lost both ends of a doubleheader to the Giants today in San Francisco. In the opener, marked by a...

May 26, 2022

Dodgers Beat Phillies, 6-3, as Koufax Strikes Out 16

May 26, 1962 - Sandy Koufax struck out 16 Philadelphia batters today and collected a run-scoring single in leading the Dodgers to a 6-3...

May 26, 2022

Tigers Top Yanks, 2-1, as Lefty Hank Aguirre Dominates

May 26, 1962 - Yankee bats suddenly lost their power today whenever a potential run reached base at Yankee Stadium. This unbecoming...

May 26, 2022

Leonard Bernstein Walks Out of Segregated Restaurant in Baltimore

May 26, 1962 - Leonard Bernstein (pictured), the conductor, walked out of a Baltimore restaurant yesterday when he was told that a Negro...

May 26, 2022

"Stranger on the Shore" Tops the Billboard Hot 100

May 26, 1962 - Hitting the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 today is “Stranger on the Shore,” a piece for clarinet written by Acker Bilk...

May 25, 2022

Dodgers Destroy Mets, 17-8, in Los Angeles

May 25, 1962 - Disaster engulfed the Mets on all fronts tonight as the Dodgers swept the three-game series with a crushing 17-8 triumph...