This day in history April 4, 2020-MLK assasinated/Beatles
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Started by metmike - April 6, 2020, 12:22 a.m.

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By metmike - April 6, 2020, 12:24 a.m.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr.


Martin Luther King Jr., an American clergyman and civil rights leader, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he died at 7:05 p.m. He was a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was known for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience.

James Earl Ray, a fugitive from the Missouri State Penitentiary, was arrested on June 8, 1968, in London at Heathrow Airport, extradited to the United States, and charged with the crime. On March 10, 1969, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 99 years in the Tennessee State Penitentiary.[1] He later made many attempts to withdraw his guilty plea and be tried by a jury, but was unsuccessful; he died in prison in 1998.[2]

The King family and others believe the assassination was the result of a conspiracy involving the U.S. government, Mafia and Memphis police,

By metmike - April 6, 2020, 12:28 a.m.
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This was insane!!

The Beatles occupy the Billboard Hot 100 top five

 Saturday 4 April 1964  

https://www.beatlesbible.com/1964/04/04/beatles-billboard-hot-100-top-five/

The chart placings were as follows, with the respective record labels in brackets:

There were also two Beatles tribute records on the list: We Love You Beatles by The Carefrees at 42, and A Letter To The Beatles by The Four Preps at 85.

The following week two more Beatles singles entered the chart: There’s A Place (at 74) and Love Me Do (81).

By metmike - April 6, 2020, 12:37 a.m.
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The Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srwxJUXPHvE

                                      

The Beatles - Twist & Shout - Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show 2/23/64

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-VAxGJdJeQ


                                                                       

Beatles She Loves You (With Lyrics)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOuu88OwdK8


The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand - Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show 2/9/64

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jenWdylTtzs



The Beatles Please Please Me (Live At The Washington Coliseum)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GVnIbBcLAU