It was 50 years ago today: The Beatles meet Cassius Clay, Feb. 18, 1964
While in Miami for a live broadcast of the "Ed Sullivan Show," the Beatles dropped by the gym for a photo opp with the future Muhammad Ali, who was then training for his upcoming championship bout with heavyweight champ Sonny Liston.
Clay wasn't expected to beat Liston. He also professed not to know who the hell the Beatles were, but went along with the pictures, anyway. The result was mutual publicity for two up-and-coming acts who'd go on to become icons of the 1960s and the 20th century.
Hear a BBC Radio documentary about Clay-Beatles meeting here.
Clay wasn't expected to beat Liston. He also professed not to know who the hell the Beatles were, but went along with the pictures, anyway. The result was mutual publicity for two up-and-coming acts who'd go on to become icons of the 1960s and the 20th century.
Hear a BBC Radio documentary about Clay-Beatles meeting here.
Music new releases Feb. 18, 2014
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There Is Nothing Like a Lox: The Lost Song Parodies of Allan Sherman
Play the Original Laurel & Hardy Music 1 by the Beau Hunks
Play the Original Laurel & Hardy Music 2
There Is Nothing Like a Lox: The Lost Song Parodies of Allan Sherman
Play the Original Laurel & Hardy Music 1 by the Beau Hunks
Play the Original Laurel & Hardy Music 2
DVD and Blu-ray new releases Feb. 18, 2014: Game of Thrones Season 3; Beware of the Batman; Six-Million Dollar Man Season 5; Battlestar Galactica; 5 Fingers, more!
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Game of Thrones: The Complete Third Season
Beware the Batman: Shadows of Gotham Season 1 Part 1
The Six Million Dollar Man: Season 5
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Epic Series
American Experience: 1964
Five Fingers
Hanging Shadows: Perspectives On Italian Horror Cinema
Game of Thrones: The Complete Third Season
Beware the Batman: Shadows of Gotham Season 1 Part 1
The Six Million Dollar Man: Season 5
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Epic Series
American Experience: 1964
Five Fingers
Hanging Shadows: Perspectives On Italian Horror Cinema
Pop tweets
I get so tired of shooting at people while doing a body roll under a moving car and leaping off a bridge onto a garbage scow below.
— Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) February 11, 2014
1976, Elvis Presley was made captain in the Memphis Police Reserve. pic.twitter.com/TnXlgfj9Xm
— Legacy Recordings (@SonyLegacyRecs) February 11, 2014
I love the Olympics! It's like the World Cup of all the sports I care about more than soccer.
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) February 11, 2014
Your #Generalissimo gets a compliment from one of the greats, Sir. @PaulMcCartney pic.twitter.com/n8SDWk24uf
— stan lee (@TheRealStanLee) February 13, 2014
Pop focus: Superman wishes you a happy Brotherhood Week!
We shared some of these PSAs a few years back, but I think the world can always stand to hear a little more about brother- and sisterhood.
Back in the 1950s, DC Comics regularly ran public service ads for National Social Welfare Assembly promoting harmony between people of difference races, creeds and nationality. A selection appears below.
Many of these ads promoted National Brotherhood Week, which was sponsored by the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) (formerly known as the National Conference of Christians and Jews) and was observed during the third week of February from the 1940s to the 1980s.
The NCCJ is "dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry, and racism and promoting understanding and respect among all races, religions, and cultures through education, advocacy, and conflict resolution."
Back in the 1950s, DC Comics regularly ran public service ads for National Social Welfare Assembly promoting harmony between people of difference races, creeds and nationality. A selection appears below.
Many of these ads promoted National Brotherhood Week, which was sponsored by the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) (formerly known as the National Conference of Christians and Jews) and was observed during the third week of February from the 1940s to the 1980s.
The NCCJ is "dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry, and racism and promoting understanding and respect among all races, religions, and cultures through education, advocacy, and conflict resolution."
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