Jul 7th, 2008 · The inspiration for Wolf Parade's "California Dreamer" comes from exactly where you might suspect it does: The Mamas and the Papas' 1965 hit "California Dreamin'." Singer Spencer Krug's curiosity was piqued by the line, "If I didn't tell her / I would leave today," so he imagined the perspective of the woman left behind.
Apr 21st, 2008 · Sen. John McCain says Selma, Ala., and other communities on his "It's Time for Action" tour have suffered the "sins of indifference and injustice." He lauded the courage shown by civil-rights advocates who were beaten as they marched across Selma's Edmond Pettus Bridge in 1965.
Apr 17th, 2008 · In 1965, it was Jorma Kaukonen's acid rock guitar playing in Jefferson Airplane that helped define the West coast psychedelic-rock scene. In recent years, he's turned his attention to traditional Americana. In a session from WFUV, Kaukonen talks about his rock history.
Jan 27th, 2008 · Suharto, the general who ruled Indonesia with an iron fist after brutally suppressing a 1965 communist uprising, died Sunday in Jakarta of multiple organ failure at age 86. His regime was widely regarded as one of most corrupt of the 20th century.
Nov 28th, 2007 · Dr. Robert Cade, the man who invented Gatorade, has died. Cade created Gatorade at the University of Florida in 1965 as a way to both quench players' thirsts and replace carbohydrates and electrolytes lost through sweating in the intense Florida heat. He succumbed to kidney failure. He was 80.
Nov 27th, 2007 · Dr. Robert Cade, the man who invented Gatorade, has died. Cade and other researchers created Gatorade at the University of Florida in 1965 as a way to both quench players' thirsts and replace carbohydrates and electrolytes lost through sweating in the intense Florida heat.
Nov 5th, 2007 · On May 11, 1965, after playing a show at Mississippi State University, Johnny Cash was arrested and charged with public drunkenness. This past weekend, the city of Starkville, Miss., symbolically pardoned him. The ceremony took place as part of the three-day Johnny Cash Flower Pickin' Festival. It's named after Cash's defense: He reportedly told the arresting officers that he was just picking flowers -- at 3 a.m. Cash went on to write a song about the experience: "Starkville City Jail."
Nov 3rd, 2007 · Washoe, claimed to be the first chimpanzee to learn sign language, died this week. Washoe was born in West Africa in 1965. Two scientists, Allen and Beatrix Gardner, took her home with them to Reno, Nev., where they talked to Washoe using American Sign Language.