Failed Banks: Class of 2013
By Aarti Kanjani and Harish Mali and Robert Clark

Special Report by SNL Financial

The regulators did not close any banks Aug. 16, keeping the year's total number of failures at 18. In 2012, regulators had closed 40 banks through Aug. 16.

As of Aug. 16, only two of the 18 bank failures thus far in 2013 have been involved in a loss-share agreement. In 2012, the FDIC entered loss-share agreements with the buyers of 20 of the 51 closed banks. In 2011, the FDIC entered loss-share agreements with the buyers of 58 of the 92 closed banks.

The median cost to the deposit insurance fund at the time of announcement as a percentage of the failed banks' assets was 27% in 2013, 21% in 2012 and 23% in 2011.

Wausau, Wis.-based Bank of Wausau ($43.6 million)
http://leasingnews.org/archives/Aug2013/8_13.htm#bank_beat

Fort Myers, Fla.-based First Community Bank of Southwest Florida ($247.3 million)
http://leasingnews.org/archives/Aug2013/8_06.htm#bank_beat

Sevierville, Tenn.-based Mountain National Bank ($437.3 million)
North Las Vegas, Nev.-based 1st Commerce Bank ($20.2 million)
http://leasingnews.org/archives/Jun2013/6_11.htm#bank_beat

Kenosha, Wis.-based Bank of Wisconsin ($134.0 million)
http://leasingnews.org/archives/Jun2013/6_03.htm#bank_beat

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Central Arizona Bank ($31.6 million)
http://leasingnews.org/archives/May2013/5_15.htm#wef

Valdosta, Ga.-based Sunrise Bank ($60.8 million)
Asheville, N.C.-based Pisgah Community Bank ($21.9 million)
http://leasingnews.org/archives/May2013/5_13.htm#bank_beat

Douglasville, Ga.-based Douglas County Bank ($317.3 million)
Lenoir, N.C.-based Parkway Bank ($109.6 million)
http://leasingnews.org/archives/Apr2013/4_29x.htm#bank_beat

Marianna, Fla.-based Chipola Community Bank ($37.5 million)
Orange Park, Fla.-based Heritage Bank of North Florida ($104.0 million)

Lexington, Ky.-based First Federal Bank ($93.0 million)
http://leasingnews.org/archives/Apr2013/4_23.htm#bank_beat

Gold Canyon, Ariz.-based Gold Canyon Bank ($42.1 million)
http://leasingnews.org/archives/Apr2013/4_08.htm#arizona

LaGrange, Ga.-based Frontier Bank ($258.8 million)
http://leasingnews.org/archives/Mar2013/3_11.htm#bank_beat

Chicago-based Covenant Bank ($58.4 million)
http://leasingnews.org/archives/Feb2013/2_19.htm#bank_beat

Andover, Minn.-based 1st Regents Bank ($49.6 million)
http://leasingnews.org/archives/Jan2013/1_22.htm#bank_beat

University Place, Wash.-based Westside Community Bank ($91.9 million)
http://leasingnews.org/archives/Jan2013/1_15.htm#beat

Fernando's View
By Fernando F. Croc

A time-spanning drama (“Lee Daniels’ The Butler”) and a poignant comedy (“Prince Avalanche”) come to theaters, while new DVDs offer audacious adaptations (“The Great Gatsby”), one-of-a-kind provocations (“Post Tenebras Lux”) and underrated classics (“Charulata”).

In Theaters:

Lee Daniels’ The Butler (The Weinstein Company): What if you could have been present at the homes of some of America's most notable leaders? That's the intriguing premise at the center of this decades-spanning drama, directed by Oscar nominee Lee Daniels ("Precious"). Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker) is a dedicated butler whose professional life could fill an entire encyclopedia of history. Finding a place at the White House, he aids no fewer than eight presidents, from Eisenhower (Robin Williams) and Johnson (Liev Schreiber) to Nixon (John Cusack) and Reagan (Alan Rickman). As Cecil witnesses the civil rights movement and the effects of the Vietnam War, we see the nation's cultural shifts reflected on his life and family. An emotional social portrait, Daniels' movie is one sure to be remembered come Academy Awards time.

Prince Avalanche (Magnolia Pictures): Director David Gordon Green has in the past alternated between lyrical dramas and oddball comedies. Here, he brings the best of the two camps for one of his best movies. Taking place in 1988, the story follows the often wild misadventures of Alvin (Paul Rudd) and Lance (Emile Hirsch), a pair of young road workers who find themselves working in an isolated patch of Texas. Away from their families, they scramble to break up the boredom and end up face to face with unexpected philosophical questions. With a poetic eye for expressive landscapes and the marvelously matched comic duo of Rudd and Hirsch, the movie melds unpredictable laughs with eloquent contemplation for a sweet, touching meditation on friendship.

Netflix Tip: Since his feature debut in 2000, David Gordon Green has been a restless presence in independent American cinema. So check out his brief but already diverse career, which ranges from the poetic “George Washington” (2000) to the harrowing “Undertow” (2004) to the zany “Pineapple Express” (2008).

On DVD:

The Great Gatsby (Warner Bros.): One of the all-time classics of American literature, F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" has long eluded the screen. While earlier movie adaptations tended to be ponderous and stuffy, outrageous Australian director Baz Luhrmann ("Moulin Rouge!") heads in the opposite direction and serves up a visually splashy, frenetically romantic interpretation. Set in the party-hardy Roaring Twenties, the story follows the whirlwind romance between the fabulously wealthy Gatsby (Leonard DiCaprio) and his ideal love Daisy (Carey Mulligan), as seen through the eyes of a young World War I veteran (Tobey Maguire). Combining Fitzgerald's legendary period dialogue with cutting-edge 3D technology and songs from Jay-Z, Luhrmann succeeds in putting his own personal stamp on the difficult material, making it a must for fans of his extravagantly passionate style.

Post Tenebras Lux (Strand): A filmmaker known for his various provocations (“Battle in Heaven,” “Silent Light”), Mexican director Carlos Reygadas offers what may be his most stylistically challenging as well as most emotionally affecting picture yet. The plot centers on Juan (Adolfo Jimenez Castro) and Natalia (Nathalia Acevedo), a wealthy married couple enjoying a vacation on the Mexican countryside. Using a non-linear structure, however, Reygadas uses these characters as just one of several eccentric visions, which range from glimpses of a British rugby team to a visit from an oddly familial demon. Often compared to “The Tree of Life” in its creatively lyrical approach, the movie can be maddening just as often as it is dazzling. Serious lovers of adventurous cinema will not want to miss it. With subtitles.

Charulata (Criterion): An important presence at the height of art-house cinema during the 1960s, Indian director Satyajit Ray has unfairly had few of his great works available on DVD. Criterion is working to remedy that wrong by releasing a restored edition of Ray’s 1964 drama, which works beautifully as an introduction to this graceful master of cinema. Set in the 19th-century, the story chronicles the triangle that emerges when neglected wife Charulata (Madhabi Mukherjee) meets Amal (Soumitra Chatterjee), the indolent brother of her dutiful husband Bhupati (Shailen Mukherjee). As the months go by, the feelings between Charulata and Amal threaten to go beyond friendship and tear the household asunder. Showcasing a sure touch that can go from humor to tragedy with devastating ease, Ray’s film is a classic in need of rediscovery. With subtitles.

 

 

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Mortgage rates spike to 2-year high
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/mortgages/mortgage-analysis.aspx?ic_id=Top_Stories_link_1

Construction industry sees major increase in contract renegotiation
http://www.heatingandventilating.net/news/news.asp

Hewlett-Packard under fire after earnings report
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_23921877/hewlett-packard-under-fire-after-earnings-report

Cosco International profit drop, dithers on leasing plans
http://www.seatrade-global.com/news/asia/cosco-international-sees-profit-drops-dithers-on-leasing-business-plans.html

BofA Continues to Be Leader in Small Business Digital Banking
http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130820-907173.html

FASB proposes VIE alternative for private companies
http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/News/20138581.htm

A new bargain on lease accounting, a Foreign Viewpoint
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/taxation-and-accounts/a-new-bargain-on-leases/article5032488.ece

Amazon Is Said to Have Tested a Wireless Network
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-23/amazon-is-said-to-have-tested-a-wireless-network.html

Jack Daniel's plans $100M expansion to meet demand
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Baseball Poem

Budweiser!

Budweiser! he calls
between innings, between pitches,
between breaths

 

From Tim Peeler, from his book
“Touching All the Bases.” He has given us permission
to reproduce them.

From a soft cover 128 pages
with index published by www.mcfarlandpub.com
( they take two weeks to send, but you are helping
this company stay alive, or you can buy from
Amazon, for the same price, but perhaps faster
delivery. While they are all mostly baseball,
some are not. He is a unique American poet.
He lives in Hickory, North Carolina.

 

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Sports Briefs----

Governor declares emergency for Yosemite-area fire
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/22/5671443/yosemite-national-park-brown.html

Concours d'Elegance (Editor was there; it was great! A lot of very rich people.)
http://www.sfgate.com/cars/slideshow/Concours-d-Elegance-68657.php

San Diego Mayor Filner could be out by Friday
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Governor declares emergency for Yosemite-area fire
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/22/5671443/yosemite-national-park-brown.html

Concours d'Elegance (Editor was there; it was great! A lot of very rich people.)
http://www.sfgate.com/cars/slideshow/Concours-d-Elegance-68657.php

San Diego Mayor Filner could be out by Friday
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Germany’s Rieslings on the Tip of the Tongue
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/28/dining/reviews/germanys

Oregon Wine Continues to Draw Investment
www.winesandvines.com/template.cfm?section=news&content=120767

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    1500 --  Christopher Columbus, accused of mistreating the natives of Haiti, is arrested and sent back to Spain in chains. Plunder continued to take precedence over conversion, but the Catholics continued to be embarrassed. Their ideology was not altogether suited to their practice. The Catholics made much of their conquests of Aztecs and Incas, whom they described as empires with institutions similar to those of the Hapsburg Empire and the religious practices as demonic as those of the official enemy, the heathen empire of the Ottoman Turks. But the Catholics did not make much of the wars of extermination against communities that had neither emperors nor standing armies. Such feats, although perpetrated regularly, conflicted with the ideology and were less than heroic. The act of slavery was condoned, as natives were considered “property” for this purpose, but there were reports of sexual abuse and torture in the name of church that got back to authorities, and contrary to popular belief, the Catholic church did not condone this. The queen of Spain appealed to the Pope, plus paid a “fine” for his release.
— Freddy Perlman, The Continuing Appeal of Nationalism
    1572- In France, late this night, Catholic conspirators began massacring thousands of Huguenots (French Protestants), under orders of Catherine de Medici, advisor to her son, Charles IX, King of France.  Huguenots, who could escape, went to other countries, many of them immigrating to the New World.
    1784- the state of Franklin, formed this day, when it seceded from North Carolina. It consisted of three counties between the Bald Mountains and the Holston River, an area that is now in eastern Tennessee.  It citizens established a senate and a house of commons at Jonesboro and elected John Sevier as governor for a four year term.  Sevier was arrested in 1788 on charges of high treason.  The state was not admitted to the Union. Upon his release from jail, Sevier was elected to the House of Representatives.  He served as the first governor of Tennessee after it was admitted to the Union as the 16th state in 1796.
    1834- Britain abolishes slavery in colonies; 700,000 slaves freed. The anti-slavery abolition movement gained much strength from this, as demonstrated with the formal organization of the American Anti-Slavery Society, formed in Philadelphia, December 4.
http://www.freetheslaves.net/timeline2.html
http://www.brycchancarey.com/abolition/index.htm
http://www.religioustolerance.org/sla_hist.htm
http://www.brycchancarey.com/abolition/index.htm
    1843-Birthday of Lillie Hitchcock, eccentric, cigar-smoking, pants-wearing San Francisco volunteer fire-fighter ("patron saint of all pioneer firemen of the city") and the benefactor for the construction of Coit Tower, a local monument in the shape of a fire hose. Coit Tower is built on the site of the first west coast telegraph, a semaphore completed in 1849. She commissioned another neighborhood landmark, a statue of three firefighters on the south-west corner of Washington Square Park.
    1849-Mail service established to the Interior of California. Stops included Benicia, Sacramento City and San José.
    1859-The first elevator installed was in the six-story Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York City, which opened this day. The elevator operated on the principle of an Archimedean screw. It was viewed and inspected by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, on October 11,1960.  The first elevator in an office building was installed in 1868 in the original Equitable Life Assurance Society building located on lower Broadway, New York City.  The first electric elevator successfully operated was installed in 1889 by Otis Brothers and Company in the Demarest Building, Fifth Avenue and 33rd Street, New York City and the age of the skyscrapers began in major cities throughout the United States.
    1863 – A ruthless band of guerillas attacks the town of Lawrence, Kansas, killing every man and boy in sight. Led by William Quantrill and William “Bloody Bill” Anderson, the guerillas were said to have carried out the brutal attack on behalf of the Confederacy. Included in their group was Jesse James’ brother Frank and Cole Younger, who would also play a large role in the James gang later on. Bloody Bill Anderson got his name for his love of shooting unarmed and defenseless people. Reportedly, he carried as many as eight handguns, in addition to a saber and a hatchet. His horse was also outfitted with several rifles and backup pistols. Although he claimed to have political motives for his terrorism, Anderson more likely used the Civil War as an opportunity to kill without repercussion. Jesse James, only 17 at the time, teamed up with Bloody Bill after he split from Quantrill’s band of killers. On September 24, 1864, their small splinter group terrorized and destroyed most of the town of Centralia, Missouri. They also ambushed a small troop of Union soldiers whose train happened to stop at Centralia. Twenty-five Northern soldiers were stripped and lined up while Anderson and Arch Clement proceeded to shoot each of them down in cold blood, sparing only the sergeant. A month later, Anderson paid for his crimes: He was caught by a full contingent of Union army troops in Missouri and killed in the ensuing battle. Jesse James was never brought to justice by the North for his war crimes and went on to become the 19th century’s most infamous criminal
    1864- The Union navy captured Fort Morgan, Alabama, breaking the Confederate dominance of the ports of the Gulf of Mexico. As the Union fleet of four ironclad and fourteen wooden ships sailed into the channel on August 5, one of the lead ships, the Tecumseh, hit a mine, at the time known as a "torpedo." In reply to the warning, "Torpedoes ahead!" given by the forward ships, commander Admiral David Farragut called out, "Damn the torpedoes!" and, taking the lead with his flagship the Hartford, sailed over the double row of mines and into Mobile Bay.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/aug23.html
    1869-The first carload of freight (boots and shoes) arrives in San Francisco from Boston.
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/rail.html
    1869 –Birthday of  Edgar Lee Masters,  Garnett, Kansas. Author of Spoon River Anthology, epitaphs spoken by about 250 persons buried in the graveyard of a village in the Middle West.
http://www.outfitters.com/illinois/fulton/masters.html
    1889-The first ship-to-shore wireless message received in US (San Francisco).
    1900-National Negro Business League was founded in Boston, MA by Booker T. Washington.  Four hundred delegates from34 states attended the founding conference, which promoted the growth of African-American-owned businesses. Washington was elected the fist president of the organization.
http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/2upa/Aaas/NationalNegroBusinessLeague.htm
http://www.imdiversity.com/villages/african/Article_Detail.asp?Article_ID=385
    1900 -- Folk singer Malvina Reynolds (Milder) born, San Francisco, California. She was refused her diploma by Lowell High School because her parents were opposed to US participation in World War I. Died 1978.
http://www.sisterschoice.com/mal-bio.html
http://www.sisterschoice.com/malvinamain.html
http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/unitarians/reynolds.html
    1902 - Fannie Merrit Farmer opened her cooking school, Miss Farmer's School of Cookery, in Boston, MA. Ms. Farmer was the leading cooking authority of her day. Known as the ‘mother of measurements', she revolutionized food preparation throughout the world with her introduction of precise measurements -- the level teaspoon, tablespoon, cup, etc. And, in 1919, candy maker Frank O'Connor paid Fannie the ultimate compliment by naming his now famous company, Fanny Farmer Candy Shops.
    1906 - Thunderstorms deluged Kansas City, MO, with six inches of rain during the early morning, including nearly three inches in thirty minutes.
    1911 -- Ishi — last member of his stone-age tribe — discovered in California. The region is known as the Land of Ishi because this is where the last survivor of the Yahi Yana tribe, a man named Ishi, escaped from settlers who exterminated the rest of the Yahis. They had lived here for at least 3,000 years before being killed off, along with the elk they had hunted, another dreadful moment in the settling of the West.  There is controversy that Ishi was not a “pure bred” and therefore was not the last of his tribe, as taught in California schools to this day.
http://www.mohicanpress.com/mo08019.html
http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/naind/html/na_017600_ishi.htm
http://www.bookcrossing.com/search/?title=ishi+lastandauthor=kroeberandcategory=andisbn=andbcid=and=Wait..
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/96legacy/releases.96/14310.html
    1913-Birthday of band leader Bob Crosby.
http://www.parabrisas.com/d_crosbybob.html
http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/pennvalley/biology/lewis/crosby/bobcros.htm
http://www.bobcrosbybobcats.com/
http://www.jazzbymail.com/albums_rw/rwstudy.html
    1917- -- Race Riot occurs in Houston, Texas, when the 24th Infantry seeks revenge on the city's white police after the brutal beating of two of the regiment's soldiers. After two hours of violence, 15 whites, including four policemen, are killed and 12 more injured. Four soldiers die. 118 soldiers are charged in connection with the riots and 19 executed, most in almost total secrecy, in one of the most infamous court-martials ever involving African-Americans
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/HH/jch4.html
http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/~chssocst/ssus2HoustonRiot.htm
http://www.africana.com/research/encarta/www1blacks.asp
http://www.hal-pc.org/~lfa/BB19.html
    1921 - Denver, CO, was drenched with 2.20 inches of rain in one hour, a record for that location.
    1927- Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were electrocuted at the Charleston, MA, prison.  Convicted of a shoe factory payroll robbery during which a guard had been killed, Sacco and Vanzetti maintained their innocence to the end. Six years of appeals marked this American cause celebre during which substantial evidence was presented to show that both men were elsewhere at the time of the crime.  however, on the 50th anniversary of their executive, Massachusetts governor Michael S. Dukakis proclaimed August 23, 1977, a memorial day, noting that the  1921 trial had been “permeated by prejudice.”   Dukais was to run for president with Lloyd Bentsen for vice-president in 1988, but to be defeated by George Bush and Sen. Dan Qualye in November, carrying only ten states. Some say it was his freeing of these gentlemen, among others, while pundits blame it on the “dirty trick” Texas campaign of the ridiculous picture of Dukais in an oversized helmet supposedly steering a tank. (others say he was a poor choice, and history shows he basically “disappeared” from the political scene after his loss.)
    1929-Birthday of drummer Danny Barcelona, Honolulu, HI.
http://www.storyville-records.com/Oct2.html
http://www.jazzrecords.com/jazzbooks/video3.htm
    1936-Birthday of Rudy Lewis, one of the lead singers with the Drifters, Philadelphia, PA.
http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=94
http://www.rhinorecords.com/Albums/72417bio.html
http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~mjzappat/drifters/drifters.html
    1939- Glenn Miller completes 14 weeks at Glen Island Casino.  Air checks make it a phenomenal summer success and makes “the Miller sound” the hit of the country.
    1943 - "LIFE" magazine spotlighted a dance craze that was sweeping the U.S.A. -- the Lindy Hop. The Lindy was named after American aviation hero Charles A. Lindbergh; and began its entry into the American lifestyle in 1927. The Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York was really jumping when George ‘Shorty' Snowden, one of the Savoy's famous dancers, started doing twists, turns, jumps and twirls to the music of greats like Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald. Snowden told everyone he was doing the Lindy Hop. The jitterbug, swing or Lindy as it was called by white dancers became an integral part of Hollywood's golden era and was picked up by the youth of America during WWII, as exhibited on the "LIFE" cover.
http://www.jitterbuzz.com/lifmag.html
http://www.ecsu.ctstateu.edu/depts/edu/textbooks/lindy.html
http://www.savoystyle.com/willamae_ricker.html
http://www.mcn.org/a/lindyhop/
http://dancing.org/lindy-what-is.html
http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Balcony/1404/history.html
    1943-Along the beaches at Cape Fear outside Camp Davis, A-24 planes flown by members of the Women Air Service Pilots are dragging training targets behind them. The targets are being shot at with live ammunition by men training to be part of anti-aircraft gun crews. Instructors are next to each man to pull a recruit's finger away who is too excited and shoots at the plane instead of the target. It happens often.    WASP Byrd Granger in On Final Approach, the History of the Women Air Service Pilots wrote:
   "Instructor Lt. Bruce Arnold, son of General Hap Arnold is... too late (as) he reaches to snatch a gunner's hand from the trigger. Dismayed he sees a 50mm round speed with deplorable accuracy toward the A-24, not the target. It will be a direct hit."
   WASP Mabel Rawlinson is piloting while in the rear cockpit is male instructor Lt. Roubillard who is checking her on night flying. Pilot Rowlinson immediately radios they have been hit. Granger writes: "The engine is rough, faltering. The landing pattern takes the plane, sputtering over the barracks where women pilots hear it. They run out of the barracks as the crippled plane coughs one last time, then plunges into the swampy wood at the north end of the runway. On impact it breaks in two and the front section blazes. Mabel struggles to release the hatch. She cannot open it.
   "Lt. Roubillard, emerging (almost unhurt) from the separated rear section, hears her screams as she burns to death. So do the women WASP pilots running towards the crash. It is 9:20 p.m. It is almost totally dark. And the crash will remain one of the closest guarded secrets of World War II. Roubillard says Rawlinson's flying ability saved his life.
   "... She might have survived if the A-24 cockpit latch had operated. But (the latch which she had written up to be fixed) was (considered too) minor a problem to have repair priority."
   To this day Rawlinson's death as a result of friendly fire is hardly acknowledged and there are many who claim no women were ever killed. Thirty-seven women died in the WASP program.
    1946 -- Humphrey Bogart movie "The Big Sleep" opens. Based on the novel by Raymond Chandler.
    1947 - Margaret Truman, daughter of U.S. President Harry S Truman, presented her first public concert. Margaret sang before 15,000 people at the Hollywood Bowl. The concert did not get great reviews. In fact, the critics didn't like Margaret's singing at all. And Margaret's dad didn't like the critics, and said so, from the White House.
    1950---Top Hits
Mona Lisa - Nat King Cole
I Wanna Be Loved - The Andrews Sisters
Play a Simple Melody - Bing Crosby
I'm Moving On - Hank Snow
    1953-Birthday of  saxophone player Bobby Watson, Lawrence, KS.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/watson_bobby_1_/bio.jhtml
http://www.umkc.edu/conservatory/faculty/bio_info.asp?primarykey=60
http://www.ejn.it/mus/watson.htm
    1958---Top Hits
Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) - Domenico Modugno
Little Star - The Elegants
My True Love - Jack Scott
Alone with You - Faron Young
    1964 -- Beatles do Hollywood Bowl concert.
    1965 - The U.S. premiere of the motion picture "Help!", starring The Beatles, was held for thousands of moviegoers wanting to see the group's first color motion picture. Their first film, "A Hard Day's Night", had been produced in black and white.
    1966---Top Hits
Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful
Sunny - Bobby Hebb
See You in September - The Happenings
Almost Persuaded - David Houston
    1968- Aretha Franklin's "Lady Soul" earns a gold LP while the Rascals' "People Got to Be Free" is awarded a gold 45.
    1969 - Mrs. Audrey McElmory of La Jolla, CA won the world cycling championship in Czechoslovakia.
    1969-"Honky Tonk Women" by The Rolling Stones hits #1 on the pop chart.
    1969- The Who's "I'm Free" peaks at #37 on the chart.
    1969- Crosby, Stills and Nash's "Marrakesh Express" peaks at #28 on the chart, while Chicago's "Questions 67 & 68" peaks at #71
    1969 - Johnny Cash's LP Johnny Cash At San Quentin hits #1
    1970 - U.S. swimmer Gary Hall broke three world records at the AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) outdoor swimming meet, held in Los Angeles, CA.
    1972- Republican convention (Miami Beach, FL) re-nominates VP Agnew but not unanimous-1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley).
    1974---Top Hits
The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
(You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka
Tell Me Something Good - Rufus
As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone - Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
    1975- War's "Why Can't We Be Friends?" peaks at #6 on the pop chart.
    1975- Fleetwood Mac's self titled LP enters the charts. It's the band's first album with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.
    1975 - Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds' "Fallin' In Love" hits #1
    1980- AC/DC's "Black In Black" LP enters the charts. It's the band's first album with new lead singer Brian Johnson and also their most popular, selling over 10 million.
    1982---Top Hits
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
Hurts So Good - John Cougar
Abracadabra - The Steve Miller Band
Nobody - Sylvia
    1984 - South Fork Ranch, the home of the fictitious Ewing clan of the CBS-TV show "Dallas", was sold. The ranch, a 200-acre spread near Dallas, was to be transformed from a tourist site into a hotel, according to the new owners.
    1986- Billy Joel's LP "The Bridge" enters the album charts. The album featured two top-10 hits, "Modern Woman" and "A Matter Of Trust."
    1987 - A cold front brought autumn-like weather to the Northern and Central Plains Region. Afternoon highs were in the 50s and 60s across parts of Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska that just two days earlier were in the 90s or above 100 degrees. Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rain in New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
    1989 - Thunderstorms produced heavy rain with flash flooding in West Virginia. Pickens, WV, reported 4.80 inches of rain in 24 hours. Evening thunderstorms in Mississippi deluged Alta Woods with 4.25 inches of rain in less than an hour. Thunderstorms also produced heavy rain in southeastern Kentucky, and flooding was reported along Big Creek and along Stinking Creek. The Stinking Creek volunteer fire department reported water levels 12 to 14 feet above bankfull. Fort Worth TX hit the 100 degree mark for the first time all year. Strong winds ushering cool air into northwest Utah gusted to 70 mph, raising clouds of dust in the salt flats.
    1990---Top Hits
Vision of Love - Mariah Carey
Come Back to Me - Janet Jackson
If Wishes Came True - Sweet Sensation
Next to You, Next to Me - Shenandoah
    1990- Singer Billy Idol begins a tour in Montreal -- this just six months after almost losing his leg in a motorcycle accident
    1992-James A. Baker III, resigned as secretary of state and was appointed chief of  staff to President George Bush I.  In his new post Baker was to take over command of Bush's reelection campaign, which was seen as floundering.
    1994--Medal of Honor CAREY, ALVIN P.
Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, 38th Infantry, 2-t Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Plougastel, Brittany, France, 23 August 1944. Entered service at: Laughlinstown, Pa. Born: 16 August 1916, Lycippus, Pa. G.O. No.: 37, 11 May 1945. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life, above and beyond the call of duty, on 23 August 1944. S/Sgt. Carey, leader of a machinegun section, was advancing with his company in the attack on the strongly held enemy hill 154, near Plougastel, Brittany, France. The advance was held up when the attacking units were pinned down by intense enemy machinegun fire from a pillbox 200 yards up the hill. From his position covering the right flank, S/Sgt. Carey displaced his guns to an advanced position and then, upon his own initiative, armed himself with as many hand grenades as he could carry and without regard for his personal safety started alone up the hill toward the pillbox. Crawling forward under its withering fire, he proceeded 150 yards when he met a German rifleman whom he killed with his carbine. Continuing his steady forward movement until he reached grenade-throwing distance, he hurled his grenades at the pillbox opening in the face of intense enemy fire which wounded him mortally. Undaunted, he gathered his strength and continued his grenade attack until one entered and exploded within the pillbox, killing the occupants and putting their guns out of action. Inspired by S/Sgt. Carey’s heroic act, the riflemen quickly occupied the position and overpowered the remaining enemy resistance in the vicinity.
    1996-Restrictions intended to discourage smoking by young people were announced by President Clinton.  The new rules banned vending machines in many locations; prohibited brand-name sponsorship of sporting events; and out-lawed advertising billboards located within 1000 ft of schools.
    1998 -Barry Bonds becomes the first player in major league history to hit 400 home runs and steal at least 400 bases (438). The Giant slugger reached the unmatched plateau with his 26th homer of the year against Marlin southpaw Kirt Ojala in a 10-5 San Francisco victory.
    1998- With his 50th and 51st dingers, Cubs' slugger Sammy Sosa joins Mark McGwire (53) of the Cardinals in hitting 50 home runs making it only the second time two National League hitters have reach the plateau in the same season. Pirates outfielder Ralph Kiner and Giants first baseman Johnny Mize each hit a league-leading 51 round trippers in 1947.
   1999 --Joining Babe Ruth and Mark McGwire, Mariner outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. becomes the third player in major league history to hit 200 homers in a four-season span. Junior's 39th helps Seattle beat the Indians, 4-1.