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This week:
3rd
2007, Brian May, guitarist of Queen, handed in his astronomy PhD thesis, ‘A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud’, to Imperial College, London, 36 years after abandoning it to join the band.
Take That – Patience: Worksheet – Lyric Video
4th
1965, Bob Dylan recorded ‘Desolation Row’ in New York, in the final of six sessions for the album Highway 61 Revisited.
Lyric Video
5th
1966, Revolver, The Beatles’ seventh album, was released in the UK, the same day as the double A-side single ‘Eleanor Rigby’/‘Yellow Submarine’. Both became UK Number Ones.
Yellow Submarine: Worksheet
Revolver: Full Album Lyric videos
6th & 9th
Anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945)
The Unforgettable Fire – U2: Worksheet – Lyric Video
7th
1957, The pre-Beatles Quarrymen (without Paul, at a Scout summer camp) performed at Liverpool’s The Cavern, then a jazz club. The band played ‘Hound Dog’ and ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ before being sent a note from management saying “Cut out the bloody rock!”
Hound Dog: Worksheet – Lyric Video
8th
International Cat Day
The Cat Came Back – Fred Penner: Worksheet – Lyric Video
9th
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Worksheet: The Ka Mate Haka
Number Ones, 3rd August:
1956
UK Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers – Why Do Fools Fall in Love
US Elvis Presley – I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
1966
UK Chris Farlowe – Out of Time
US The Troggs – Wild Thing
1976
UK Elton John & Kiki Dee -Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
US The Manhattans – Kiss and Say Goodbye
1986
UK Chris de Burgh – The Lady In Red
US Peter Cetera – Glory Of Love
1996
UK Spice Girls – Wannabe –worksheet
US Los Del Rio – Macarena
2006
UK McFly – Don’t Stop Me Now
US Nelly Furtado – Promiscuous Girl (feat. Timbaland)
2016
UK Drake-One Dance (feat. Wizkid & Kyla)
US Drake-One Dance (feat. Wizkid & Kyla)
2026
UK Official Singles Charts
US Billboard Hot 100
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