"Invasion, USA" released 1952

Invasion, U.S.A, released December 10, 1952, is a kinda creepy movie, as people in a bar watching TV observe an invasion by the Soviet Union.  I was introduced to this movie via Mystery Science Theater 3000.  A lot of the movie is stock footage of airplanes, and the ending is an interesting twist, although a bit of a cop-out.

One scene has Phyllis Coates and Noel Neill working as airline ticket agents.  Both women played Lois Lane opposite George Reeve as Superman.  

The film is considered a success, bringing in a profit of over $1.2M.

Edwin Starr's "War" reaches #1 1970

War was originally recorded by the Temptations but then Motown was pressured to release it as a single.  Songwriter Norman Whitfield (with Barrett Strong) re-recorded it with Edwin Starr and released it in June 1970.  It became a smash hit and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of August 29, 1970 and stayed there for three weeks.

War, an anti-Vietnam War song, is the most successful song of Starr's career and is the best known protest song. 

Billboard ranked it as the No. 5 song for 1970.  Starr received a Grammy nomination for War in 1971 for Best R&B Male Vocal.  His version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.