America's biggest song of 1966 wasn't a rock anthem or a protest song. It was a patriotic military tribute that sold millions and captured a fleeting moment in history.

The song "The Ballad of the Green Berets," sung by Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler, hit No. 1 on the U.S. music charts on this day in history, March 5, 1966. Unlike many songs that would emerge from the ...

Exactly 60 years ago today, on March 11, 1966, a song that was widely embraced at the time was the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. While 'The Ballad of the Green Berets' by Staff Sergeant Barry ...

This week in 1966: President Lyndon Johnson signed a bill requiring food labeling to identify contents; the U.S. and U.S.S.R. signed an accord for direct air service from Washington to Moscow; Ronald ...

One of the most unusual No. 1 hits of the 1960s reached the top of the charts exactly 60 years ago today. On March 5, 1966, Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler's patriotic ballad "The Ballad of the Green Berets" ...