March 13, 1968 –
The Beatles release the single Lady Madonna in the UK on this date.
Paul McCartney said that this song is a tribute to women everywhere. It was inspired by a photo of a woman in Vietnam suckling her child, over the caption “Mountain Madonna.” The photo appeared in the January 1965 issue of National Geographic as part of an article called “American Special Forces in Action in Viet Nam.”
The Haus of Dcaligari 