Daily Archives: August 19, 2012

Crowd stilled as Florida mom issues AIDS plea at Republican Convention 20 years ago tonight (1992)

August 19, 20121990sadmin

Video: 'Mary Fisher "Whisper of AIDS" Speech 1992 Pt 1'

(Wednesday, August 19, 1992) — Mary Fisher, a Florida mother from a politically prominent family, urged Americans watching the 1992 Republican National Convention in Houston tonight to put politics aside when they consider AIDS, which she compared to the Holocaust. Continue reading Crowd stilled as Florida mom issues AIDS plea at Republican Convention 20 years ago tonight (1992) →

Soviets launch second woman into space 30 years ago this hour (1982)

August 19, 20121980s, space explorationadmin

Video: Savitskaya (at 0:09 and 1:05)

(Thursday, August 19, 1982, 1:12 p.m. EDT) — Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya flew aboard Soyuz T-7 today from Gagarin’s Start, becoming the second woman in space some 19 years after Valentina Tereshkova.

Apr 20 1974: ‘TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)’ by MFSB featuring The Three Degrees peaks at #1 in USA
Apr 20 1974: ‘Piano Man’ by Billy Joel peaks at #25 in USA
Apr 20 1974: ‘Band On The Run’ single by Paul McCartney & Wings debuts at #68 in USA
Apr 21 1984: ‘Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)’ by Phil Collins peaks at #1 in USA
Apr 21 1984: ‘Miss Me Blind’ by Culture Club peaks at #5 in USA
Apr 21 1984: ‘Illegal Alien’ by Genesis peaks at #44 in USA
Apr 21 1984: ‘I’m Stepping Out’ by John Lennon peaks at #55 in USA
Apr 22 1944: ‘It’s Love-Love-Love’ by Guy Lombardo peaks at #1 in USA
Apr 22 1964: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson opens New York World’s Fair
Apr 22 1964: The Beatles film three sequences for ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ in London
Apr 22 1964: The Beatles attend cocktail party in London to promote upcoming Australian tour
Apr 22 1994: Former U.S. President Richard Nixon, 81, dies in New York City
Apr 23 1964: The Beatles film more footage for ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ sequence in London
Apr 23 1964: The Beatles are interviewed by New York DJ Murray the K on the set of ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ in London
Apr 23 1964: John Lennon attends Foyle’s literary luncheon in his honor in London
Apr 23 1994: ‘Streets of Philadelphia’ by Bruce Springsteen peaks at #9 in USA

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2004: ^George W. Bush-Dick Cheney
1994: Bill Clinton-Al Gore
1984: Ronald Reagan-George H.W. Bush
1974: Richard Nixon-#Gerald Ford
1964: >Lyndon B. Johnson-(vacant)
1954: Dwight D. Eisenhower-Richard Nixon
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt-Henry A. Wallace
1934: Franklin D. Roosevelt-John N. Garner
1924: >Calvin Coolidge-(vacant)
1914: Woodrow Wilson-Thomas R. Marshall
1904: >Theodore Roosevelt-(vacant)
1894: Grover Cleveland-Adlai Stevenson I
1884: >Chester A. Arthur-(vacant)
1874: Ulysses S. Grant-Henry Wilson
1864: Abraham Lincoln-Hannibal Hamlin
1854: Franklin Pierce-(vacant)
1844: >*John Tyler-(vacant)
1834: *Andrew Jackson-Martin Van Buren
1824: *James Monroe-Daniel D. Tompkins
1814: *James Madison-Elbridge Gerry
1804: *Thomas Jefferson-Aaron Burr
1794: *George Washington-John Adams

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^ Elected without winning popular vote
# appointed VP under 25th Amendment
* Owned slaves while in office

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