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‘I Really Love You/Circles’ by George Harrison released 30 years ago today (1983)

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(Monday, February 7, 1983) — Ex-Beatle George Harrison today released the single “I Really Love You/Circles” today in Britain (Nov. 1, 1982 in the U.S.), the second single from his album Gone Troppo. Continue reading ‘I Really Love You/Circles’ by George Harrison released 30 years ago today (1983) →

U.S. government announces rationing of leather shoes 70 years ago today (1943)

February 7, 20131940s, World War IIadmin

(Sunday, February 7, 1943; during World War II) — The U.S. government abruptly announced that rationing of shoes made with leather would go into effect in two days, limiting consumers to buying three pairs per person per year. (Rationing was lifted in October 1945.)

Apr 27 1974: ‘Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me’ by Gladys Knight & the Pips peaks at #3 in USA
Apr 27 1974: ‘Oh My My’ by Ringo Starr peaks at #5 in USA
Apr 27 1974: ‘I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song’ by Jim Croce peaks at #9 in USA
Apr 27 1974: ‘Keep On Singing’ by Helen Reddy peaks at #15 in USA
Apr 27 1974: ‘Let It Ride’ by Bachman-Turner Overdrive peaks at #23 in USA
Apr 28 1964: The Beatles tape ‘Around The Beatles’ TV special in London
Apr 28 1984: ‘They Don’t Know’ by Tracey Ullman peaks at #8 in USA
Apr 29 1964: The Beatles pose with their Madame Tussauds wax figures in London
Apr 29 1964: The Beatles filmed departing London’s Gatwick Airport to perform four shows in Scotland
Apr 29 1974: U.S. President Richard Nixon agrees to release edited transcripts of Watergate tapes
Apr 30 1964: The Beatles interviewed for two Scottish TV shows in Glasgow
Apr 30 1994: ‘The Most Beautiful Girl in the World’ by Prince peaks at #3 in USA
Apr 30 1994: ‘Loser’ by Beck peaks at #10 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

> Succeeded to the presidency intra-term upon death or resignation of predecessor
^ Elected without winning popular vote
# appointed VP under 25th Amendment
* Owned slaves while in office

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