(Saturday, September 29, 1984) — “Drive” by The Cars at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks.
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‘Cruel Summer’ by Bananarama peaks at #9 in USA 30 years ago today (Sep 29 1984)
(Saturday, September 29, 1984) — “Cruel Summer” by Bananarama at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Rock Me Gently’ by Andy Kim peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago today (Sep 28 1974)
(Saturday, September 28, 1974) — “Rock Me Gently” by Andy Kim peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Free Man in Paris’ by Joni Mitchell peaks at #22 in USA 40 years ago today (Sep 28 1974)
(Saturday, September 28, 1974) — “Free Man in Paris” by Joni Mitchell peaked at #22 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It is ranked #470 on Rolling Stone‘s list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
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‘Whatever Gets You thru the Night’ by John Lennon debuts at #53 in USA 40 years ago today (Sep 28 1974)
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(Saturday, September 28, 1974) — “Whatever Gets You thru the Night” by ex-Beatle John Lennon (with Elton John on harmony vocals, piano) debuted at #53 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
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‘Goodbye Mr. Fish’ episode of ‘The Cosby Show’ debuts 30 years ago this hour (Sep 27 1984)
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(Thursday, September 27, 1984, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Rudy becomes very sad after her pet goldfish, Lamont, dies, on tonight’s episode of the NBC sitcom television series The Cosby Show.
In 2009, the episode was ranked #15 on TV Guide‘s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
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The Beach Boys debut on ‘Ed Sullivan’ 50 years ago this hour (Sep 27 1964)
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(Sunday, September 27, 1964, 8 p.m. EDT) — The Beach Boys appeared live on the CBS television variety series The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time tonight, performing “I Get Around” and “Wendy.” Continue reading The Beach Boys debut on ‘Ed Sullivan’ 50 years ago this hour (Sep 27 1964)
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Oswald lone JFK assassin, Warren Commission concludes 50 years ago this hour (Sep 27 1964)
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(Sunday, September 27, 1964, 6:30 p.m. EDT) — The November 22, 1963, assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy was the work of one man, Lee Harvey Oswald, and there was no conspiracy, foreign or domestic, according to the Warren Commission report made public this evening. Continue reading Oswald lone JFK assassin, Warren Commission concludes 50 years ago this hour (Sep 27 1964)
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Reagan debuts as ‘General Electric Theater’ host 60 years ago this hour (Sep 26 1954)
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(Sunday, September 26, 1954, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — Actor Ronald Reagan debuted tonight as the only host of the CBS television series General Electric Theater. GE added a host to provide continuity in the anthology format.
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‘Gilligan’s Island’ debuts on CBS 50 years ago this hour (Sep 26 1964)
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(Saturday, September 26, 1964, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — Gilligan’s Island, a situation comedy that followed the comic adventures of seven castaways as they attempted to survive the island on which they had been shipwrecked, debuted tonight as a regular television series on CBS. It starred Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Tina Louise, Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells. Continue reading ‘Gilligan’s Island’ debuts on CBS 50 years ago this hour (Sep 26 1964)
