Video: '1944 Broadway Musical: On the Town ~ Lonely Town (1940s)'
(Thursday, December 28, 1944, 8:30 p.m. EWT) — The musical On the Town, with music by Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, opened tonight on Broadway at the Adelphi Theater. Continue reading ‘On the Town’ musical opens on Broadway 70 years ago this hour (Dec 28 1944)
(Saturday, December 28, 1974) — “Angie Baby” by Helen Reddy peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It was Reddy’s third of three number one singles on the chart (1972-1974).
Video: 'George Harrison - "Dark Horse" [Full Album]'
(Monday, December 28, 1974) — Dark Horse by ex-Beatle George Harrison debuted at #58 on today’s Billboard 200 albums chart.
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - America's Enemy [5/11]' (Dec. 28, 1964, at 19:06)
(Monday, December 28, 1964, early hours; during the Battle of Binh Gia of the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Some 1,500 Vietcong, armed with machine guns and recoil-less rifles, today captured the village of Binh Gia, 40 miles southeast of Saigon. Continue reading Viet Cong capture South Vietnamese village of Binh Gia 50 years ago today (Dec 28 1964)
