(Saturday, January 29, 1977) — “Jeans On” by David Dundas peaked at #17 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘Open Sesame (Part 1)’ by Kool & the Gang peaks at #55 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 1977)
(Saturday, January 29, 1977) — “Open Sesame (Part 1)” by Kool & the Gang peaked at #55 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘Crackerbox Palace’ by George Harrison debuts at #66 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 1977)
(Saturday, January 29, 1977) — “Crackerbox Palace” by former Beatle George Harrison debuted at #66 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘Crackerbox Palace’ by George Harrison debuts at #66 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 1977)
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‘Tell It Like It Is’ by Aaron Neville peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1967)
(Saturday, January 28, 1967) — “Tell It Like It Is” by Aaron Neville peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Nashville Cats’ by The Lovin’ Spoonful peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1967)
(Saturday, January 28, 1967) — “Nashville Cats” by The Lovin’ Spoonful peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Try a Little Tenderness’ by Otis Redding peaks at #25 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1967)
(Saturday, January 28, 1967) — “Try a Little Tenderness” by Otis Redding peaked at #25 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It is in the 204th position on Rolling Stone‘s list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
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England’s King Henry VIII dies 470 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1547)
Video: 'Documentary | Henry VIII - The Most Iconic King of English History'
(Friday, January 28, 1547) — England’s King Henry VIII, best known for his six marriages and, in particular, his efforts to have his first marriage, to Catherine of Aragon, annulled, died today at the age of 55 in the Palace of Whitehall; he was succeeded by his 9-year-old son, Edward VI. Continue reading England’s King Henry VIII dies 470 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1547)
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Comedian Freddie Prinze gravely wounded by self-inflicted gunshot 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1977)
Video: 'The Tragic Side of Comedy- Freddie Prinze'
(Friday, January 28, 1977, 3:30 a.m. PST) — Actor-comedian Freddie Prinze, the 22-year-old co-star of the NBC-TV comedy series Chico and the Man, was gravely wounded today at the Beverly Comstock Hotel in West Los Angeles by a gunshot in the head that the police said had been self-inflicted (he died the following day).
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Reagan says errors made in arms deal in annual State of Union address 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1987)
Video: 'President Reagan's State of the Union Address to the Congress and Nation, January 27, 1987'
(Tuesday, January 27, 1987, 9:03 p.m. EST) — U.S. President Ronald Reagan ended a long seclusion tonight with a State of the Union address in which he lamented that “serious mistakes were made” in the sales of American weapons to Iran, acknowledged that he took a risk that failed and urged the nation and look beyond the worst controversy of his presidency. Continue reading Reagan says errors made in arms deal in annual State of Union address 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1987)
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Three Apollo astronauts die in fire during test 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1967)
Video: 'Apollo 1 tragedy: From the Archives'
(Friday, January 27, 1967, 6:31:04.2 p.m. EST/23:31:04.2 GMT) — The three-man crew of astronauts for the Apollo 1 mission were killed tonight at Cape Kennedy, Florida, in a flash fire during a test aboard the huge spacecraft designed to take man to the moon. Continue reading Three Apollo astronauts die in fire during test 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1967)
