Daily Archives: March 22, 2017

‘Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down’ by Puff Daddy featuring Mase peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 22 1997)

(Saturday, March 22, 1997)“Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down” by Puff Daddy featuring Mase peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six consecutive weeks (Mar. 22/29, Apr. 5/12/19/26, 1997). Continue reading ‘Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down’ by Puff Daddy featuring Mase peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 22 1997)

Barge loaded with 3,168 tons of trash sets sail from Islip, New York 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 22 1987)


Video: 'Voyage of the Mobro 4000 | Retro Report | The New York Times'

(Sunday, March 22, 1987, 9:00 p.m. EST) — The tugboat Break of Dawn, towing the barge Mobro 4000 loaded with 3,168 tons of refuse, set sail today from Islip, New York, bound for a pilot program in Morehead City, North Carolina, to be turned into methane.

Things, however, did not go as planned. Continue reading Barge loaded with 3,168 tons of trash sets sail from Islip, New York 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 22 1987)

The Monkees work on three tracks 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 22 1967)


Video: 'Early Morning Blues and Greens [Mono Master]'

(Wednesday, March 22, 1967, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m./1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m./6:30 p.m.-1:00 a.m. PST)The Monkees recorded “Early Morning Blues And Greens,” overdubbed Cello and French horn on “Shades Of Gray” and recorded an early version of “No Time” today at Studio C, RCA Recording Studios in Hollywood during the group’s recording sessions for the album Headquarters. Continue reading The Monkees work on three tracks 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 22 1967)

Lord Mountbatten arrives in New Delhi to oversee India’s transition to independence 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 22 1947)

(Saturday, March 22, 1947)Viscount Mountbatten, who on March 24, 1947, will become the twenty-ninth and presumably the last British Viceroy of India, arrived today in New Delhi by special plane from London to oversee the transition of British India to independence no later than June 30, 1948.