Daily Archives: March 19, 2019

‘Goodnight Tonight’/’Daytime Nighttime Suffering’ by Wings released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 19 1979)


Video: 'Goodnight Tonight'

(Monday, March 19, 1979) — The single “Goodnight Tonight”/Daytime Nighttime Suffering by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings was released today in the U.S. (Mar. 23, 1979, in the UK). Continue reading ‘Goodnight Tonight’/’Daytime Nighttime Suffering’ by Wings released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 19 1979)

C-SPAN launches with first televised House session 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 19 1979)


Video: 'First Televised House Session - March 19, 1979'

(Monday, March 19, 1979, noon EST) — The U.S. House of Representatives began televising its floor proceedings today as Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN), an American cable and satellite television network created by the cable television industry as a public service, debuted today with a speech by then-Tennessee representative Al Gore. Continue reading C-SPAN launches with first televised House session 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 19 1979)