Daily Archives: July 4, 2019

Lou Gehrig delivers ‘Luckiest Man’ speech at Yankee Stadium 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 4 1939)

1930s


Video: 'Lou Gehrig's Toughest Day in Yankee Stadium'

(Tuesday, July 4, 1939, mid-afternoon EDT) — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees, diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a debilitating motor neuron disease, delivered his famous farewell speech today at Yankee Stadium in which he called himself “the luckiest man on the face of the earth” Continue reading Lou Gehrig delivers ‘Luckiest Man’ speech at Yankee Stadium 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 4 1939) →

‘Give Peace a Chance’/’Remember Love’ by Plastic Ono Band released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 4 1969)

1960s, Cold War, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s, Vietnam War


Video: 'Give Peace A Chance - Plastic Ono Band'

(Friday, July 4, 1969) — The single “Give Peace a Chance”/”Remember Love” by Plastic Ono Band, a rock band formed by John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, as a vehicle for their collaborative and solo projects, was released today in the UK (July 7, 1969, in the U.S.). Continue reading ‘Give Peace a Chance’/’Remember Love’ by Plastic Ono Band released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 4 1969) →