Daily Archives: September 18, 2016

‘Play That Funky Music’ by Wild Cherry peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1976)

(Saturday, September 18, 1976)“Play That Funky Music” by Wild Cherry peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Sept. 18/25, Oct. 2, 1976). Continue reading ‘Play That Funky Music’ by Wild Cherry peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1976)

Paul McCartney and Wings arrive in Vienna 40 years ago today (Sep 18 1976)


Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings arrival in Austria - September 18, 1976'

(Saturday, September 18, 1976) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings arrived in Vienna, Austria, today, one day ahead of the four-city third European leg of their Wings Over the World tour. Continue reading Paul McCartney and Wings arrive in Vienna 40 years ago today (Sep 18 1976)

Daughter of GOP Senate candidate murdered 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1966)


Video: 'Valerie Percy Slaying Mystery 50 Years Later'

(Sunday, September 18, 1966, a few minutes after 5:05 a.m. CDT) — Valerie Jeanne Percy, the 21-year-old twin daughter of Republican Senate candidate Charles H. Percy, was beaten and stabbed to death by an intruder early this morning in her second-floor bedroom at the family’s palatial home on Lake Michigan in Kenilworth, Illinois. Continue reading Daughter of GOP Senate candidate murdered 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1966)