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Caroline Kennedy weds Edwin Schlossberg in Massachusetts 40 years ago this hour (July 19 1986)
Video: 'July 19, 1986 - The wedding of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg'
(Saturday, July 19, 1986, 3:00 p.m. EDT) — Caroline Kennedy, 28, the only daughter of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy, married exhibit designer Edwin Schlossberg, 41, today at Our Lady of Victory Church in Centerville, Massachusetts.
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‘Invisible Touch’ by Genesis peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago today (Jul 19 1986)
(Saturday, July 19, 1986) — “Invisible Touch” by Genesis peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Invisible Touch’ by Genesis peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago today (Jul 19 1986)
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‘Nasty’ by Janet Jackson peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago today (Jul 19 1986)
(Saturday, July 19, 1986) — “Nasty” by Janet Jackson peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Nasty’ by Janet Jackson peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago today (Jul 19 1986)
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‘Hyperactive’ by Robert Palmer peaks at #33 in USA 40 years ago today (Jul 19 1986)
(Saturday, July 19, 1986) — “Hyperactive” by Robert Palmer peaked at #33 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Hyperactive’ by Robert Palmer peaks at #33 in USA 40 years ago today (Jul 19 1986)
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Singer Bobby Fuller found dead in car 60 years ago this hour (Jul 18 1966)
Video: 'Bobby Fuller's Brother Sheds New Light on His Death'
(Monday, July 18, 1966, at approximately 5:15 p.m. EDT) — Pop music singer and guitarist Bobby Fuller, 23, best known for his recording of “I Fought the Law,” was found dead today in his car, parked outside his apartment in Los Angeles. Continue reading Singer Bobby Fuller found dead in car 60 years ago this hour (Jul 18 1966)
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Nadia Comaneci scores first perfect 10 in gymnastics at Olympics 50 years ago today (Jul 18 1976)
Video: 'Nadia Comaneci and the first perfect 10 outperformed modern technology'
(Sunday, July 18, 1976; during the 1976 Summer Olympics) — Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci, 14, received the first-ever perfect score of 10 today with her routine on uneven parallel bars. Comaneci would go on to receive six more 10s at Montreal. Continue reading Nadia Comaneci scores first perfect 10 in gymnastics at Olympics 50 years ago today (Jul 18 1976)
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First video of Titanic wreckage released 40 years ago today (Jul 18 1986)
Video: 'First Video from Expedition Titanic'
(Friday, July 18, 1986) — The world got its first look at the wreckage of the RMS Titanic resting on the ocean floor as videotape of the British luxury liner, which sank in 1912, was released today by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Continue reading First video of Titanic wreckage released 40 years ago today (Jul 18 1986)
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Paul McCartney interviewed for promotional TV special 40 years ago today (July 18 1986)
Video: 'The Paul McCartney Special (Raw Footage)'
(Friday, July 18, 1986) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney performed and was interviewed today at EMI Studios in London for a BBC1 television special titled McCartney to promote his new studio album Press To Play for transmission on Aug. 29, 1986.
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‘Take My Heart’ by Eddy Duchin peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Jul 18 1936)
(Saturday, July 18, 1936) — “Take My Heart” by Eddy Duchin and his Orchestra (Featuring Jerry Cooper, vocalist) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for two consecutive weeks (July 18/25, 1936). Continue reading ‘Take My Heart’ by Eddy Duchin peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Jul 18 1936)
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230 people killed as TWA Flight 800 explodes off Long Island, New York 30 years ago this hour (Jul 17 1996)
Video: 'TWA 800's Mid Air Explosion | Mayday Air Disaster'
(Wednesday, July 17, 1996, 8:31:12 p.m. EDT) — TWA Flight 800, a Europe-bound Boeing 747, exploded and crashed tonight off Long Island, New York, shortly after departing John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 230 people on board. Continue reading 230 people killed as TWA Flight 800 explodes off Long Island, New York 30 years ago this hour (Jul 17 1996)
