(Saturday, April 7, 2001) — Butterfly by Crazy Town is the #1 song on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for the second of two weeks (March 24, April 7, 2001).
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Tonight on TV: ‘The Twilight Zone’
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(Friday, April 7, 1961, 10 p.m. ET) — While searching alone for water, the leader (Cliff Robertson) of a 1847 wagon train ends up in the future on tonight’s episode of The Twilight Zone.
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Season One Finale: ‘All In The Family’
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(Tuesday, April 6, 1971, 9:30 p.m. ET) — Edith accepts an invitation for the Bunkers to have supper at the Jeffersons on the season one finale of the TV sitcom All In The Family.
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Tonight on TV: ‘M*A*S*H’
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(Monday, April 6, 1981, 9 p.m. ET) — Hawkeye is overcome by the devotion of a terminally ill G.I. (Patrick Swayze), who has leukemia, for his critically wounded buddy on tonight’s episode of the TV series M*A*S*H.
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Mayflower sails back to England
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(Thursday, April 5, 1621) — The Mayflower, the ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, sailed today from Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts on a monthlong return trip to England.
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‘Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)’ by Jimmy Dorsey peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1941)
(Saturday, March 29, 1941) — “Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)” by the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra with vocalists Helen O’Connell and Bob Eberly peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for ten consecutive weeks (March 29, April 5/12/19/26, May 3/10/17/24/31, 1941). Continue reading ‘Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)’ by Jimmy Dorsey peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1941)
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Tonight on TV: ‘Adam-12′ season 3 finale
(Monday, April 5, 1971) — A safecracker gets into buildings without any evidence of forcible entry in the season 3 finale of the TV series Adam-12.
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TV series finale: ‘Hogan’s Heroes’
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(Sunday, April 4, 1971, 7:30 p.m. ET) — In the final episode of Hogan’s Heroes, an American television sitcom set in a German prisoner of war (POW) camp during the Second World War, Hogan becomes the partner of a beautiful underground agent when he and his men team up with the underground to destroy a guided missile battery.
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‘Rapture’ by Blondie #1 in USA
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(Saturday, April 4, 1981) — Rapture by Blondie is the #1 song on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for the second of two weeks.
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Tonight on TV: ‘Seinfeld’
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(Thursday, April 4, 1991, 9:30 p.m. ET) — When an apartment becomes available in Jerry’s building, he helps Elaine get it, only to regret his decision to do so on tonight’s episode of Seinfeld.
