Daily Archives: January 15, 2013

‘20 Greatest Hits’ by The Beatles peaks at #50 in USA 30 years ago today (1983)


Video: 'Love Me Do'

(Saturday, January 15, 1983)20 Greatest Hits, a compilation album featuring a selection of songs by The Beatles, released to mark the 20th anniversary of The Beatles’ first record release Love Me Do in the UK in 1962, peaked at #50 on today’s Billboard 200 albums chart for two weeks.

Four more plead guilty to Watergate bugging charges 40 years ago today (1973)


Video: Jan. 15, 1973 (at 13:30)

(Monday, January 15, 1973; during the Watergate scandal) — Four of the six remaining defendants in the Watergate trial pleaded guilty to all charges today, leaving only G. Gordon Liddy and James W. McCord, Jr. still standing trial for conspiracy, burglary and illegal eavesdropping of Democratic national headquarters in June 1972.