Nixon wows ’em in Ole Opry land opening 40 years ago tonight (Mar 16 1974)

March 16, 20141970s, U.S. Presidents, Watergateadmin

(Saturday, March 16, 1974; during the Watergate scandal) — The Grand Ole Opry House opened in Nashville tonight with a concert attended by President Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat (click here to watch video; Mar. 16, 1974, at 2:31:42 and click here for more video options).

Jun 1 1915: T.S. Eliot poem ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ published
Jun 1 1925: Former U.S. Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, 71, dies in Washington, D.C.
Jun 1 1945: U.S. leaders approve immediate, unannounced atomic bomb strike on Japan
Jun 1 1955: ‘The Seven Year Itch’ premieres in New York City
Jun 1 1965: The Beach Boys complete ‘Summer Means New Love’
Jun 1 1975: The Rolling Stones launch ‘Tour of the Americas ’75’ in Baton Rouge
Jun 1 1985: ‘Axel F’ by Harold Faltermeyer peaks at #3 in USA
Jun 1 1985: ‘Say You’re Wrong’ by Julian Lennon peaks at #21 in USA
Jun 2 1975: Rockefeller inquiry clears CIA of major violations
Jun 2 1975: Ringo Starr releases ‘(It’s All Down to) Goodnight Vienna’/’Oo-Wee’ single in USA
Jun 2 1995: U.S. jet on mission for NATO shot down over Bosnia
Jun 3 1935: French liner Normandie sets transatlantic record
Jun 3 1945: Anne Frank’s father, Otto, returns to Amsterdam
Jun 3 1955: Barbara Graham executed at San Quentin State Prison in California
Jun 3 1965: Astronaut Edward White first American to ‘walk’ in space
Jun 3 1965: Two Beatles attend Allen Ginsberg’s 39th birthday party in London
Jun 3 1995: ‘Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?’ by Bryan Adams peaks at #1 in USA
Jun 4 1945: Japanese Foreign Minister holds out possibility of cutting deal with Soviets
Jun 4 1945: Americans launch amphibious assault on Oroku Peninsula
Jun 4 1965: ‘Beatles for Sale (No. 2)’ EP released in UK
Jun 4 1965: The Beach Boys complete recording of ‘California Girls,’ ‘Summer Days’ album
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Jun 5 1965: ‘Just a Little’ by The Beau Brummels peaks at #8 in USA
Jun 5 1965: ‘True Love Ways’ by Peter and Gordon peaks at #14 in USA
Jun 5 1975: Egypt reopens Suez Canal to international shipping
Jun 6 1925: Walter Percy Chrysler establishes Chrysler Corp.
Jun 6 1935: ‘The 39 Steps’ thriller film premieres in London
Jun 6 1945: Stimson briefs Truman on his ambivalence on dropping the atomic bomb on Japanese cities
Jun 6 1965: ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ by The Rolling Stones released
Jun 6 1965: Herman’s Hermits perform on ‘Ed Sullivan’
Jun 6 1985: Body of notorious Nazi Josef Mengele exhumed
Jun 7 1955: ‘The $64,000 Question’ quiz show premieres on CBS-TV
Jun 7 1965: Supreme Court establishes new constitutional ‘right of privacy’
Jun 7 1975: ‘Thank God I’m a Country Boy’ by John Denver peaks at #1 in USA
Jun 7 1975: ‘Old Days’ by Chicago peaks at #5 in USA
Jun 7 1985: ‘The Goonies’ adventure comedy film released in North America
Jun 8 1845: Former U.S. President Andrew Jackson dies in Nashville
Jun 8 1915: Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resigns over President Wilson’s response to Lusitania sinking
Jun 8 1985: ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’ by Tears for Fears peaks at #1 in USA
Jun 8 1985: ‘Fresh’ by Kool & the Gang peaks at #9 in USA
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1955: Dwight D. Eisenhower-Richard Nixon
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> Ascended to presidency intra-term upon death or resignation of predecessor and in Ford’s case #, after being appointed VP under 25th Amendment
@ Appointed VP under the 25th Amendment
* Owned slaves while in office

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