(Saturday, January 22, 1955) — “Let Me Go, Lover!” by Joan Weber was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for two consecutive weeks (Jan. 22/29, 1955).
Monthly Archives: January 2015
‘Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere)’ by Bill Haley & His Comets peaks at #11 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 22 1955)
(Saturday, January 22, 1955) — “Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere)” by Bill Haley & His Comets was the #11 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
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Patton urges new, all-out attack on German ‘Bulge’ 70 years ago today (Jan 22 1945)
Video: 'American Experience - Battle of the Bulge (PBS Documentary)' (Jan. 22, 1945, at 1:08:36)
(Monday, January 22, 1945; during the Battle of the Bulge on the Western Front of World War II) — “Patton called Bradley and urged that all armies attack, whether they were fatigued or had losses or not…”
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President Reagan, VP George H.W. Bush hold public inaugural ceremonies 30 years ago this hour (Jan 21 1985)
Video: 'Jan. 21, 1985: Inaugural Ceremonies for Ronald Reagan'
(Monday, January 21, 1985, 11:48 a.m. EST) — President Ronald Reagan launched his second term today, saying the nation faced “a moment of bard decisions” that demanded further limits on the cost and size and power of the Federal
Government. Continue reading President Reagan, VP George H.W. Bush hold public inaugural ceremonies 30 years ago this hour (Jan 21 1985)
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First Kiwanis Club founded in Detroit 100 years ago today (Jan 21 1915)
Video: 'Kiwanis Club 75th Anniversary Video - Produced in 1990'
(Thursday, January 21, 1915) — The first Kiwanis Club, dedicated to community service, was founded today in Detroit originally known as the Supreme Lodge Benevolent Order Brothers.
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The Byrds record Bob Dylan’s ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ 50 years ago today (Jan 20 1965)
Video: 'The Byrds Mr Tambourine Man Remastered'
(Wednesday, January 20, 1965) — The Byrds recorded the Bob Dylan song “Mr. Tambourine Man” today at Columbia Records in Hollywood.
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Rock-and-roll promoter Alan Freed, 43, dies in Palm Springs 50 years ago today (Jan 20 1965)
Video: 'Popular Mister Rock and Roll & Alan Freed videos'
(Wednesday, January 20, 1965) — Rock-and-roll promoter Alan Freed, 43, died today in a Palm Springs, California, hospital from uremia and cirrhosis brought on by alcoholism.
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FDR sworn in for unprecedented fourth term as U.S. President, Truman as 34th VP 70 years ago this hour (Jan 20 1945)
Video: 'Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1945 Presidential Inauguration'
(Saturday, January 20 1945, shortly after noon EWT) — Franklin Delano Roosevelt, nearing his sixty-third birthday, stood today at the White House bareheaded and without an outside coat, despite raw, wintry weather, to become the nation’s first fourth-term President (click here for a clip from Jan. 20, 1945, at 3:46:36 from “American Experience: FDR”). Continue reading FDR sworn in for unprecedented fourth term as U.S. President, Truman as 34th VP 70 years ago this hour (Jan 20 1945)
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LBJ sworn in for a full term as U.S. President, Humphrey as 38th VP 50 years ago this hour (Jan 20 1965)
Video: 'Inauguration of the President and Vice President, 1/20/1965. MP802.'
(Wednesday, January 20, 1965, 12:03 p.m. EST) — Lyndon Baines Johnson of Texas began his first full term as President today with a pledge that the nation aspired “to nothing that belongs to others” but sought only “man’s dominion over tyranny and misery.” (click here for more clips from Jan. 20, 1965, at 1:48:43/1:52:31 from “American Experience: LBJ”). Continue reading LBJ sworn in for a full term as U.S. President, Humphrey as 38th VP 50 years ago this hour (Jan 20 1965)
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President Reagan, VP George H.W. Bush sworn-in for second terms 30 years ago this hour (Jan 20 1985)
Video: 'Ronald Reagan 1985 Inauguration Part 1'
(Sunday, January 20, 1985, 11:57 a.m. EST) — Ronald Wilson Reagan quietly took the constitutional oath today to begin his second term as the 40th President of the United States. Continue reading President Reagan, VP George H.W. Bush sworn-in for second terms 30 years ago this hour (Jan 20 1985)
