(Saturday, January 14, 1956) — “Memories Are Made of This” by Dean Martin peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for five consecutive weeks (Jan. 14/21/28, Feb. 4/11, 1956).
Monthly Archives: January 2016
‘Love and Marriage’ by Frank Sinatra peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 14 1956)
(Saturday, January 14, 1956) — “Love and Marriage” by Frank Sinatra peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
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‘Burn That Candle’ by Bill Haley and His Comets peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 14 1956)
(Saturday, January 14, 1956) — “Burn That Candle” by Bill Haley and His Comets peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Most Played in Jukeboxes chart for one week.
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Robert C. Weaver nominated to become first African-American in presidential cabinet 50 years ago this hour (Jan 13 1966)
(Thursday, January 13, 1966, 4:15 p.m. EST; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)) — Robert C. Weaver was nominated today to become the first African American to serve as a member of the U.S. president’s cabinet by President Lyndon B. Johnson, specifically as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
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Johnson asks domestic reform, stands firm on Vietnam in State of the Union address 50 years ago this hour (Jan 12 1966)
Video: 'Jan. 12, 1966: LBJ's Commitment to Vietnam'
(Wednesday, January 12, 1966, 9:04 p.m. EST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — In his third State of the Union message, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson pledged soberly tonight to stay in Vietnam “until aggression has stopped” but also promised to continue and expand the Great Society at home. Continue reading Johnson asks domestic reform, stands firm on Vietnam in State of the Union address 50 years ago this hour (Jan 12 1966)
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‘Batman’ series debuts on ABC-TV 50 years ago this hour (Jan 12 1966)
Video: '1. HI DIDDLE RIDDLE' (Jan. 12, 1966)
(Wednesday, January 12, 1966, 7:30-8:00 p.m. EST) — Batman, a live action television series based on the DC comic book character of the same name (starring starring Adam West and Burt Ward as the Dynamic Duo, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton, Stafford Repp and Madge Blake), premiered tonight on ABC-TV, airing twice a week on consecutive nights.
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‘Tonight She Comes’ by The Cars peaks at #7 in USA 30 years ago today (Jan 11 1986)
(Saturday, January 11, 1986) — “Tonight She Comes” by The Cars peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It was the band’s fourth of four top ten singles on the chart (1982-1986).
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‘I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock ‘n’ Roll)’ by Nick Lowe peaks at #77 in USA 30 years ago today (Jan 11 1986)
(Saturday, January 11, 1986) — “I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock ‘n’ Roll)” by Nick Lowe peaked at #77 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Convoy’ by C. W. McCall peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago today (Jan 10 1976)
(Saturday, January 10, 1976) — “Convoy” by C. W. McCall peaks at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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Several American mining employees shot execution-style by Pancho Villa loyalists 100 years ago today (Jan 10 1916)
Video: 'The Life of Pancho Villa' (Jan. 10, 1916, at 2:03)
(Monday, January 10, 1916) — Men loyal to Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa stopped a train at Santa Ysabel today and shot a group of U.S. mining employees execution-style (the reported number of dead varies from 16 to 18).
