(Saturday, May 14, 1966) — “Kicks” by Paul Revere & the Raiders peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
In 2004, “Kicks” was ranked number 400 on Rolling Stone‘s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
Monthly Archives: May 2016
‘How Does That Grab You, Darlin’ by Nancy Sinatra peaks at #7 in USA 50 years ago today (May 14 1966)
(Saturday, May 14, 1966) — “How Does That Grab You, Darlin” by Nancy Sinatra peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘Message to Michael’ by Dionne Warwick peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago today (May 14 1966)
(Saturday, May 14, 1966) — “Message to Michael” by Dionne Warwick peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘Shapes of Things’ by The Yardbirds peaks at #11 in USA 50 years ago today (May 14 1966)
(Saturday, May 14, 1966) — “Shapes of Things” by The Yardbirds peaked at #11 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘SOS’ by Rihanna peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago today (May 13 2006)
(Saturday, May 13, 2006) — “SOS” by Rihanna peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (May 13/20/27, 2006).
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U.S. Congress declares war on Mexico 170 years ago today (May 13 1846)
Video: 'Mexican American War - 2of6' (Congress approves declaration of war at :21)
(Wednesday, May 13, 1846; during the Mexican-American War) — The U.S. Congress approved a declaration of war on Mexico requested by President James Polk today after a few hours of debate on a vote of 40-2 in the Senate and 174-14 in the House.
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‘Top Gun’ premieres in New York 30 years ago tonight (May 12 1986)
Video: 'Top Gun' trailer
(Monday, May 12, 1986) — Top Gun, an action drama film about a hotheaded pilot who struggles to survive an exclusive training program, premiered tonight in New York City.
Directed by Tony Scott, the film starred Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards and Tom Skerritt.
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‘Long Tall Sally’ by Little Richard peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago today (May 12 1956)
(Saturday, May 12, 1956) — “Long Tall Sally” by Little Richard peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week. The song is ranked #55 on Rolling Stone‘s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
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‘R-O-C-K’ by Bill Haley and His Comets peaks at #16 in USA 60 years ago today (May 12 1956)
(Saturday, May 12, 1956) — “R-O-C-K” by Bill Haley and His Comets peaked at #16 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for one week.
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Atlanta-bound ValuJet DC-9 crashes into Florida Everglades, killing 110 people 20 years ago this hour (May 11 1996)
Video: 'ValuJet Flight 592 'Florida Everglades Plane Crash''
(Saturday, May 11, 1996, 2:13:42 p.m. EDT) — An Atlanta-bound ValuJet DC-9 caught fire today shortly after takeoff from Miami and crashed into the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 people on board.
