Daily Archives: June 19, 2016

Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr record ‘Pure Gold’ in Hollywood 40 years ago #OTD (June 19 1976)

June 19, 20161970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970sadmin

Video: 'Ringo Starr - Pure Gold (1976) [1080p HD]'

(Saturday, June 19, 1976) — On a day off from his Wings Over America tour, former Beatle Paul McCartney joined another ex-Beatle, Ringo Starr, today at the Cherokee Studios in Hollywood to cut McCartney’s “Pure Gold” for Starr’s next album Ringo’s Rotogravure.

Republicans nominate William Dayton for vice president 160 years ago #OTD (June 19 1856)

June 19, 20161850sadmin

(Thursday, June 19, 1856) — Former Senator William Dayton of New Jersey was nominated vice president today at the first Republican National Convention meeting at Musical Fund Hall in Philadelphia. Continue reading Republicans nominate William Dayton for vice president 160 years ago #OTD (June 19 1856) →

2015: Barack Obama-Joe Biden
2005: George W. Bush-Dick Cheney
1995: Bill Clinton-Al Gore
1985: Ronald Reagan-George H.W. Bush
1975: #Gerald Ford-@Nelson Rockefeller
1965: Lyndon B. Johnson-Hubert Humphrey
1955: Dwight D. Eisenhower-Richard Nixon
1945: >Harry S. Truman-(vacant)
1935: Franklin D. Roosevelt-John N. Garner
1925: Calvin Coolidge-Charles G. Dawes
1915: Woodrow Wilson-Thomas R. Marshall
1905: Theodore Roosevelt-Charles Fairbanks
1895: Grover Cleveland-Adlai Stevenson I
1885: Grover Cleveland-Thomas Hendricks
1875: Ulysses S. Grant-Henry Wilson
1865: >Andrew Johnson-(vacant)
1855: Franklin Pierce-(vacant)
1845: *James K. Polk-George M. Dallas
1835: *Andrew Jackson-Martin Van Buren
1825: John Quincy Adams-John C. Calhoun
1815: *James Madison-(vacant)
1805: *Thomas Jefferson-George Clinton
1795: *George Washington-John Adams
> 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