(Saturday, August 24, 1996) — “I Love You Always Forever” by Donna Lewis peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for nine weeks (kept from number one by Los Del Rio’s “Macarena”).
Monthly Archives: August 2016
The Beatles perform at Shea Stadium in New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles - Live At Shea Stadium, August 23 1966'
(Tuesday, August 23, 1966, 9:20 p.m. EDT) — The Beatles held the second and what would turn out to be their final concert at New York’s Shea Stadium tonight with 44,600 in attendance on the 11th stop of The Beatles’ 1966 US tour. Continue reading The Beatles perform at Shea Stadium in New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1966)
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President Eisenhower accepts Republican presidential nomination 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1956)
Video: 'Eisenhower and Nixon 1956 Acceptance Speeches'
(Thursday, August 23, 1956, 6:18 p.m. PDT) — U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower of Kansas accepted the Republican nomination for President tonight at the 1956 Democratic National Convention meeting at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. Continue reading President Eisenhower accepts Republican presidential nomination 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1956)
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Paul McCartney interviewed on ‘Entertainment This Week’ 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1986)
Video: 'Entertainment This Week- August 23, 1986 (special Paul McCartney interview)'
(Saturday, August 23, 1986) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney was interviewed by Barbara Howar for today’s special edition of Entertainment This Week, recorded recently as the ex-Beatle’s MPL offices in London to promote the release of his new studio album Press to Play. Continue reading Paul McCartney interviewed on ‘Entertainment This Week’ 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1986)
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Legendary movie star Rudolph Valentino, 31, dies in New York City 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1926)
Video: 'Rudolph Valentino - Dead at 31'
(Monday, August 23, 1926, 12:10 p.m. EDT) — Legendary silent film star Rudolph Valentino, 31, died today at the New York Polyclinic Hospital where he had undergone a double operation for acute appendicitis and gastric ulcers on Aug. 15, 1926. He was 31. Continue reading Legendary movie star Rudolph Valentino, 31, dies in New York City 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1926)
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‘The Big Sleep’ opens in New York City 70 years ago this hour (Aug 23 1946)
Video: 'The Big Sleep' trailer
(Friday, August 23, 1946, doors opened at 9:00 a.m. EDT) — The Big Sleep, a film noir about a private eye who investigates a society girl’s involvement in the murder of a pornographer, opened this morning at the Strand theater in New York City.
Directed by Howard Hawks, the film starred Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
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The Beatles hold two press conferences in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 22 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles Press Conference in Warwick Hotel, New York, NY - August 22, 1966'
(Monday, August 22, 1966, evening EDT) — Having arrived early morning at LaGuardia Airport from St. Louis, The Beatles held two press conferences tonight at the Warwick Hotel in New York on the 11th stop of The Beatles’ 1966 US tour (click here to watch an extended clip of the press conference. Continue reading The Beatles hold two press conferences in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 22 1966)
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The Beatles perform in St. Louis 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 21 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles in St Louis 1966'
(Sunday, August 21, 1966, 8:30 p.m. CDT) — Having arrived early evening at Lambert Field from Cincinnati (where they played at noon to make up for Saturday’s rainout), The Beatles performed tonight at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on the tenth stop of The Beatles’ 1966 US tour. Continue reading The Beatles perform in St. Louis 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 21 1966)
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1,700 people killed by limnic eruption at Lake Nyos in Cameroon 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 21 1986)
Video: 'Lake Nyos'
(Thursday, August 21, 1986, 9:00 p.m. West Africa Time) — More than 1,700 people died today when toxic gas erupted from a volcanic lake in the West African nation of Cameroon. Continue reading 1,700 people killed by limnic eruption at Lake Nyos in Cameroon 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 21 1986)
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The Beatles perform in Cincinnati 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 21 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles at Crosley Field in Cincinnati in 1966'
(Sunday, August 21, 1966, noon EDT) — Having been rained out the night before, The Beatles performed today at Crosley Field in Cincinnati on the ninth stop of The Beatles’ 1966 US tour (click here to watch additional color film of The Beatles in Cincinnati this day). Continue reading The Beatles perform in Cincinnati 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 21 1966)
