(Saturday, November 11, 2006) — “My Love” by Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Nov. 11/18/25, 2006).
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‘Hoosiers’ premieres in Indianapolis 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1986)
Video: 'Hoosiers' trailer
(Monday, November 10, 1986, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Hoosiers, a sports film about a troubled coach who enlists the town drunk to turn a high school basketball team into winners, premiered tonight at the Circle Theatre in Indianapolis, Indiana. Continue reading ‘Hoosiers’ premieres in Indianapolis 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1986)
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‘True Love’ by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1956)
(Saturday, November 10, 1956) — “True Love” by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for one week.
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‘I Walk the Line’ by Johnny Cash peaks at #17 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1956)
(Saturday, November 10, 1956) — “I Walk the Line” by Johnny Cash peaked at #17 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
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‘No Diggity’ by Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1996)
(Saturday, November 9, 1996) — “No Diggity” by Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (Nov. 9/16/23/30, 1996).
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John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at Indica Gallery in London 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1966)
Video: 'John Lennon interview explains how he met Yoko Ono YouTube.flv - YouTube'
(Wednesday, November 9, 1966) — John Lennon of The Beatles was formally introduced today to Yoko Ono, a 33-year old Japanese conceptual artist, the day before her avant-garde “Unfinished Paintings and Objects” exhibit opened at the Indica Gallery in London.
Within two years, Lennon would divorce his wife of six years, Cynthia, and would marry Ono on March 20, 1969, one year prior to the group’s break-up in 1970.
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McCartney killed in a car crash according to ‘Paul is dead’ hoax 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1966)
Video: 'Paul McCartney en Córdoba 1966 ( The Beatles en España) Yesterday'
(Wednesday, November 9, 1966, 5:00 a.m. GMT) — Paul McCartney of The Beatles was supposedly killed in a car crash today after storming out of a session for the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album and getting into his Austin Healey car, according to the “Paul is dead” hoax that would circulate in 1969. Continue reading McCartney killed in a car crash according to ‘Paul is dead’ hoax 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1966)
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Reagan elected governor of California, defeats incumbent Brown 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 8 1966)
Video: 'Election Shocks (1966)'
(Tuesday, November 8, 1966, during the California gubernatorial election, 1966) — Republican challenger Ronald Reagan defeated Democratic incumbent Governor Pat Brown 57.55%-42.27% today to be elected governor of California. Continue reading Reagan elected governor of California, defeats incumbent Brown 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 8 1966)
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Edward Brooke becomes first African-American elected to U.S. Senate by popular vote 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 8 1966)
Video: '‘The biggest news in the country!’ / Lawrence O’Donnell, Edward Brooke'
(Tuesday, November 8, 1966, during the United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1966) — Edward W. Brooke today became the first black candidate to be elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote by defeating former Governor Endicott Peabody with 1,213,473 votes to 744,761. Continue reading Edward Brooke becomes first African-American elected to U.S. Senate by popular vote 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 8 1966)
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‘The Ten Commandments’ premieres in New York City 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 8 1956)
Video: 'The Ten Commandments' trailer
(Thursday, November 8, 1956, 8:00 p.m. EST) — The Ten Commandments, a biblical epic film about the Egyptian Prince, Moses, who learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people, premiered tonight at New York City’s Criterion Theatre. Continue reading ‘The Ten Commandments’ premieres in New York City 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 8 1956)
