(Saturday, February 5, 1977) — “Torn Between Two Lovers” by Mary MacGregor peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Feb. 5/12, 1977).
Monthly Archives: February 2017
‘I Like to Do It’ by KC and the Sunshine Band peaks at #37 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 5 1977)
(Saturday, February 5, 1977) — “I Like to Do It” by KC and the Sunshine Band peaked at #37 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Dreamboat Annie’ by Heart peaks at #42 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 5 1977)
(Saturday, February 5, 1977) — “Dreamboat Annie” by Heart peaked at #42 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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Bill Haley and His Comets mobbed by fans as they arrive in London 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 5 1957)
Video: 'Bill Haley - Newsreel - London Feb -1957'
(Tuesday, February 5, 1957) — Bill Haley and His Comets were mobbed by fans when they arrived in London today for a tour. Continue reading Bill Haley and His Comets mobbed by fans as they arrive in London 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 5 1957)
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Roosevelt proposes plan to ‘pack’ Supreme Court 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 5 1937)
Video: 'Reshaping the Supreme Court'
(Friday, February 5, 1937, noon EST) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt today proposed the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937, which included a provision to increase the number of Supreme Court justices to obtain favorable rulings regarding New Deal legislation that the court had ruled unconstitutional. Continue reading Roosevelt proposes plan to ‘pack’ Supreme Court 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 5 1937)
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Congress overrides President Wilson, passes immigration bill 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 5 1917)
Video: '1917 Immigration Act'
(Monday, February 5, 1917; during World War I) — Congress today overrode President Woodrow Wilson’s veto of the Immigration Act of 1917 aimed at preventing “undesirables” and anyone born in the “Asiatic Barred Zone” from entering the U.S. Continue reading Congress overrides President Wilson, passes immigration bill 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 5 1917)
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Civil jury finds O.J. Simpson liable in killings of wife, her friend 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1997)
Video: 'OJ Simpson Civil Trial Verdict Part 1'
(Tuesday, February 4, 1997, 7:15 p.m. PST) — The case that has riveted America for two and a half years, divided the nation by race and sex, and raised troubling questions about the power of celebrity and the nature of justice ended tonight when O. J. Simpson was found liable in the civil lawsuits brought by the families of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald L. Goldman. Continue reading Civil jury finds O.J. Simpson liable in killings of wife, her friend 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1997)
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President Clinton cites education as top priority in State of Union message 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1997)
Video: '1997 State Of The Union - President Bill Clinton'
(Tuesday, February 4, 1997, 9:15 p.m. EST) — U.S. President Bill Clinton, declaring that Americans “want us to be partners, not partisans,” challenged Congress in his State of the Union address tonight to give the nation’s schools a big spending increase while balancing the budget by 2002. Continue reading President Clinton cites education as top priority in State of Union message 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1997)
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11 killed when two Chicago Transit Authority trains collide on elevated track 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1977)
Video: 'EL Crash Chicago 1977 (ABC News Special Report)'
(Friday, February 4, 1977, 5:25 p.m. CST) — Eleven people were killed this afternoon when an elevated train crowded with homeward-bound passengers bounced off the back of a train ahead of it at one of the busiest intersections in Chicago’s Loop, hurling two of its first four cars to the street about 20 feet below and leaving two others dangling from the tracks. Continue reading 11 killed when two Chicago Transit Authority trains collide on elevated track 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1977)
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‘Rumours’ album by Fleetwood Mac released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1977)
Video: 'Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (Super Deluxe) (Full Album)' (58 videos)
(Friday, February 4, 1977) — Rumours, the eleventh studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, was released today by Warner Bros. Records. Continue reading ‘Rumours’ album by Fleetwood Mac released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1977)
