(Saturday, May 7, 1977) — “Can’t Stop Dancin'” by Captain & Tennille peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘Oh, the humanity!’ 36 killed as German zeppelin Hindenburg bursts into flames 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1937)
Video: 'Hindenburg Disaster Real Footage (1937)'
(Thursday, May 6, 1937, 7:25 p.m. EDT) — The hydrogen-filled German passenger airship Hindenburg burned and crashed tonight during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst in Manchester Township, New Jersey, killing 35 of the 97 people on board and a Navy crewman on the ground. Continue reading ‘Oh, the humanity!’ 36 killed as German zeppelin Hindenburg bursts into flames 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1937)
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‘Close Your Eyes’ by Peaches & Herb peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1967)
(Saturday, May 6, 1967) — “Close Your Eyes” by Peaches & Herb peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks.
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‘I’m a Man’ by The Spencer Davis Group peaks at #10 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1967)
(Saturday, May 6, 1967) — “I’m a Man” by The Spencer Davis Group peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I’m a Man’ by The Spencer Davis Group peaks at #10 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1967)
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‘My Back Pages’ by The Byrds peaks at #30 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1967)
(Saturday, May 6, 1967) — “My Back Pages” by The Byrds peaked at #30 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘(There’ll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #25 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1957)
(Monday, May 6, 1957) — “(There’ll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)” by Elvis Presley peaked at #25 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
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‘Girlfriend’ by Avril Lavigne peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 5 2007)
(Saturday, May 5, 2007) — “Girlfriend” by Avril Lavigne peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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Nixon tells Frost he ‘let the American people down’ 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 4 1977)
Video: 'David Frost extracts apology from Richard Nixon in famed interview'
(Wednesday, May 4, 1977, 7:30-9:00 p.m. EDT) — In the first of a four-part series of exclusive interviews by David Frost, former President Richard M. Nixon said tonight that he had “let the American people down” by lying, disregarding his constitutional oath and abetting the Watergate cover-up while in the White House (click here to watch an extended video from the interviews). Continue reading Nixon tells Frost he ‘let the American people down’ 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 4 1977)
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‘The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl’ album released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 4 1977)
Video: 'The Beatles - Boys (Live / From "Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years")'
(Wednesday, May 4, 1977) — “The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl,” a live album by The Beatles featuring songs compiled from two performances at the Hollywood Bowl in August 1964 and August 1965, was released today in the U.S. (May 6, 1977, in the UK). Continue reading ‘The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl’ album released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 4 1977)
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2008 Republican presidential candidates hold first debate 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 3 2007)
(Thursday, May 3, 2007, 8:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m. EDT) — Ten Republican presidential candidates held their first debate of the 2008 race tonight at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, criticizing the Bush administration’s management the Iraq War but insisting that U.S. troops should not be withdrawn (click here to watch the full debate).
