(Saturday, May 20, 1967) — “Groovin'” by The Young Rascals peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four non-consecutive weeks (May 20/27, June 17/24, 1967). Continue reading ‘Groovin” by The Young Rascals peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 20 1967)
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Charles Lindbergh takes off from New York on historic solo flight to France 90 years ago this hour#OnThisDay #OTD (May 20 1927)
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(Friday, May 20, 1927, 7:52 a.m. EDT) — American aviator Charles Lindbergh took off this morning from Roosevelt Field in Garden City on New York’s Long Island, piloting the Spirit of St. Louis, bound for Paris in an attempt to become the first person to complete a non-stop trans-Atlantic airplane flight. Continue reading Charles Lindbergh takes off from New York on historic solo flight to France 90 years ago this hour#OnThisDay #OTD (May 20 1927)
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‘Wings’ premieres in San Antonio, Texas 90 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1927)
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(Thursday, May 19, 1927) — Wings, a silent war film about romantic rivals who fly against the enemy in World War I, had its world premiere today at the Texas Theater on Houston Street in San Antonio, Texas, the city where it had been filmed. Continue reading ‘Wings’ premieres in San Antonio, Texas 90 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1927)
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The Beatles attend ‘Sgt. Pepper’ promo party 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1967)
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(Friday, May 19, 1967, evening BST) — Beatles manager Brian Epstein hosted a promotional party tonight at his home on 24 Chapel Street, London, for the forthcoming release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band. Continue reading The Beatles attend ‘Sgt. Pepper’ promo party 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1967)
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‘No Country for Old Men’ premieres at Cannes Film Festival 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 2007)
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(Saturday, May 19, 2007) — No Country for Old Men, an American neo-western neo-noir thriller film about a poacher who has to elude the Texas Rangers and the mob after stealing drug money, premiered today at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Continue reading ‘No Country for Old Men’ premieres at Cannes Film Festival 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 2007)
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Colleen Stan, 20, abducted in ‘Girl in the Box’ case 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1977)
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(Thursday, May 19, 1977, 5:33 p.m. EDT) — In what became known as the “Girl in the Box” case, 20-year-old Colleen Stan, hitchhiking from her home in Eugene, Oregon, to a friend’s home in northern California, where she was heading to attend a birthday party, was abducted today by a couple she’d accepted a ride from and imprisoned as a sex slave for the next seven years. Continue reading Colleen Stan, 20, abducted in ‘Girl in the Box’ case 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1977)
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The Rolling Stones record ‘She’s a Rainbow’ in London 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1967)
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(Thursday, May 18, 1967) — The Rolling Stones recorded “She’s a Rainbow” today at Olympic Sound Studios in London for their album Their Satanic Majesties Request. Continue reading The Rolling Stones record ‘She’s a Rainbow’ in London 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1967)
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The Beatles pose for photo session in London’s Hyde Park 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1967)
(Thursday, May 18, 1967) — The Beatles posed for a photo session today in Hyde Park in Central London with Marvin Lichtner from Time magazine.
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Wilson signs Selective Service Act, denies Roosevelt’s request to command volunteer division 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1917)
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(Friday, May 18, 1917; during World War I) — U.S. President Woodrow Wilson today signed the Selective Service Act of 1917, which gave him the power to conscript men ages 21 to 30 and the option of calling up 500,000 volunteers. Continue reading Wilson signs Selective Service Act, denies Roosevelt’s request to command volunteer division 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1917)
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38 children killed in America’s deadliest school attack 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1927)
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(Wednesday, May 18, 1927, at about 8:45 a.m. EDT) — In America’s deadliest school attack, part of a schoolhouse in Bath Township, Michigan, was blown up today with explosives planted by local farmer Andrew Kehoe, who then set off a bomb in his truck. Continue reading 38 children killed in America’s deadliest school attack 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1927)
