(Saturday, December 12, 1987) — “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)” by Aerosmith peaked at #14 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four weeks. Continue reading ‘Dude (Looks Like a Lady)’ by Aerosmith peaks at #14 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 12 1987)
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Father Edward Flanagan establishes Boys Town 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 12 1917)
Video: 'Boystown Building Families'
(Wednesday, December 12, 1917) — Boys Town, an orphanage for boys, then called the “City of Little Men,” was founded today by Edward J. Flanagan, a Roman Catholic priest, in a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska. Continue reading Father Edward Flanagan establishes Boys Town 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 12 1917)
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Japanese aircraft sink U.S. gunboat Panay on China’s Yangtze River 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 12 1937)
Video: 'BOMBING OF THE GUNBOAT USS PANAY BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT DURING RAPE OF NANKING 70722'
(Sunday, December 12, 1937, noon CST; during the Second Sino-Japanese War) — Japanese aircraft and shore batteries opened fire today on the U.S. Navy gunboat Panay while it was anchored in the Yangtze River outside Nanking (now spelled Nanjing), China, while it was evacuating personnel from the embassy at Nanking.
Three Americans were killed and another 43 were wounded.
The Japanese claimed that they did not see the American flags painted on the deck of the gunboat, apologized, and paid an indemnity.
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‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ premieres in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1967)
Video: 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' trailer
(Monday, December 11, 1967, 8:30 p.m. EST) — An aging white couple’s liberal principles are tested when their daughter announces her engagement to an African-American doctor in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, an American comedy-drama film that premiered tonight at the Victoria Theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ premieres in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1967)
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‘Wall Street’ opens in New York City 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 13 1987)
Video: 'Wall Street' trailer
(Friday, December 11, 1987; 12 noon EST) — Wall Street, an American drama film about a high-rolling corporate raider who is idolized by young-and-hungry broker, opened today at Criterion Center theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘Wall Street’ opens in New York City 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 13 1987)
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British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1917)
Video: 'GENERAL ALLENBY'S ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM'
(Tuesday, December 11, 1917, noon local time; during the Battle of Jerusalem, part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I) – British General Edmund Allenby entered Jerusalem today, two days after his forces expelled the Ottoman Turks. Continue reading British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1917)
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Kyoto Protocol adopted to combat climate change 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1997)
Video: 'December 1997: Kyoto Protocol adopted'
(Thursday, December 11, 1997, at approximately 1:00 p.m. JST) — The Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty that commits State Parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions based on the scientific consensus that global warming is occurring and it is extremely likely that human-made CO2 emissions have predominantly caused it, was approved today by more than 150 countries at a global warming conference in Kyoto, Japan. Continue reading Kyoto Protocol adopted to combat climate change 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1997)
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CBS-TV Studio 50 renamed for Ed Sullivan 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 10 1967)
Video: '1967 Ed Sullivan Theatre Unveiling'
(Sunday, December 10, 1967, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — CBS Studio 50, a theater located at 1697–1699 Broadway, between West 53rd and West 54th, in the Theater District in Manhattan, was officially renamed the Ed Sullivan Theater in honor of variety TV host Ed Sullivan at the end of his “20th Anniversary Celebration” telecast tonight on CBS. Continue reading CBS-TV Studio 50 renamed for Ed Sullivan 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 10 1967)
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Singer Otis Redding killed in plane crash 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 10 1967)
Video: 'Deep Soul The Up Rising Of Otis Redding Part 6.' (Dec. 10, 1967, at 6:25)
(Sunday, December 10, 1967, 3:25 p.m. CST) — R & B singer Otis Redding, 26, and six others were killed today when the plane they were on plunged into Lake Monona in Wisconsin. Continue reading Singer Otis Redding killed in plane crash 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 10 1967)
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Led Zeppelin reunites for full-length concert 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 10 2007)
Video: 'Led Zeppelin Celebration Day 10 dicembre 2007 presso l'O2 Arena di Londra'
(Monday, December 10, 2007, just after 9:00 p.m. GMT) — The surviving members of Led Zeppelin (guitarist Jimmy Page, vocalist Robert Plant and bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones) reunited tonight (with Jason Bonham substituting for his late father, John Bonham, on drums) for their first full-length concert in nearly 30 years during the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert at London’s O2 Arena. Continue reading Led Zeppelin reunites for full-length concert 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 10 2007)
