Monthly Archives: February 2018

‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’ by Santa Esmeralda peaks at #15 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 18 1978)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, February 18, 1978) — “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” by Santa Esmeralda peaked at #15 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’ by Santa Esmeralda peaks at #15 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 18 1978) →

‘The Big Broadcast of 1938’ released in U.S. 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 18 1938)

1930s, movies 1930s


Video: 'The Big Broadcast of 1938 W.C. Fields, Martha Raye, Dorothy Lamour'

(Friday, February 18, 1938) — The Big Broadcast of 1938, a musical film about a radio announcer who tries to juggle musical acts and his ex-wives while broadcasting from an ocean liner, was released today in the U.S. (it opened in New York City on Mar. 9, 1938). Continue reading ‘The Big Broadcast of 1938’ released in U.S. 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 18 1938) →

McCartney, Starr depart London to study meditation in India 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 18 1968)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'Ringo & Paul - London Airport, Heathrow, England (18.02.1968)'

(Sunday, February 18, 1968) — Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr of The Beatles, plus McCartney’s girlfriend, Jane Asher, and Starr’s wife, Maureen, departed London Airport today, bound for Delhi, India, where two other members of the group, John Lennon and George Harrison (and their wives) had arrived three days earlier. Continue reading McCartney, Starr depart London to study meditation in India 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 18 1968) →

Vietnam-bound troops given send-off by LBJ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 17 1968)

1960s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - Tet [6/11]' (LBJ at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina at 5:08-5:15 p.m. EST on Feb. 17, 1968, at 31:21)

(Saturday, February 17, 1968, 5:08 p.m. EST/8:43 p.m. PST; during the Tet Offensive, part of the Vietnam War, Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. President Lyndon Johnson flew to Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina and El Toro Marine Air Station in California today to offer prayers and good wishes to paratroopers and marines as they strapped themselves into transports for bound for Vietnam. Continue reading Vietnam-bound troops given send-off by LBJ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 17 1968) →

Harrison, Lennon study meditation in India 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 17 1968)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'George & John - Ashram, Rishikesh, India (17.02.1968) (Filmed 19.02.1968)'

(Saturday, February 17, 1968) — George Harrison and John Lennon of The Beatles were filmed today in India, having arrived the previous day to study Transcendental Meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his ashram in Rishikesh. Continue reading Harrison, Lennon study meditation in India 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 17 1968) →

‘Sugartime’ by The McGuire Sisters peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 17 1958)

1950s, Popular Music 1950s

(Monday, February 17, 1958) — “Sugartime” by The McGuire Sisters peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for four consecutive weeks (Feb. 17/24, Mar. 3/10, 1958). Continue reading ‘Sugartime’ by The McGuire Sisters peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 17 1958) →