(Saturday, March 11, 1978) — “Poor Poor Pitiful Me” by Linda Ronstadt peaked at #31 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Poor Poor Pitiful Me’ by Linda Ronstadt peaks at #31 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 11 1978)
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‘Psycho Killer’ by Talking Heads peaks at #92 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 11 1978)
(Saturday, March 11, 1978) — “Psycho Killer” by Talking Heads peaked at #92 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Psycho Killer’ by Talking Heads peaks at #92 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 11 1978)
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Secretary Rusk grilled on Vietnam 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 11 1968)
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - Tet [6/11]' (Mar. 11-12 hearings at 39:39)
(Monday, March 11, 1968, 10:00 a.m. EST; during the Tet Offensive, part of the Vietnam War, Indochina Wars and Cold War) — One day after The New York Times reported that General William Westmoreland, commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam, had asked for 206,000 more American troops, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee pressed Secretary of State Dean Rusk today to disclose whether the administration was planning to expand the war in Vietnam. Continue reading Secretary Rusk grilled on Vietnam 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 11 1968)
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First case of 1918 flu pandemic documented 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 11 1918)
Video: 'Influenza 1918 | PBS American Experience | Documentary 2017' (Mar. 11, 1918, at 6:51)
(Monday, March 11, 1918) — The first documented case of the 1918 flu pandemic, which would kill 50–100 million people worldwide, was made this morning when U.S. Army mess cook Private Albert Gitchell complained of a sore throat, fever and headache today at a hospital at Camp Funston, Fort Riley, Kansas, an American military facility that at the time was training American troops during World War I. Continue reading First case of 1918 flu pandemic documented 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 11 1918)
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‘The Life of Emile Zola’ wins Outstanding Production at 10th Academy Awards 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 10 1938)
Video: 'The 1938 Oscars - in Color'
(Thursday, March 10, 1938, 8:15-10:11 p.m. PST) — The Life of Emile Zola, a biographical film about French author Émile Zola, won three Oscars, including Outstanding Production, tonight at the 10th Academy Awards at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Continue reading ‘The Life of Emile Zola’ wins Outstanding Production at 10th Academy Awards 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 10 1938)
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Request for additional 206,000 troops in Vietnam goes public 50 years ago#OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 10 1968)
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - Tet [6/11]' (The New York Times report at 39:30)
(Sunday, March 10, 1968; during the Tet Offensive, part of the Vietnam War, Indochina Wars and Cold War) — General William Westmoreland, commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam, has asked for 206,000 more American troops for Vietnam, and the request has touched off a divisive internal debate within high levels of the Johnson Administration, The New York Times reported in today‘s paper, in a story dated Mar. 9, 1968.
President Lyndon Johnson had been briefed on the request on Feb. 28, 1968, and ordered Secretary of Defense-designate Clark Clifford to form a task force to conduct a complete review of U.S. policy in Vietnam, including the new request to increase troops.
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’26 Miles (Santa Catalina)’ by The Four Preps peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 10 1958)
(Monday, March 10, 1958) — “26 Miles (Santa Catalina)” by The Four Preps peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for three weeks. Continue reading ’26 Miles (Santa Catalina)’ by The Four Preps peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 10 1958)
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‘Jezebel’ premieres in New York City 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 10 1938)
Video: 'Jezebel' trailer
(Thursday, March 10, 1938, 11:50 a.m. EST) — Jezebel, an American romantic drama film about a free-spirited Southern belle who loses her fiancé due to her stubborn vanity and pride and vows to win him back, premiered today at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Continue reading ‘Jezebel’ premieres in New York City 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 10 1938)
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Pop star Andy Gibb dies at 30 in British hospital 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 10 1988)
Video: 'What happened to ANDY GIBB?'
(Thursday, March 10, 1988, 8:45 a.m. GMT) — British singer, songwriter, performer and teen idol Andy Gibb, the younger brother of the three members of the Bee Gees, died today at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, England. Continue reading Pop star Andy Gibb dies at 30 in British hospital 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 10 1988)
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‘Valleri’ by The Monkees debuts at #24 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 9 1968)
(Saturday, March 9, 1968) — “Valleri” by The Monkees debuted at #24 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘Valleri’ by The Monkees debuts at #24 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 9 1968)
