(Saturday, August 21, 1948) — “You Call Everybody Darlin'” by Al Trace and His New Orchestra (vocal by Bob Vincent) peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for two consecutive weeks (Aug. 14/21, 1948). Continue reading ‘You Call Everybody Darlin” by Al Trace and His New Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 21 1948)
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crush ‘Prague Spring’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1968)
Video: 'Cold War - Red Spring 1960s - Part 14/24' (Aug. 20-21, 1968, at 39:54)
(Tuesday, August 20, 1968, 11:00 p.m. CET; during the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, part of the Cold War) — The Soviet Union and four other Warsaw Pact nations – Bulgaria, Hungary, East Germany and Poland – began invading Czechoslovakia tonight with approximately 250,000 troops and 2,000 tanks to crush Alexander Dubcek’s Prague Spring liberalisation reforms and strengthened the authority of the authoritarian wing within the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSC). Continue reading Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crush ‘Prague Spring’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1968)
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The Beatles complete ‘Mother Nature’s Son,’ record ‘Wild Honey Pie’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1968)
Video: 'Mother Nature's Son (Remastered 2009)'
(Tuesday, August 20, 1968, 8:00 p.m.-4:00 a.m. BST; during sessions for The Beatles, also known as “The White Album”) — The Beatles completed Paul McCartney’s “Mother Nature’s Son” with various overdubs and recorded McCartney’s “Wild Honey Pie” tonight at EMI Studio 2 in London. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Mother Nature’s Son,’ record ‘Wild Honey Pie’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1968)
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The Beatles complete ‘Yer Blues’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1968)
Video: 'Yer Blues (Remastered 2009)'
(Tuesday, August 20, 1968, 5:00-5:30 p.m. BST; during sessions for The Beatles, also known as “The White Album”) — The Beatles completed John Lennon’s “Yer Blues” today at EMI Studio 3 in London, adding the (what was likely a previously recorded) “Two, three” count-in. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Yer Blues’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1968)
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‘Run Lola Run’ released in Germany 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1998)
Video: 'Run Lola Run' trailer
(Thursday, August 20, 1998) — Run Lola Run, a German thriller film about a young woman who has 20 minutes to find 100,000 Deutsche Mark or her boyfriend will be killed, was released today in Germany. Continue reading ‘Run Lola Run’ released in Germany 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1998)
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‘You’ by Rita Coolidge peaks at #25 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 19 1978)
(Saturday, August 19, 1978) — “You” by Rita Coolidge peaked at #25 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘You’ by Rita Coolidge peaks at #25 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 19 1978)
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Bush accepts GOP POTUS nomination 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1988)
Video: 'Acceptance Speech | President George H.W. Bush | 1988 Republican National Convention'
(Thursday, August 18, 1988, scheduled for 8:50 p.m. CDT; during the 1988 Republican National Convention) — Vice President George H.W. Bush accepted the Republican presidential nomination tonight at Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, with a pledge not raise taxes (“read my lips: no new taxes”) and praise for America’s clubs and volunteer organizations (“thousand points of light”). Continue reading Bush accepts GOP POTUS nomination 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1988)
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Quayle accepts GOP VPOTUS nomination 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1988)
Video: 'Dan Quayle 1988 VP nomination acceptance speech'
(Thursday, August 18, 1988, scheduled for 8:25 p.m. CDT; during the 1988 Republican National Convention) — Senator Dan Quayle of Indiana accepted the Republican vice presidential nomination tonight at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, predicting that a victory by Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis would guarantee fewer jobs. Continue reading Quayle accepts GOP VPOTUS nomination 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1988)
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Thousand Islands Bridge dedicated 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1938)
Video: 'The Thousand Islands Bridge (1938)'
(Thursday, August 18, 1938, 3:00 p.m. EDT) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King today dedicated the Thousand Islands Bridge over the Saint Lawrence River, connecting northern New York in the United States with southeastern Ontario in Canada. Continue reading Thousand Islands Bridge dedicated 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1938)
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‘Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)’ by Domenico Modugno peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1958)
(Monday, August 18, 1958) — “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)” by Domenico Modugno with Fonit Orchestra peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for five non-consecutive weeks (Aug. 18, Sept. 1/8/15/22, 1958). Continue reading ‘Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)’ by Domenico Modugno peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1958)
