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‘When I’m with You’ by Sheriff peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1989)

February 4, 20191980s, Popular Music 1980sadmin

(Saturday, February 4, 1989) — “When I’m with You” by Sheriff peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘When I’m with You’ by Sheriff peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1989) →

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George Washington elected first POTUS, John Adams first VP 230 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1789)

February 4, 20191780s, U.S. Presidentsadmin


Video: 'The American Presidential Election of 1788-1789'

(Wednesday, February 4, 1789, during the 1788–89 United States presidential election) — General George Washington of Virginia was unanimously and officially elected the first President of the United States today, winning all 69 electoral votes cast. Continue reading George Washington elected first POTUS, John Adams first VP 230 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1789) →

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Countdown to 80th anniversary of moment that World War II battle for Okinawa ended with an Allied victory

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Coming up on RetroNewser:

  • May 29 1765: Patrick Henry denounces Stamp Act before Virginia’s House of Burgesses
  • May 29 1965: ‘Help Me, Rhonda’ by The Beach Boys peaks at #1 in USA
  • May 29 1965: ‘It’s Not Unusual’ by Tom Jones peaks at #10 in USA
  • May 30 1935: Babe Ruth plays his last game
  • May 30 1945: First lady Bess Truman christens ambulance plane
  • May 31 1945: Interim Committee considers ‘demonstration’ of atomic bomb
  • May 31 1975: ‘Before the Next Teardrop Falls’ by Freddy Fender peaks at #1 in USA
  • May 31 1975: ‘How Long’ by Ace peaks at #3 in USA
  • May 31 1975: ‘Sail On, Sailor’ by The Beach Boys peaks at #49 in USA
  • May 31 1975: ‘Listen to What the Man Said’ by Wings debuts at #65 in USA
  • May 31 1985: ‘Ran’ epic historical action drama previewed at Tokyo International Film Festival
  • May 31 2005: Watergate’s ‘Deep Throat’ identified as former no. 2 at FBI
  • Jun 1 1915: T.S. Eliot poem ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ published
  • Jun 1 1945: U.S. leaders approve immediate, unannounced atomic bomb strike on Japan
  • Jun 1 1965: The Beach Boys complete ‘Summer Means New Love’
  • Jun 1 1975: The Rolling Stones launch ‘Tour of the Americas ’75’ in Baton Rouge
  • Jun 1 1985: ‘Axel F’ by Harold Faltermeyer peaks at #3 in USA
  • Jun 1 1985: ‘Say You’re Wrong’ by Julian Lennon peaks at #21 in USA

Major ongoing events at this moment in previous decades (since 1775):

  • 2015: War on terror: Iraq • Afghanistan • Syria | South Sudan | Boko Haram insurgency
  • 2005: War on terror: Iraq • Afghanistan
  • 1995: Yugoslav Wars: Bosnian War
  • 1985: Soviet-Afghan War | Lebanese Civil War | 1982 Lebanon War | Iran–Iraq War
  • 1975: Laotian Civil War | Space Race | Cambodian genocide
  • 1965: Civil rights | Vietnam War | Space Race | Dominican Civil War
  • 1955: Second Red Scare | civil rights
  • 1945: World War II: Pacific • Okinawa • Manhattan Project
  • 1945: Internment of Japanese Americans
  • 1935: Great Depression | Chinese Civil War
  • 1935: ‘Main’ Nazi concentration camps in operation: Dachau
  • 1925: Prohibition in the United States
  • 1915: World War I: Europe • Middle East • Africa • Asia-Pacific • naval • aviation
  • 1915: Armenian genocide
  • 1905: Russo-Japanese War | Moro Rebellion
  • 1865: Colorado War
  • 1855: Bleeding Kansas | Crimean War
  • 1805: First Barbary War
  • 1775: American Revolution | American Revolutionary War

Categories

Major events lasting over three decades (since 1775):

  • 1991-present: Somali Civil War
  • 1979-present: Iran–Saudi proxy conflict
  • 1978–present: Afghan conflict
  • 1971–present: War on drugs
  • 1948-present: Korean conflict
  • 1948-present: Arab–Israeli conflict
  • 1947-present: Indo-Pakistani wars/conflicts
  • 1966-1998: The Troubles
  • 1947-1991: Cold War
  • 1946-1991: Indochina Wars
  • 1896-1954: Jim Crow era
  • 1776-1924: American Indian Wars
  • 1865-1896: Civil rights movement
  • 1815-1861: Antebellum South
  • 1776-1865: Slavery in the United States
  • 1776-1838: Atlantic Revolutions

Archives

U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents at this moment in previous decades:

  • 2015: Barack Obama-Joe Biden
  • 2005: George W. Bush-Dick Cheney
  • 1995: Bill Clinton-Al Gore
  • 1985: Ronald Reagan-George H.W. Bush
  • 1975: #Gerald Ford-@Nelson Rockefeller
  • 1965: Lyndon B. Johnson-Hubert Humphrey
  • 1955: Dwight D. Eisenhower-Richard Nixon
  • 1945: >Harry S. Truman-(vacant)
  • 1935: Franklin D. Roosevelt-John N. Garner
  • 1925: Calvin Coolidge-Charles G. Dawes
  • 1915: Woodrow Wilson-Thomas R. Marshall
  • 1905: Theodore Roosevelt-Charles Fairbanks
  • 1895: Grover Cleveland-Adlai Stevenson I
  • 1885: Grover Cleveland-Thomas Hendricks
  • 1875: Ulysses S. Grant-Henry Wilson
  • 1865: >Andrew Johnson-(vacant)
  • 1855: Franklin Pierce-(vacant)
  • 1845: *James K. Polk-George M. Dallas
  • 1835: *Andrew Jackson-Martin Van Buren
  • 1825: John Quincy Adams-John C. Calhoun
  • 1815: *James Madison-(vacant)
  • 1805: *Thomas Jefferson-George Clinton
  • 1795: *George Washington-John Adams
  • > Ascended to presidency intra-term upon death or resignation of predecessor and in Ford’s case #, after being appointed VP under 25th Amendment
  • @ Appointed VP under the 25th Amendment
  • * Owned slaves while in office

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