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‘Knock on Wood’ by Amii Stewart peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 21 1979)

April 21, 20191970s, Popular Music 1970sadmin

(Saturday, April 21, 1979) — “Knock on Wood” by Amii Stewart peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Knock on Wood’ by Amii Stewart peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 21 1979) →

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John Adams sworn-in as first Vice President of the United States 230 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 21 1789)

April 21, 20191780sadmin

(Tuesday, April 21, 1789) — John Adams, 53, was inaugurated as the first Vice President of the United States today at Federal Hall in New York City, with John Langdon, President pro tempore of the Senate, administering the oath of office. Continue reading John Adams sworn-in as first Vice President of the United States 230 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 21 1789) →

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Coming up on RetroNewser:

  • May 12 1955: Manhattan’s last elevated rail line ceases operation
  • May 12 1965: The Rolling Stones record ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ in Hollywood
  • May 13 1865: Last man killed in combat during American Civil War
  • May 13 1955: ‘Riot’ breaks out at Elvis Presley concert in Jacksonville
  • May 13 1985: 11 killed as police helicopter bombs MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia
  • May 13 1995: ‘Cotton Eye Joe’ by Rednex peaks at #25 in USA
  • May 14 1955: Eight communist bloc countries sign Warsaw Pact
  • May 14 1955: ‘Rock Around the Clock’ by Bill Haley and His Comets debuts at #22 in USA
  • May 14 1955: ‘Unchained Melody’ by Les Baxter peaks at #2 in USA
  • May 15 1965: ‘I’ll Never Find Another You’ by The Seekers peaks at #4 in USA
  • May 15 1965: ‘Silhouettes’ by Herman’s Hermits peaks at #5 in USA
  • May 15 1965: ‘I’ll Be Doggone’ by Marvin Gaye peaks at #8 in USA
  • May 15 1965: ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’ by Bob Dylan peaks at #39 in USA
  • May 15 1965: ‘Yes It Is’ by The Beatles peaks at #46 in USA
  • May 15 1975: 41 U.S. servicemen killed in Mayaguez incident

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: Asia-Pacific • Mediterranean and Middle East
  • 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 theatres
  • 1915: Armenian genocide
  • 1905: Russo-Japanese War | Moro Rebellion
  • 1865: American Civil War | 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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