Monthly Archives: April 2019

‘Boom Boom Pow’ by The Black Eyed Peas peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 2009)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s

(Saturday, April 18, 2009) — “Boom Boom Pow” by The Black Eyed Peas peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for 12 consecutive weeks (Apr. 18/25, May 2/9/16/23/30, June 6/13/20/27, July 4, 2009). Continue reading ‘Boom Boom Pow’ by The Black Eyed Peas peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 2009) →

The Beatles complete ‘Old Brown Shoe’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1969)

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


Video: 'Old Brown Shoe (Remastered 2009)'

(Friday, April 18, 1969, 2:30-10:30 p.m. BST) — The Beatles completed George Harrison’s “Old Brown Shoe” today at EMI Studio 3 in London for release as the B-side to the single “The Ballad of John and Yoko” on May 30, 1969. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Old Brown Shoe’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1969) →

Sirhan found guilty of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 17 1969)

1960s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Interview with Sirhan Sirhan'

(Thursday, April 17, 1969, 10:47 a.m. PST) — Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was  convicted today of the June 1968 first-degree murder of U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, punishable by either life imprisonment or the death penalty. Continue reading Sirhan found guilty of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 17 1969) →

‘She Drives Me Crazy’ by Fine Young Cannibals peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 15 1989)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

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(Saturday, April 15, 1989) — “She Drives Me Crazy” by Fine Young Cannibals peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘She Drives Me Crazy’ by Fine Young Cannibals peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 15 1989) →

‘You Got It’ by Roy Orbison peaks at #9 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 15 1989)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, April 15, 1989) — “You Got It” by Roy Orbison, who had died Dec. 6, 1988, of a heart attack at age 52, peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘You Got It’ by Roy Orbison peaks at #9 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 15 1989) →

96 soccer fans killed in Hillsborough disaster 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 15 1989)

1980s


Video: 'Hillsborough Disaster: How it happened in 1989'

(Saturday, April 15, 1989, 3:05 p.m. BST; during the Hillsborough disaster) — 96 people were killed and 766 others were injured today when soccer fans surged forward in severely overcrowded stands at a match in the northern English city of Sheffield. Continue reading 96 soccer fans killed in Hillsborough disaster 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 15 1989) →

’33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee’ premieres on NBC 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 14 1969)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, Television 1960s, The Monkees


Video: '33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee [SirQ Restoration]'

(Monday, April 14, 1969, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, a television special starring The Monkees, premiered tonight on NBC. Continue reading ’33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee’ premieres on NBC 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 14 1969) →

The Beatles record ‘The Ballad of John & Yoko’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 14 1969)

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


Video: 'The Ballad Of John And Yoko (Remastered 2015)'

(Monday, April 14, 1969, 2:30-9:00 p.m. BST) — The Beatles recorded “The Ballad of John and Yoko” today at EMI Studio 3 in London for release as a single on May 30, 1969. Continue reading The Beatles record ‘The Ballad of John & Yoko’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 14 1969) →