Video: 'Opening of the Baseball Hall of Fame with Babe Ruth and Cy Young'
(Monday, June 12, 1939, 12:15 p.m. EDT) — The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, an American history museum and hall of fame that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, was dedicated today in Cooperstown, New York. Continue reading National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum dedicated in Cooperstown 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 12 1939)
Video: 'Anne Frank The Life of a Young Girl'
(Wednesday, June 12, 1929, 7:30 a.m. Central European Time) — Anne Frank, the teenager who gained fame posthumously with the publication of The Diary of a Young Girl in which she documented her life in hiding from 1942 to 1944, during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II, was born Annelies Marie Frank today at the Maingau Red Cross Clinic in Frankfurt, Germany. Continue reading Holocaust diarist Anne Frank born in Frankfurt 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 12 1929)
(Saturday, June 10, 1989) — “Wind Beneath My Wings” by Bette Midler peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ by Bette Midler peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1989)
(Saturday, June 9, 1979) — “Love You Inside Out” by the Bee Gees peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Love You Inside Out’ by Bee Gees peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 9 1979)
(Saturday, June 9, 1979) — “Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)” by GQ peaked at #12 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)’ by GQ peaks at #12 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 9 1979)
(Saturday, June 9, 1979) — “Good Timin'” by The Beach Boys peaked at #40 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Good Timin” by The Beach Boys peaks at #40 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 9 1979)
(Saturday, June 9, 1979) — “Church” by Bob Welch peaked at #73 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Church’ by Bob Welch peaks at #73 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 9 1979)
Video: 'Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War - The Village War [10/13]' (June 8, 1969, at 28:27-30:02)
(Sunday, June 8, 1969; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Following a meeting at Midway Island with South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu, U.S. President Richard Nixon announced today that 25,000 of 540,000 American troops in South Vietnam would be withdrawn by August 31, 1969. Continue reading Nixon to pull 25,000 American troops from Vietnam 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1969)
Video: 'Back to the Egg (1993 Digital Remaster)' (first 14 videos constitute original album)
(Friday, June 8, 1979) — Back to the Egg, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney’s ninth studio album since the 1970 break-up of The Beatles (and the seventh and final studio album with his band Wings), was released today in the UK (June 11, 1979 in the U.S.). Continue reading ‘Back to the Egg’ album by Wings released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1979)
(Monday, June 8, 1959) — “Dream Lover” by Bobby Darin peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Dream Lover’ by Bobby Darin peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1959)
