(Saturday, September 3, 1949) — “You’re Breaking My Heart” by Vic Damone with Glenn Osser’s Orchestra peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for four consecutive weeks (Sept. 3/10/17/24, 1949). Continue reading ‘You’re Breaking My Heart’ by Vic Damone peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 3 1949)
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British PM Chamberlain proclaims ‘this country is at war with Germany’ 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 3 1939)
Video: 'BBC News 39 - Sunday 3 September 1939 - (Part 7 of 14)'
(Sunday, September 3, 1939, 11:15 a.m. British Summer Time; during the Invasion of Poland, part of World War II) — Two days after Nazi Germany invaded Poland, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced this morning that Great Britain and France were at war with Nazi Germany. Continue reading British PM Chamberlain proclaims ‘this country is at war with Germany’ 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 3 1939)
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Chamberlain: Hitler has not yet responded to Britain’s ultimatum 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 2 1939)
Video: 'BBC News 39 - Saturday 2 September 1939 - (Part 6 of 14)'
(Saturday, September 2, 1939, 7:44 p.m. British Summer Time; during the Invasion of Poland, part of World War II) — One day after Nazi Germany invaded Poland, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain informed the House of Commons tonight that no reply had yet been received from Germany regarding last night’s ultimatum which declared that unless the British government received “satisfactory assurances” that Germany was prepared to withdraw from Polish territory, “His Majesty’s Government will without hesitation fulfill their obligation to Poland.” Continue reading Chamberlain: Hitler has not yet responded to Britain’s ultimatum 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 2 1939)
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‘Cold Hearted’ by Paula Abdul peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 2 1989)
(Saturday, September 2, 1989) — “Cold Hearted” by Paula Abdul peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Cold Hearted’ by Paula Abdul peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 2 1989)
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First automatic teller machine (ATM) to utilize magnetic-striped cards opens 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 2 1969)
Video: 'From the archive: Celebrating the first ATM'
(Tuesday, September 2, 1969) — The first automatic teller machine to utilize magnetic-striped cards, developed by Donald C. Wetzel and called the “Docuteller,” was opened to the public today at a Chemical Bank branch at 10 North Village Avenue in Rockville Centre, New York. Continue reading First automatic teller machine (ATM) to utilize magnetic-striped cards opens 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 2 1969)
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George Harrison sees Bob Dylan off at Heathrow Airport 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 2 1969)
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(Tuesday, September 2, 1969) — George Harrison of The Beatles and his wife, Patti, dropped off Bob Dylan and his wife, Sarah, today at Heathrow Airport in London for their flight back to New York following the Isle of Wight Festival 1969. Continue reading George Harrison sees Bob Dylan off at Heathrow Airport 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 2 1969)
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‘White Heat’ opens in New York City 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 2 1949)
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(Friday, September 2, 1949, 8:30 a.m. EDT) — White Heat, a film noir about a government agent who infiltrates a gang run by a mother-fixated psychotic, opened this morning at the Strand Theater on Broadway at W. 47th Street in New York City. Continue reading ‘White Heat’ opens in New York City 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 2 1949)
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North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh, 79, dies of heart attack 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 2 1969)
Video: 'Death of Ho Chi Minh'
(Tuesday, September 2, 1969, 9:45 a.m. local time; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh, who led the Viet Minh independence movement from 1941 onward, establishing the Communist-ruled Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 and defeating the French Union in 1954 at the battle of Dien Bien Phu, died this morning in Hanoi of a heart attack at the age of 79. Continue reading North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh, 79, dies of heart attack 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 2 1969)
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‘The Third Man’ premieres in Hastings, England 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1949)
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(Thursday, September 1, 1949, 8:30 p.m. BST) — A man’s investigation of a friend’s death uncovers corruption in post-World War II Vienna in The Third Man, a British film noir that premiered today at the Ritz Cinema in Hastings, East Sussex, on the south coast of England. Continue reading ‘The Third Man’ premieres in Hastings, England 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1949)
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‘Young Blood’ by Rickie Lee Jones peaks at #40 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1979)
(Saturday, September 1, 1979) — “Young Blood” by Rickie Lee Jones peaked at #40 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Young Blood’ by Rickie Lee Jones peaks at #40 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1979)
