Daily Archives: October 11, 2019

‘Everybody’s Talkin’’ by Nilsson peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 11 1969)

Video: 'The Monkees Present' (first 12 videos constitute original LP)

(Saturday, October 11, 1969) — The Monkees Present, The Monkees’ eighth studio album, the last to feature Michael Nesmith and the second after Peter Tork left the group, was released today in the U.S. Continue reading ‘The Monkees Present’ studio album released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 11 1969) →

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

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