Video: '10/26/79: South Korean President Killed'
(Friday, October 26, 1979, 7:40 p.m. Korea Standard Time) — South Korean President Park Chung-hee, 61, was assassinated tonight during a dinner at the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) safehouse inside the Blue House presidential compound in Gangjeong-dong, Seoul, South Korea. Continue reading South Korean President Park Chung-hee assassinated 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 26 1979)
(Saturday, October 24, 2009) — “3” by Britney Spears peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘3’ by Britney Spears peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 24 2009)
Video: 'Paul McCartney Interview with Geraldo Riviera October 24, 1979' (starts repeating at 7:19)
(Wednesday, October 24, 1979) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney was honored today by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most successful composer and music performer of all time. Continue reading Paul McCartney receives Guinness award 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 24 1979)
Video: 'Paul McCartney In Campbelltown,Scotland // 24 October 1969'
(Friday, October 24, 1969) — Paul McCartney of The Beatles was secretly filmed by an ABC News crew today as he worked on his High Park Farm in Campbeltown, Scotland.
It was McCartney’s first “public appearance” since the “Paul is dead” rumor that had been circulating for several weeks, bringing an end to the speculation that clues to his apparent accidental death had been included in backward messages within Beatles songs, and images on albums.
“If the conclusion you reach is that I’m dead, then you’re wrong, because I’m alive and living in Scotland,” McCartney told the BBC’s Chris Drake today in an interview broadcast on BBC Radio 4’s The World This Weekend on Oct. 26, 1969.
Video: '1929 Wall Street Stock Market Crash' (Oct. 24, 1929, at 3:55)
(Black Thursday, October 24, 1929, 10:00 a.m. EST) — The New York Stock Exchange plunged 11 percent at the opening bell on very heavy trading today, precipitating the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the subsequent Great Depression of the 1930s. Continue reading Black Thursday: Wall Street Crash of 1929 begins 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 24 1929)
(Saturday, October 23, 1999) — “Smooth” by Santana featuring Rob Thomas peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for twelve consecutive weeks (Oct. 23/30, Nov. 6/13/20/27, Dec. 4/11/18/25, 1999, Jan. 1/8, 2000). Continue reading ‘Smooth’ by Santana featuring Rob Thomas peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 23 1999)
Video: 'JOHN LENNON From Wknr-Am, Detroit Interview, October 1969... [Radio-Show]'
(Wednesday, October 22, 1969) — John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, were interviewed today at The Beatles’ Apple headquarters in London (via telephone) by John Small for WKNR-AM in Detroit, denouncing the “Paul is dead” conspiracy theory as “the most stupid rumor I’ve ever heard.” Continue reading Lennon, Ono interviewed about ‘Paul is dead’ rumor 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 22 1969)
Video: 'Documentary | Thomas Edison - The Wizard of Menlo Park' (light bulb at 33:38; Oct. 22, 1879, at 44:35)
(Wednesday, October 22, 1879, 1:30 a.m. local time) — After 14 months of experiments, Thomas Edison invented the first practical electric incandescent lamp today at his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey. Continue reading Thomas Edison invents first practical electric light bulb 140 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 22 1879)
Video: 'The Beatles Tapes John Lennon Interview June 1969 Pt 1 David Wigg RARE' (Oct. 21, 1969 at 13:54-17:32)
(Tuesday, October 21, 1969) — John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, were interviewed today by David Wigg at The Beatles’ Apple headquarters in London for the Oct. 26, 1969, editions of the BBC Radio 1 program Scene And Heard. Continue reading Lennon, Ono interviewed for ‘Scene and Heard’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 21 1969)
(Saturday, October 21, 1939) — “Day In, Day Out” by Bob Crosby And His Orchestra (Helen Ward, vocal) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Day In, Day Out’ by Bob Crosby peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 21 1939)
