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‘I Can Dream, Can’t I?’ by Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1950)

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(Saturday, January 14, 1950) — “I Can Dream, Can’t I?” by Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for four consecutive weeks (Jan. 14/21/28, Feb. 4, 1950). Continue reading ‘I Can Dream, Can’t I?’ by Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1950) →

Starr completes recording ‘Sentimental Journey’ for debut solo LP 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1970)

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Video: 'Sentimental Journey'

(Wednesday, January 14, 1970, 2:30-5:30 p.m. BST) — Ringo Starr of The Beatles completed recording “Sentimental Journey” today at Olympic Sound Studios in London. Continue reading Starr completes recording ‘Sentimental Journey’ for debut solo LP 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1970) →

May 4 1865: Abraham Lincoln buried in Springfield, Illinois
May 4 1925: Conference on use of chemical, and biological weapons in war opens in Geneva
May 4 1945: Nazi concentration camp Neuengamme liberated
May 4 1985: ‘Obsession’ by Animotion peaks at #6 in USA
May 4 1985: ‘All She Wants to Do Is Dance’ by Don Henley peaks at #9 in USA
May 5 1865: America’s first train robbery occurs near North Bend, Ohio
May 5 1925: Schoolteacher John T. Scopes charged with teaching theory of evolution
May 5 1945: Nazi concentration camp Mauthausen-Gusen liberated
May 5 1945: Japanese balloon bomb kills pregnant woman, five children in Oregon in only fatal WWII attack on U.S. mainland
May 5 1955: West Germany becomes a fully sovereign state
May 5 1955: ‘Damn Yankees’ opens on Broadway
May 5 1985: U.S. President Reagan sparks outrage with visit to German cemetery containing Nazi SS graves
May 6 1915: Babe Ruth hits his first major-league home run
May 6 1915: British liner RMS Lusitania warned of German submarine activity
May 6 1935: Works Progress Administration begins operating
May 6 1945: Nazi concentration camp Ebensee liberated
May 7 1915: Germans torpedo British liner RMS Lusitania, killing 1198, including 128 Americans
May 7 1945: Wild crowds greet news of German surrender in New York City, others pray
May 7 1965: The Beatles film ‘Paul on the floor’ scene for ‘Help!’ film
May 7 1975: Viet Cong celebrate takeover of South Vietnam in Saigon
May 7 2005: ‘Hollaback Girl’ by Gwen Stefani peaks at #1 in USA

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‘I Can Dream, Can’t I?’ by Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1950)

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