Daily Archives: January 14, 2020

‘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 17 1954: Racial segregation in public schools unanimously outlawed by U.S. Supreme Court
May 18 1944: Allies win 123-day Battle of Monte Cassino after Germans abandon Italian stronghold
May 18 1974: ‘The Streak’ by Ray Stevens peaks at #1 in USA
May 18 1974: ‘Dancing Machine’ by The Jackson 5 peaks at #2 in USA
May 18 1974: ‘The Entertainer’ by Marvin Hamlisch peaks at #3 in USA
May 19 1984: ‘To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before’ by Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson peaks at #5 in USA
May 19 1984: ‘Head over Heels’ by The Go-Go’s peaks at #11 in USA
May 19 1984: ‘It’s My Life’ by Talk Talk peaks at #31 in USA
May 19 1984: ‘King of Suede’ by “Weird Al” Yankovic peaks at #62 in USA
May 19 1994: Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, 64, dies in her Manhattan apartment
May 21 1964: ‘Sie Liebt Dich’/’I’ll Get You’ single by The Beatles released in USA
May 21 1994: ‘I Swear’ by All-4-One peaks at #1 in USA
May 22 2004: ‘Burn’ by Usher peaks at #1 in USA
May 23 1964: ‘It’s Over’ by Roy Orbison peaks at #9 in USA

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2004: ^George W. Bush-Dick Cheney
1994: Bill Clinton-Al Gore
1984: Ronald Reagan-George H.W. Bush
1974: Richard Nixon-#Gerald Ford
1964: >Lyndon B. Johnson-(vacant)
1954: Dwight D. Eisenhower-Richard Nixon
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt-Henry A. Wallace
1934: Franklin D. Roosevelt-John N. Garner
1924: >Calvin Coolidge-(vacant)
1914: Woodrow Wilson-Thomas R. Marshall
1904: >Theodore Roosevelt-(vacant)
1894: Grover Cleveland-Adlai Stevenson I
1884: >Chester A. Arthur-(vacant)
1874: Ulysses S. Grant-Henry Wilson
1864: Abraham Lincoln-Hannibal Hamlin
1854: Franklin Pierce-(vacant)
1844: >*John Tyler-(vacant)
1834: *Andrew Jackson-Martin Van Buren
1824: *James Monroe-Daniel D. Tompkins
1814: *James Madison-Elbridge Gerry
1804: *Thomas Jefferson-Aaron Burr
1794: *George Washington-John Adams

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^ Elected without winning popular vote
# appointed VP under 25th Amendment
* Owned slaves while in office

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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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