Video: 'Minute by Minute: The Eruption of Mount St. Helens' (Mar. 27, 1980, at 0:45)
(Thursday, March 27, 1980, 12:36 p.m. PST) — Mount St. Helens, a 9,677-foot volcano in the Cascade Range of southwest Washington that has been dormant for 123 years, spewed forth clouds of steam and puffs of ash today in what scientists called the first stages of an eruption. Continue reading Volcanic Mount St. Helens, dormant for 123 years, erupts 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 27 1980)
Video: 'Paul McCartney Coming Up HQ' (shot Mar. 26-27, 1980)
(Thursday, March 27, 1980) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney completed a two-day shoot for a promotional video for his solo single “Coming Up” today at the Ewart Television Studios in London working with the director Keith McMillan. Continue reading Paul McCartney completes shoot for ‘Coming Up’ promo video 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 27 1980)
Video: 'Alexander Kielland ulykken'
(Thursday, March 27, 1980, approximately 6:30 p.m. Central European Time) — 123 workers died tonight when a floating Norwegian oil field platform, the Alexander Kielland, capsized in the North Sea during a storm. Continue reading 123 people killed as a North Sea oil platform collapses in storm 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 27 1980)
Video: 'Ringo Starr: Sentimental Journey' (12 videos)
(Friday, March 27, 1970) — Ringo Starr of The Beatles released Sentimental Journey, a studio album of standards produced by the band’s producer, George Martin, was released today in the UK (Apr. 24, 1970 in the U.S.) Continue reading Beatle Ringo Starr releases debut solo album ‘Sentimental Journey’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 27 1970)
(Saturday, March 27, 2010) — “Rude Boy” by Rihanna peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for five consecutive weeks (Mar. 27, Apr. 3/10/17/24, 2010). Continue reading ‘Rude Boy’ by Rihanna peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 27 2010)
