Daily Archives: May 9, 2020

Nazi Germany invades Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 10 1940)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'Hitler Strikes in the West - The Invasion of the Benelux - WW2 - 037 - May 11 1940' (May 10, 1940, at 6:25)

(Friday, May 10, 1940 approximately 4:00 a.m. Western European Summer Time; during Battle of France , part of the Western Front of the World War II) — Nazi Germany invaded without warning Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands shortly before dawn today, swinging 89 army divisions around France’s so-called impregnable Maginot Line. Continue reading Nazi Germany invades Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 10 1940) →

Paul McCartney’s debut solo album ‘McCartney’ debuts at #14 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 9 1970)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'Mccartney full album' (13 videos)

(Saturday, May 9, 1970) — McCartney, the debut solo album by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, debuted at #14 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart. Continue reading Paul McCartney’s debut solo album ‘McCartney’ debuts at #14 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 9 1970) →

35 killed as freighter slams into Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, Florida 40 years ago this hour #OTD #OnThisDay (May 9 1980)

1980s


Video: 'May 9, 1980: Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapses'

(Friday, May 9, 1980, 7:33 a.m. EDT) — 35 people were killed today when the Liberian freighter Summit Venture rammed the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay in Florida, causing a 1,400-foot section of the southbound span to collapse and dropping a Greyhound bus, six cars and a truck 140 feet into the water. Continue reading 35 killed as freighter slams into Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, Florida 40 years ago this hour #OTD #OnThisDay (May 9 1980) →

President Nixon makes surprise pre-dawn visit to Lincoln Memorial, chats with war protesters 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 9 1970)

1970s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents, Vietnam War


Video: 'Nixon at the Lincoln Memorial - The Real Story | This is the President'

(Saturday, May 9, 1970, 4:58-5:55 a.m. EDT; during the Cambodian Campaign, part of the Vietnam War, Cambodian Civil War, Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Hours before a large anti-war protest began at Washington, D.C., U.S. President Nixon surprised most of his Secret Service bodyguards and about eight demonstrators by walking in to the Lincoln Memorial this morning. Continue reading President Nixon makes surprise pre-dawn visit to Lincoln Memorial, chats with war protesters 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 9 1970) →