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Republicans nominate Garfield for POTUS, Arthur for VPOTUS 140 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1880)

June 8, 20201880s, U.S. Presidentsadmin

(Tuesday, June 8, 1880) — Representative James A. Garfield of Ohio was nominated President of the United States today at the 1880 Republican National Convention meeting at Exposition Hall in Chicago. Continue reading Republicans nominate Garfield for POTUS, Arthur for VPOTUS 140 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1880) →

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George Harrison begins recording ‘Behind That Locked Door’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1970)

June 8, 20201970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970sadmin


Video: 'Behind That Locked Door (Demo)'

(Monday, June 8, 1970; during sessions for All Things Must Pass) — George Harrison began recording “Behind That Locked Door” for the triple-disc album All Things Must Pass, his first release as a solo artist following the break-up of The Beatles, today at EMI Studios in London. Continue reading George Harrison begins recording ‘Behind That Locked Door’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1970) →

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Countdown to 80th anniversary of moment that World War II battle for Okinawa ended with an Allied victory

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Coming up on RetroNewser:

  • Jun 1 1955: ‘The Seven Year Itch’ premieres in New York City
  • Jun 1 1975: The Rolling Stones launch ‘Tour of the Americas ’75’ in Baton Rouge
  • Jun 2 1975: Rockefeller inquiry clears CIA of major violations
  • Jun 2 1975: Ringo Starr releases ‘(It’s All Down to) Goodnight Vienna’/’Oo-Wee’ single in USA
  • Jun 2 1995: U.S. jet on mission for NATO shot down over Bosnia
  • Jun 3 1935: French liner Normandie sets transatlantic record
  • Jun 3 1945: Anne Frank’s father, Otto, returns to Amsterdam
  • Jun 3 1955: Barbara Graham executed at San Quentin State Prison in California
  • Jun 3 1965: Astronaut Edward White first American to ‘walk’ in space
  • Jun 3 1965: Two Beatles attend Allen Ginsberg’s 39th birthday party in London
  • Jun 3 1995: ‘Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?’ by Bryan Adams peaks at #1 in USA
  • Jun 4 1945: Japanese Foreign Minister holds out possibility of cutting deal with Soviets
  • Jun 4 1945: Americans launch amphibious assault on Oroku Peninsula
  • Jun 4 1965: ‘Beatles for Sale (No. 2)’ EP released in UK
  • Jun 4 1965: The Beach Boys complete recording of ‘California Girls,’ ‘Summer Days’ album
  • Jun 4 2005: ‘We Belong Together’ by Mariah Carey peaks at #1 in USA
  • Jun 5 1965: ‘Wooly Bully’ by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs peaks at #2 in USA
  • Jun 5 1965: ‘Just a Little’ by The Beau Brummels peaks at #8 in USA
  • Jun 5 1965: ‘True Love Ways’ by Peter and Gordon peaks at #14 in USA
  • Jun 5 1975: Egypt reopens Suez Canal to international shipping
  • Jun 6 1925: Walter Percy Chrysler establishes Chrysler Corp.
  • Jun 6 1935: ‘The 39 Steps’ thriller film premieres in London
  • Jun 6 1945: Stimson briefs Truman on his ambivalence on dropping the atomic bomb on Japanese cities
  • Jun 6 1965: ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ by The Rolling Stones released
  • Jun 6 1965: Herman’s Hermits perform on ‘Ed Sullivan’
  • Jun 6 1985: Body of notorious Nazi Josef Mengele exhumed
  • Jun 7 1955: ‘The $64,000 Question’ quiz show premieres on CBS-TV
  • Jun 7 1965: Supreme Court establishes new constitutional ‘right of privacy’
  • Jun 7 1975: ‘Thank God I’m a Country Boy’ by John Denver peaks at #1 in USA
  • Jun 7 1975: ‘Old Days’ by Chicago peaks at #5 in USA
  • Jun 7 1985: ‘The Goonies’ adventure comedy film released in North America
  • Jun 8 1845: Former U.S. President Andrew Jackson dies in Nashville
  • Jun 8 1915: Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resigns over President Wilson’s response to Lusitania sinking
  • Jun 8 1985: ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’ by Tears for Fears peaks at #1 in USA
  • Jun 8 1985: ‘Fresh’ by Kool & the Gang peaks at #9 in USA
  • Jun 8 1995: Downed U.S. pilot rescued in Bosnia in daring raid

Major ongoing events at this moment in previous decades (since 1775):

  • 2015: War on terror: Iraq • Afghanistan • Syria | South Sudan | Boko Haram insurgency
  • 2005: War on terror: Iraq • Afghanistan
  • 1995: Yugoslav Wars: Bosnian War
  • 1985: Soviet-Afghan War | Lebanese Civil War | 1982 Lebanon War | Iran–Iraq War
  • 1975: Laotian Civil War | Space Race | Cambodian genocide
  • 1965: Civil rights | Vietnam War | Space Race | Dominican Civil War
  • 1955: Second Red Scare | civil rights
  • 1945: World War II: Pacific • Okinawa • Manhattan Project
  • 1945: Internment of Japanese Americans
  • 1935: Great Depression | Chinese Civil War
  • 1935: ‘Main’ Nazi concentration camps in operation: Dachau
  • 1925: Prohibition in the United States
  • 1915: World War I: Europe • Middle East • Africa • Asia-Pacific • naval • aviation
  • 1915: Armenian genocide
  • 1905: Russo-Japanese War | Moro Rebellion
  • 1865: Colorado War
  • 1855: Bleeding Kansas | Crimean War
  • 1805: First Barbary War
  • 1775: American Revolution | American Revolutionary War

Categories

Major events lasting over three decades (since 1775):

  • 1991-present: Somali Civil War
  • 1979-present: Iran–Saudi proxy conflict
  • 1978–present: Afghan conflict
  • 1971–present: War on drugs
  • 1948-present: Korean conflict
  • 1948-present: Arab–Israeli conflict
  • 1947-present: Indo-Pakistani wars/conflicts
  • 1966-1998: The Troubles
  • 1947-1991: Cold War
  • 1946-1991: Indochina Wars
  • 1896-1954: Jim Crow era
  • 1776-1924: American Indian Wars
  • 1865-1896: Civil rights movement
  • 1815-1861: Antebellum South
  • 1776-1865: Slavery in the United States
  • 1776-1838: Atlantic Revolutions

Archives

U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents at this moment in previous decades:

  • 2015: Barack Obama-Joe Biden
  • 2005: George W. Bush-Dick Cheney
  • 1995: Bill Clinton-Al Gore
  • 1985: Ronald Reagan-George H.W. Bush
  • 1975: #Gerald Ford-@Nelson Rockefeller
  • 1965: Lyndon B. Johnson-Hubert Humphrey
  • 1955: Dwight D. Eisenhower-Richard Nixon
  • 1945: >Harry S. Truman-(vacant)
  • 1935: Franklin D. Roosevelt-John N. Garner
  • 1925: Calvin Coolidge-Charles G. Dawes
  • 1915: Woodrow Wilson-Thomas R. Marshall
  • 1905: Theodore Roosevelt-Charles Fairbanks
  • 1895: Grover Cleveland-Adlai Stevenson I
  • 1885: Grover Cleveland-Thomas Hendricks
  • 1875: Ulysses S. Grant-Henry Wilson
  • 1865: >Andrew Johnson-(vacant)
  • 1855: Franklin Pierce-(vacant)
  • 1845: *James K. Polk-George M. Dallas
  • 1835: *Andrew Jackson-Martin Van Buren
  • 1825: John Quincy Adams-John C. Calhoun
  • 1815: *James Madison-(vacant)
  • 1805: *Thomas Jefferson-George Clinton
  • 1795: *George Washington-John Adams
  • > Ascended to presidency intra-term upon death or resignation of predecessor and in Ford’s case #, after being appointed VP under 25th Amendment
  • @ Appointed VP under the 25th Amendment
  • * Owned slaves while in office

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