(Saturday, June 16, 1990) — “It Must Have Been Love” by Roxette peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (June 16/23, 1990). Continue reading ‘It Must Have Been Love’ by Roxette peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 16 1990)
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Reynaud resigns, Petain takes over as new cabinet considers fate of France 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 16 1940)
Video: '17 juin 1940 - Maréchal Pétain - "Je fais à la France le don de ma personne" - Armistice'
(Sunday, June 16, 1940; during the Battle of France, part of the Western Front of the World War II) — With Nazi Germany on the brink of crushing France, 84-year-old Marshal Philippe Pétain became Prime Minister of France tonight after Paul Reynaud resigned. Continue reading Reynaud resigns, Petain takes over as new cabinet considers fate of France 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 16 1940)
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‘Psycho’ opens in New York City 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 16 1960)
Video: 'Psycho' trailer
(Thursday, June 16, 1960, 10:30 a.m. EDT) — A woman on the run gets mixed up with a repressed young man and his violent mother in Psycho, an American psychological horror-thriller film that opened this morning at the DeMille Theatre at 701 Seventh Avenue in Times Square, Manhattan in New York City. Continue reading ‘Psycho’ opens in New York City 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 16 1960)
