(Saturday, December 21, 1940) — “Frenesi” by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Selling Singles chart for 13 non-consecutive weeks (Dec. 21/28, 1940, Jan. 4/11/18/25, Feb. 1/8/15/22, Mar. 1/8/22, 1941).
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President Nixon meets Elvis Presley at the White House 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1970)
Video: 'Almanac: When Nixon met Elvis'
(Monday, December 21, 1970, 12:45-1:00 p.m. EST) — Rock music icon Elvis Presley, 35, engineered a meeting with U.S. President Richard Nixon today at the White House, where he expressed his patriotism and explained how he believed he could reach out to hippies to help combat the drug culture that he and the president abhorred.
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The Pilgrims arrive in the New World aboard the Mayflower 400 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1620)
Video: '21st December 1620: The first Mayflower Pilgrims land at Plymouth to establish the Plymouth Colony'
(Thursday, December 21, 1620) — The first of the Mayflower Pilgrims landed today at Plymouth, Massachusetts, where they established the Plymouth Colony.
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