(Saturday, June 13, 1981) — “Sukiyaki” by A Taste of Honey peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of three weeks. Continue reading ‘Sukiyaki’ by A Taste of Honey peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (June 13 1981)
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‘America’ by Neil Diamond peaks at #8 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 13 1981)
(Saturday, June 13, 1981) — “America” by Neil Diamond, released from the soundtrack album of Diamond’s film The Jazz Singer, peaked today at #8 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for the first of three weeks. Continue reading ‘America’ by Neil Diamond peaks at #8 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 13 1981)
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‘The Waiting’ by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers peaks at #19 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 13 1981)
(Saturday, June 13, 1981) — “The Waiting” by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers peaked at #19 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of two weeks. Continue reading ‘The Waiting’ by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers peaks at #19 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 13 1981)
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The New York Times begins publishing Pentagon Papers, a secret history of the Vietnam War 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 13 1971)
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(Sunday June 13, 1971; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War)— The New York Times today began to publish the Pentagon Papers, a U.S. Department of Defense history of the United States’ political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967 that demonstrated, among other things, the Johnson Administration had “systematically lied, not only to the public but also to Congress.” Continue reading The New York Times begins publishing Pentagon Papers, a secret history of the Vietnam War 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 13 1971)
