Video: 'Minute By Minute' (5 videos)
(Friday, July 17, 1981, 7:05 p.m. CDT; during the Hyatt Regency walkway collapse) — 114 people were killed and 216 injured today when a pair of walkways above the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, collapsed, one atop the other, during a tea dance. Continue reading 114 people killed in Hyatt Regency walkway collapse in Kansas City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1981)
Video: 'John Lennon angry on Parkinson'
(Saturday, July 17, 1971, late afternoon BST) — Former Beatle John Lennon expressed indignation at the British press today for calling his wife Yoko Ono “ugly” during an interview by Michael Parkinson on his British talk show Parkinson at BBC Television Centre in London for broadcast late this evening. Continue reading John Lennon slams British press for calling his wife Yoko Ono ‘ugly’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1971)
(Saturday, July 17, 1971) — “Don’t Pull Your Love” by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of two weeks. Continue reading ‘Don’t Pull Your Love’ by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1971)
