Monthly Archives: August 2021

‘Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)’ by Jimmy Dorsey peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 30 1941)

1940s, Popular Music 1940s

(Saturday, August 30, 1941) — “Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)” by Jimmy Dorsey peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the first of four consecutive weeks (Aug. 30, Sept. 6/13/20, 1941). Continue reading ‘Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)’ by Jimmy Dorsey peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 30 1941) →

Massacre of 23,600 Jews in Nazi-occupied Soviet city of Kamianets-Podilskyi begins 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 1941)

1940s, The Holocaust, World War II


Video: 'The SS and Wehrmacht Murder Inc. - War Against Humanity 017 - August 1941, Part 2' (Kamianets-Podilskyi massacre at 15:19)

(Wednesday, August 27, 1941; during the Kamianets-Podilskyi massacre, part of the Holocaust, part of World War II) — The Kamianets-Podilskyi massacre, a World War II mass shooting of Jews carried out in the opening stages of Operation Barbarossa (the German invasion of the Soviet Union), began today in the Soviet city of Kamianets-Podilskyi (now southwest Ukraine), occupied by German troops since July 11, 1941.  Continue reading Massacre of 23,600 Jews in Nazi-occupied Soviet city of Kamianets-Podilskyi begins 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 1941) →

U.S. spacecraft Voyager 2 comes within 63,000 miles of Saturn’s cloud cover 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 1981)

1980s, space exploration


Video: 'What Did Voyager 2 See During its Journey Out Of The Solar System? 1977-2019 (4k UHD)' (Aug. 25, 1981, at 3:07)

(Tuesday, August 25, 1981, Voyager’s closest approach to Saturn came at 11:24:05 p.m. EDT) — Sweeping out of the interplanetary darkness and over the sparkling lights of Saturn’s rings, Voyager 2 kept its rendezvous tonight with the giant planet and its retinue of moons and sent back data and pictures of worlds as perplexing as they are dazzling. Continue reading U.S. spacecraft Voyager 2 comes within 63,000 miles of Saturn’s cloud cover 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 1981) →

‘Unforgettable’ by Natalie Cole with Nat “King” Cole peaks at #14 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 24 1991)

1990s, Popular Music 1990s

(Saturday, August 24, 1991) — “Unforgettable” by Natalie Cole with Nat “King” Cole peaked at #14 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of three weeks. Continue reading ‘Unforgettable’ by Natalie Cole with Nat “King” Cole peaks at #14 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 24 1991) →

John Lennon’s killer sent to prison for 20 years-to-life 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 24 1981)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s, The Beatles 1980s


Video: 'Crimes of the Century - John Lennon Assassination - S01E02 | Full Documentary | True Crime' (Lennon's killer sentenced at 35:25)

(Monday, August 24, 1981; following the Murder of John Lennon) — The killer of John Lennon, who pleaded guilty to the fatal shooting the former Beatle on Dec. 8, 1980, outside of the musician’s apartment building in New York City, was sentenced today to 20 years to life in prison. Continue reading John Lennon’s killer sent to prison for 20 years-to-life 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 24 1981) →