Monthly Archives: August 2021

‘What the World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John’ by Tom Clay peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1971)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, August 14, 1971) — “What the World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John” by Tom Clay peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘What the World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John’ by Tom Clay peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1971) →

‘Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey’ by Paul and Linda McCartney debuts at #65 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1971)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s

(Saturday, August 14, 1971) — “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” by Paul and Linda McCartney debuted at #65 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey’ by Paul and Linda McCartney debuts at #65 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1971) →

‘Bangla Desh’ by George Harrison debuts at #67 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1971)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'Bangla Desh (Bonus Track)'

(Saturday, August 14, 1971) — “Bangla Desh”” by former Beatle George Harrison debuted at #67 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘Bangla Desh’ by George Harrison debuts at #67 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1971) →

Legendary saxophonist King Curtis murdered on steps of his Manhattan brownstone 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 13 1971)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: '"Memphis Soul Stew" (live) King Curtis & The Kingpins'

(Friday, August 13, 1971, 11:30 p.m. EDT) — American saxophonist King Curtis, 37, was fatally stabbed tonight during an argument with a pair of drug dealers on the stoop of a brownstone he owned at 50 West 86th Street on the Upper West Side neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Continue reading Legendary saxophonist King Curtis murdered on steps of his Manhattan brownstone 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 13 1971) →

‘The Back Seat Of My Car’/’Heart Of The Country’ by Paul and Linda McCartney released as a single in UK 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 13 1971)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'The Back Seat Of My Car (Remastered 2012)'

(Friday, August 13, 1971) — “The Back Seat of My Car“/”Heart of the Country by Paul and Linda McCartney was released a single in the UK, lifted from the couple’s album Ram. Continue reading ‘The Back Seat Of My Car’/’Heart Of The Country’ by Paul and Linda McCartney released as a single in UK 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 13 1971) →

East German soldiers begin placing barbed wire between East and West Berlin to seal border and build massive wall 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 13 1961)

1960s, Cold War


Video: 'The Berlin Wall goes up - August 13, 1961'

(Sunday, August 13, 1961, shortly after midnight Central European Time; during the Berlin Crisis of 1961, part of the Cold War) — Construction of the Berlin Wall was commenced by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) early this morning as East German soldiers began laying down barbed wire and bricks as a barrier between Soviet-controlled East Berlin and the democratic western section of the city. Continue reading East German soldiers begin placing barbed wire between East and West Berlin to seal border and build massive wall 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 13 1961) →

John Lennon marches in London protest on final full day in his native England 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 11 1971)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'POWER TO THE PEOPLE. (Ultimate Mix, 2020) - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (official music video HD)' (Aug. 11, 1971, at 0:13-0:31/2:03-2:21/2:36-3:11)

(Wednesday, August 11, 1971) — On his final full day in his native England, former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, took part in a demonstration march today in London through the streets of Soho and Mayfair that was simultaneously demonstrating against British policy in Northern Ireland and sentences handed down recently in the Oz magazine obscenity trial. Continue reading John Lennon marches in London protest on final full day in his native England 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 11 1971) →

Franklin D. Roosevelt stricken with paralytic illness 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 10 1921)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'FDR Recovery'

(Wednesday, August 10, 1921, evening local time) — After a day of strenuous activity, 1920 Democratic vice presidential nominee (and future four-term president of the United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt, 39, complained of chills, nausea and pain in his lower back, skipped dinner and went to bed tonight while visiting his summer home on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada. Continue reading Franklin D. Roosevelt stricken with paralytic illness 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 10 1921) →

FDR and Churchill attend Sunday services aboard British battleship in Newfoundland 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 10 1941)

1940s, U.S. Presidents, World War II


Video: 'President To Prime Minister - Historic Meeting (1941)' (Aug. 10, 1941, at 3:19)

(Sunday, August 10, 1941, 10:00 a.m. Newfoundland Daylight Time; during World War II) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill attended attended religious services today aboard the British battleship Prince of Wales at Placentia Bay in Newfoundland on the second day of the four-day the Atlantic Conference. Continue reading FDR and Churchill attend Sunday services aboard British battleship in Newfoundland 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 10 1941) →