Daily Archives: September 8, 2021

Kennedy Center officially opens in Washington, D.C. with formal gala 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1971)

1970s, U.S. Presidents


Video: ‘September 8, 1971 – Opening of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC’

(Wednesday, September 8, 1971, 7:30 p.m. EDT) — The $70 million John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts officially opened tonight with a formal gala featuring the world premiere of a Requiem mass honoring U.S. President John F. Kennedy, a work commissioned from the legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. Continue reading Kennedy Center officially opens in Washington, D.C. with formal gala 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1971) →

John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape appearance on ‘The Dick Cavett Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1971)

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


Video: 'THE DICK CAVETT SHOW - John Lennon and Yoko Ono 9-8-1971)'

(Wednesday, September 8, 1971, beginning around 6:00 p.m. EDT) — John Lennon said tonight his second wife, Yoko Ono, didn’t break up the British rock group The Beatles, but if she had “she should get credit for all the nice music we’ve all made since we broke up.” Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape appearance on ‘The Dick Cavett Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1971) →

‘I’m Real’ by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 2001)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s

(Saturday, September 8, 2001) — “I’m Real” by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of five non-consecutive weeks (Sept. 8/15/22, Oct. 20/27, 2001). Continue reading ‘I’m Real’ by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 2001) →

‘Because of You’ by Tony Bennett peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1951)

1950s, Popular Music 1950s

(Saturday, September 8, 1951) — “Because of You” by Tony Bennett peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the first of eight weeks (Sept. 8/15/22/29, Oct. 6/13/20/27, 1951). Continue reading ‘Because of You’ by Tony Bennett peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1951) →

Siege of Leningrad begins as Germans reach Lake Ladoga at Shlisselburg 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1941)

1940s, World War II


Video: '107 - Victory for the Red Army! - WW2 - September 12, 1941' (Sept. 8, 1941, at 4:20)

(Monday, September 8, 1941; part of the Eastern Front of World War II) — The siege of Leningrad, a prolonged military blockade undertaken from the south by the Army Group North of Nazi Germany against the Soviet city of Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) on the Eastern Front in World War II, began today when the Germans reached Lake Ladoga at Shlisselburg. Continue reading Siege of Leningrad begins as Germans reach Lake Ladoga at Shlisselburg 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1941) →