(Monday, September 18, 1961) — “(Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame” by Elvis Presley peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘(Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1961)
Monthly Archives: September 2021
Japanese invasion of Manchuria begins 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1931)
Video: 'The Japanese Attack Manchuria 1931'
(Friday, September 18, 1931, at around 10:20 p.m. local time; during the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, part of the Interwar period) — The Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria tonight immediately following the Mukden Incident, a false flag event staged by Japanese military personnel as a pretext for the invasion. Continue reading Japanese invasion of Manchuria begins 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1931)
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‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ opens in New York City 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1951)
(Tuesday, September 18, 1951, 8:30 a.m. EDT; during the Cold War) — The Day the Earth Stood Still, an American science fiction film about an alien who demands that Earth’s leaders choose between peace and destruction, opened this morning at the Mayfair Theatre in Times Square in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City. Continue reading ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ opens in New York City 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1951)
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United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold killed in plane crash in northern Rhodesia 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1961)
Video: 'Hammarskjold's Death Shocks The World (1961)'
(Monday, September 18, 1961, 12:13 a.m. Central Africa Time; during the 1961 Ndola United Nations DC-6 crash) — United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, 56, was killed today when his plane crashed under mysterious circumstances nine miles west of Ndola in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) while en route to cease-fire negotiations during the Congo Crisis, part of the Decolonisation of Africa and the Cold War. Continue reading United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold killed in plane crash in northern Rhodesia 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1961)
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State funeral held for President William McKinley in U.S. Capitol rotunda 120 years ago this hour (Sep 17 1901)
Video: 'President McKinleys Funeral, 1901, Part 1' (Sept. 17, 1901, at 0:06-6:28)
(Tuesday, September 17, 1901, funeral procession from White House to Capitol began at 9:10 a.m. EST; during the Assassination of William McKinley) — A state funeral was held today in Washington for President William McKinley who died three days before in Buffalo, New York, from complications of gunshot wounds received Sept. 6, 1901. Continue reading State funeral held for President William McKinley in U.S. Capitol rotunda 120 years ago this hour (Sep 17 1901)
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Former Beatle Ringo Starr promotes new design furniture company on ‘Blue Peter’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 16 1971)
Video: 'Ringo Starr On Blue Peter - 16 September 1971'
(Thursday, September 16, 1971) — 13 days after officially forming furniture design company Ringo O’ Robin Ltd. with Robin Cruikshank, former Beatle Ringo Starr appeared today on the British children’s television magazine program “Blue Peter” at BBC Television Centre in London to promote the new venture. Continue reading Former Beatle Ringo Starr promotes new design furniture company on ‘Blue Peter’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 16 1971)
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes youngest president in American history following assassination of William McKinley 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1901)
Video: 'Presidents in Our Backyard - William McKinley & Teddy Roosevelt'
(Saturday, September 14, 1901, 3:25 p.m. EST; during the Assassination of William McKinley and the First inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt) — U.S. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt, 42, took the oath of office today as the 26th President of the United States at the home of his friend Ansley Wilcox (641 Delaware Ave.) in Buffalo, New York, some 13 hours after the death of President William McKinley, who was shot by an assassin eight days earlier. Continue reading Theodore Roosevelt becomes youngest president in American history following assassination of William McKinley 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1901)
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‘The Promise of a New Day’ by Paula Abdul peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1991)
(Saturday, September 14, 1991) — “The Promise of a New Day” by Paula Abdul peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week, her sixth (and last, to date) chart-topping single. Continue reading ‘The Promise of a New Day’ by Paula Abdul peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1991)
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U.S. President William McKinley dies in Buffalo, New York of gunshot wounds inflicted by assassin 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1901)
Video: 'The Assassination of William McKinley'
(Saturday, September 14, 1901, 2:15 a.m. EST; during the Assassination of William McKinley) — William McKinley, 25th President of the United States, died today at the Milburn House, the large home of the Pan-American Exposition’s president, John G. Milburn, at 1168 Delaware Avenue, in Buffalo, New York, brought down by infection and gangrene from gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin eight days earlier. Continue reading U.S. President William McKinley dies in Buffalo, New York of gunshot wounds inflicted by assassin 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1901)
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39 people killed as police, guards storm Attica prison in western New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 13 1971)
Video: 'Retaking of the Prison -- Sept. 13, 1971'
(Monday, September 13, 1971, 9:46 a.m. EDT; during the Attica Prison riot) — A four-day inmates’ rebellion at the Attica Correctional Facility in western New York ended this morning in a bloody clash as police and guards stormed the prison. Continue reading 39 people killed as police, guards storm Attica prison in western New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 13 1971)
