Daily Archives: November 7, 2021

‘We’re In This Love Together’ by Al Jarreau peaks at #15 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1981)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, November 7, 1981) — “We’re In This Love Together” by Al Jarreau peaked at #15 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘We’re In This Love Together’ by Al Jarreau peaks at #15 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1981) →

Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant tested in Battle of Belmont 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov. 7 1861)

1860s, American Civil War


Video: '1861-29 Battle of Belmont'

(Thursday, November 7, 1861, 9:00 a.m. local time; during the Battle of Belmont, part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War) — Union forces led by Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, the future Union Army general in chief and eventual U.S. president, overran a Confederate camp today in Belmont, Missouri, but were forced to retreat when Confederate reinforcements arrived. Continue reading Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant tested in Battle of Belmont 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov. 7 1861) →

‘Death to the German invaders!’: Stalin rallies Soviet soldiers as Nazis close in on Moscow 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1941)

1940s, World War II


Video: '1941 October Revolution Parade [HD Color]'

(Friday, November 7, 1941, 8:00 a.m. Moscow Standard Time; during World War II) — With German forces within 45 miles of the Soviet capital in the the Battle of Moscow, the 1941 October Revolution Parade — featuring a rare public appearance by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin — took place today on the 24th anniversary of the October Revolution. Continue reading ‘Death to the German invaders!’: Stalin rallies Soviet soldiers as Nazis close in on Moscow 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1941) →