(Saturday, November 20, 1971) — “Questions 67 and 68” by Chicago peaked at #24 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks (note: a longer version of this recording peaked at #71 in 1969). Continue reading ‘Questions 67 and 68’ by Chicago peaks at #24 in USA 50 years ago today (Nov 20 1971)
Monthly Archives: November 2021
U.S. President James A. Garfield born in Moreland Hills, Ohio 190 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 19 1831)
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(Saturday, November 19, 1831) — James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States (1881), was born James Abram Garfield today into poverty in a log cabin in Orange Township, now Moreland Hills, Ohio. Continue reading U.S. President James A. Garfield born in Moreland Hills, Ohio 190 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 19 1831)
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Horror film ‘Frankenstein’ premieres in Detroit 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 19 1931)
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(Thursday, November 19, 1931, 11:55 a.m. EST) — Frankenstein, an American pre-Code science fiction horror film about an ardent young scientist and his devoted assistant who piece together a human body from pieces collected from various sources, not realizing it has a madman’s brain, premiered today at the RKO Downtown in Detroit. Continue reading Horror film ‘Frankenstein’ premieres in Detroit 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 19 1931)
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Operation Crusader begins as British launch offensive to relieve Tobruk, Libya 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 18 1941)
Video: '117 - Surprise Attack On Rommel! - Operation Crusader Begins - WW2 - November 21, 1941' (Nov. 18, 1941, at 5:51)
(Tuesday, November 18, 1941, at around 6:00 a.m. Central European Time; during Operation Crusader, part of the Western Desert Campaign in the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II) — The British Eighth Army (with Commonwealth, Indian and Allied contingents), commanded by General Alan Cunningham, launched a surprise attack today against the Axis forces (German and Italian) in North Africa commanded by Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel. Continue reading Operation Crusader begins as British launch offensive to relieve Tobruk, Libya 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 18 1941)
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FDR confers with Japanese diplomats in attempt to avert war 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1941)
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(Monday, November 17, 1941, 11:10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. EST; 20 days before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor) — Conferences that may decide whether there will be peace or war in the Far East opened today when U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt received Saburo Kurusu, special Japanese envoy, for an hour at the White House. Continue reading FDR confers with Japanese diplomats in attempt to avert war 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1941)
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Sam Rayburn, longest serving Speaker in U.S. House history, dies in Bonham, Texas 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 16 1961)
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(Thursday, November 16, 1961, 6:20 a.m. CST) — Sam Rayburn, an American politician who holds the record for the longest tenure as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving for over 17 years (among his three separate stints), died today in Bonham, Texas, of pancreatic cancer at the age of 79. Continue reading Sam Rayburn, longest serving Speaker in U.S. House history, dies in Bonham, Texas 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 16 1961)
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‘Blindman’ film featuring Ringo Starr premieres in Rome 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 15 1971)
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(Monday, November 15, 1971) — Blindman, a Spaghetti Western film about a blind, but deadly, gunman, who is double crossed after he’s hired to escort fifty mail order brides to their miner husbands, premiered today in Rome. Continue reading ‘Blindman’ film featuring Ringo Starr premieres in Rome 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 15 1971)
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‘Hill Street Blues’ by Mike Post peaks at #10 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 14 1981)
(Saturday, November 14, 1981) — “Hill Street Blues,” the theme from the TV series Hill Street Blues by Mike Post, peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Hill Street Blues’ by Mike Post peaks at #10 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 14 1981)
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John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ single peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 13 1971)
(Saturday, November 13, 1971) — “Imagine” by former Beatle John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band (with the Flux Fiddlers), #3 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 2004 list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time,” peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of two consecutive weeks. Continue reading John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ single peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 13 1971)
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‘I’ve Found Someone of My Own’ by The Free Movement peaks at #5 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 13 1971)
(Saturday, November 13, 1971) — “I’ve Found Someone of My Own” by The Free Movement peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I’ve Found Someone of My Own’ by The Free Movement peaks at #5 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 13 1971)
