(Saturday, November 13, 1971) — “Never My Love” by The 5th Dimension peaked at #12 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Never My Love’ by The 5th Dimension peaks at #12 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 13 1971)
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‘Absolutely Right’ by Five Man Electrical Band peaks at #26 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 13 1971)
(Saturday, November 13, 1971) — “Absolutely Right” by Five Man Electrical Band peaked at #26 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Absolutely Right’ by Five Man Electrical Band peaks at #26 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 13 1971)
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President Nixon announces 45,000 more U.S. troops will withdraw from Vietnam before Feb. 1, leaving 139,000 there as peace aid 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 12 1971)
Video: 'CBS Evening News - 1971-11-12'
(Friday, November 12, 1971, 4:02-4:09 p.m. EST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. President Richard Nixon announced today that he would withdraw 45,000 more American soldiers from South Vietnam by Feb. 1, 1972, retaining a force of 139,000 men to strengthen his hand in seeking a negotiated settlement of the war. Continue reading President Nixon announces 45,000 more U.S. troops will withdraw from Vietnam before Feb. 1, leaving 139,000 there as peace aid 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 12 1971)
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Lennon, Ono rehearse ‘The Luck of the Irish’ in their New York apartment 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 12 1971)
Video: 'John Lennon - Luck of The Irish Rare performance'
(Friday, November 12, 1971) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, were captured on a black and white “open-reel” Sony video recording machine today at their newly occupied apartment in Greenwich Village in New York City rehearsing a brand new song he had written, titled “The Luck of the Irish.” Continue reading Lennon, Ono rehearse ‘The Luck of the Irish’ in their New York apartment 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 12 1971)
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265 people killed as passenger jetliner crashes near JFK Airport in New York City 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 12 2001)
Video: 'Terror: 11/12/01 - Crash of Flight 587 in Queens, N.Y.'
(Monday, November 12, 2001, 9:16 a.m. EST) — American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300B4-605R en route to Las Américas International Airport in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, crashed this morning into the neighborhood of Belle Harbor, on the Rockaway Peninsula of Queens, New York City, shortly after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, killing all 260 people on board and five on the ground. Continue reading 265 people killed as passenger jetliner crashes near JFK Airport in New York City 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 12 2001)
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier dedicated by President Harding at Arlington National Cemetery 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 11 1921)
Video: 'Tomb of The Unknown Soldier WWI Archival'
(Friday November 11, 1921; Armistice Day) — Three years to the day after an Armistice ended what was then called The Great War, the remains of an unidentified American service member brought back from France were interred today in a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia during a ceremony presided over by President Warren G. Harding. Continue reading Tomb of the Unknown Soldier dedicated by President Harding at Arlington National Cemetery 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 11 1921)
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Frank Zappa’s ‘200 Motels’ film with ex-Beatle Ringo Starr opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1971)
Video: '200 Motels' trailer
(Wednesday, November 10, 1971, 1:00 p.m. EST) — 200 Motels, an American-British surreal musical film about life on the road with the band Mothers of Invention, opened today at the Plaza Theater on 58th Street east of Madison Avenue in New York City. Continue reading Frank Zappa’s ‘200 Motels’ film with ex-Beatle Ringo Starr opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1971)
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Brian Epstein meets The Beatles at Liverpool’s Cavern Club 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1961)
Video: 'The Beatles Interviews: Meeting Brian Epstein'
(Thursday, November 9, 1961, approximately 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. GMT) — Liverpool record shop owner Brian Epstein, accompanied by his assistant, Alistair Taylor, and wearing a rather incongruous pinstriped suit, visited The Cavern Club, a rock and roll club, to watch The Beatles perform this afternoon. Continue reading Brian Epstein meets The Beatles at Liverpool’s Cavern Club 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1961)
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Wings take flight as ex-Beatle Paul McCartney hosts launch party for new group 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 8 1971)
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Wings Launch Party [Empire Ballroom, London, England] - 8 November 1971'
(Monday, November 8, 1971, 8:00 p.m. GMT) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney hosted a party tonight at the Empire Ballroom in Leicester Square, London, to celebrate the launch of his new group Wings and their upcoming debut album Wild Life. Continue reading Wings take flight as ex-Beatle Paul McCartney hosts launch party for new group 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 8 1971)
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Trent Affair nearly sparks war between U.S. and Great Britain during American Civil War 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 8 1861)
Video: '8th November 1861: The Trent Affair nearly causes a war between Britain and the United States'
(Friday, November 8, 1861; during the Trent Affair, part of the American Civil War) — The USS San Jacinto, commanded by Union Captain Charles Wilkes, intercepted the British mail packet RMS Trent today in Old Bahama Channel between Cuba and the Bahamas and removed, as contraband of war, two Confederate envoys: James Murray Mason and John Slidell. Continue reading Trent Affair nearly sparks war between U.S. and Great Britain during American Civil War 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 8 1861)
