(Monday, December 25, 1961) — “Please Come Home for Christmas” by Charles Brown debuted at #85 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart (the song would peak at #76 on Jan. 6, 1962). Continue reading ‘Please Come Home for Christmas’ by Charles Brown debuts at #85 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 25 1961)
Monthly Archives: December 2021
Roosevelt, Churchill voice faith to war-weary world on Christmas Eve 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 24 1941)
Video: 'Churchill And Roosevelt Christmas Speech (1941)'
(Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24, 1941, 5:02 p.m EST; during the Arcadia Conference and World War II) — Speaking from the high south portico of the White House, in the twinkling lights of the community Christmas tree on the lawn below them, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill this evening called on the people of their two nations to rededicate themselves in a righteous cause and to “arm their hearts’ for labor, suffering and for the ultimate victory ahead. Continue reading Roosevelt, Churchill voice faith to war-weary world on Christmas Eve 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 24 1941)
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Churchill arrives at White House to confer with FDR 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 22 1941)
Video: 'Churchill And Roosevelt At White House (1941)'
(Monday, December 22, 1941, 6:50 p.m. EST; during the Arcadia Conference) — 15 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor and the American entry into World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived at the White House tonight in Washington, D.C., after a secret ten-day journey across the Atlantic aboard HMS Duke of York to confer with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on “all questions related to the war effort.” Continue reading Churchill arrives at White House to confer with FDR 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 22 1941)
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‘How You Remind Me’ by Nickelback peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 22 2001)
(Saturday, December 22, 2001) — “How You Remind Me” by Nickelback peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of four weeks (Dec. 22/29, 2001, Jan. 5/12, 2002). Continue reading ‘How You Remind Me’ by Nickelback peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 22 2001)
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Shoe bombing attempt aboard transatlantic flight thwarted by flight attendants and passengers 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 22 2001)
Video: 'BBC1 News - The "Shoe-bomber" - Christmas Eve 2001' (video of landing at 2:00)
(Saturday, December 22, 2001, at approximately 10:50 a.m. EST; during the 2001 shoe bomb attempt) — Richard Reid, an Islamic fundamentalist from the United Kingdom and self-proclaimed Al-Qaeda operative, tried to detonate plastic explosives concealed within his shoes today on a jetliner bound from Paris to Miami but was subdued by flight attendants and fellow passengers. Continue reading Shoe bombing attempt aboard transatlantic flight thwarted by flight attendants and passengers 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 22 2001)
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‘Dirty Harry’ film premieres in San Francisco 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1971)
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(Tuesday, December 21, 1971, 8:00 p.m. PST) — Dirty Harry, an American neo-noir action-thriller film about a San Francisco cop with little regard for rules, but who always gets results, while tracking down a serial killer who snipes at random victims, premiered tonight at Loews Theaters’ Market Street Cinema in San Francisco. Continue reading ‘Dirty Harry’ film premieres in San Francisco 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1971)
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11 former Soviet republics declare end to USSR, form commonwealth 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1991)
Video: 'ABC Nightly News December 21 1991 w/Commercials WHAS 11 Louisville KY'
(Saturday, December 21, 1991; during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union; part of the Cold War and the Revolutions of 1989) — Eleven of the 12 former republics of the Soviet Union formally constituted themselves today as the Commonwealth of Independent States, proclaiming the death of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Continue reading 11 former Soviet republics declare end to USSR, form commonwealth 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1991)
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‘The Concert For Bangla Desh’ album by George Harrison & Friends released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 20 1971)
Video: 'Intro by George Harrison | Concert for Bangladesh | 50th Anniversary : : Apple Music OST from LP'
(Monday, December 20, 1971) — The Concert For Bangla Desh, a live triple album credited to “George Harrison & Friends” featuring highlights of two concerts of the same name held on Aug. 1, 1971, at New York’s Madison Square Garden, was released today in the United States (Jan. 10, 1972 in the UK). Continue reading ‘The Concert For Bangla Desh’ album by George Harrison & Friends released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 20 1971)
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‘Elmer’s Tune’ by Glenn Miller peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 20 1941)
(Saturday, December 20, 1941) — “Elmer’s Tune” by Glenn Miller (with Ray Eberle on lead vocals and the Modernaires on backing vocals, recorded Aug. 11, 1941) peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Elmer’s Tune’ by Glenn Miller peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 20 1941)
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‘Let’s Groove’ by Earth, Wind & Fire peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 19 1981)
(Saturday, December 19, 1981) — “Let’s Groove” by Earth, Wind & Fire peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for five weeks. Continue reading ‘Let’s Groove’ by Earth, Wind & Fire peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 19 1981)
