(Saturday, January 30, 1982) — “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)” by Daryl Hall and John Oates peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)’ by Daryl Hall and John Oates peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1982)
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‘Hooked on Classics’ by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra peaks at #10 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1982)
(Saturday, January 30, 1982) — “Hooked on Classics” by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Hooked on Classics’ by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra peaks at #10 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1982)
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U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt born in Hyde Park, New York 140 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1882)
Video: '"FDR" Documentary (ABC, 1982)'
(Monday, January 30, 1882) — Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945, was born Franklin Delano Roosevelt today at Springwood, the family’s estate in the Hudson Valley town of Hyde Park, New York. Continue reading U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt born in Hyde Park, New York 140 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1882)
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13 unarmed civil rights demonstrators shot dead by British soldiers on ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Londonderry, Northern Ireland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1972)
Video: 'Bloody Sunday 1972: The day's events explained'
(Sunday, January 30, 1972, 4:07 p.m. GMT; during Bloody Sunday (1972), part of The Troubles) — British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians today during a protest march against internment without trial in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, in what became known as Bloody Sunday or the Bogside Massacre. Continue reading 13 unarmed civil rights demonstrators shot dead by British soldiers on ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Londonderry, Northern Ireland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1972)
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First U.S. ironclad warship, USS Monitor, launched during American Civil War 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1862)
Video: 'The USS Monitor'
(Thursday, January 30, 1862; during the American Civil War) — The USS Monitor, an ironclad warship built for the Union Navy during the American Civil War, was launched today from where it was built, the Continental Iron Works in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, New York, the first such ship commissioned by the Navy. Continue reading First U.S. ironclad warship, USS Monitor, launched during American Civil War 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1862)
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President George W. Bush targets ‘axis of evil’ in State of the Union address 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 2002)
Video: 'President Bush Axis of Evil Speech'
(Tuesday, January 29, 2002, approximately 9:00 p.m. EST; during the War on terror and the War in Afghanistan) — In his first State of the Union address, President George W. Bush told Americans tonight that “our war against terror is only beginning” and sent new warnings to terrorists around the world and to three nations — Iran, Iraq and North Korea — states which he said constitute “an axis of evil.” Continue reading President George W. Bush targets ‘axis of evil’ in State of the Union address 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 2002)
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Ray Conniff singer urges President Nixon to ‘stop the killing’ during White House performance 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1972)
Video: ‘Nixon Protest Featuring the Ray Conniff Singers | This is the President’
(Friday, January 28, 1972, 10:50 p.m. EST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — A young woman in a singing group caused an embarrassed moment at a formal White House dinner tonight when she waved a placard and called to President Richard Nixon to stop the bombing in Vietnam. Continue reading Ray Conniff singer urges President Nixon to ‘stop the killing’ during White House performance 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1972)
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98 people killed when roof collapses at Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C. during blizzard 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1922)
Video: 'Disasters Of The Century | Season 4 | Episode 10 | Knickerbocker Theatre Collapse | Ian Coulson'
(Saturday, January 28, 1922, a few minutes before 9:00 p.m. EST; during the Knickerbocker storm) — Ninety-eight people were killed and another 133 were injured tonight when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C. collapsed under the weight of 29 inches of snow that had fallen in the first 28 hours of a blizzard. Continue reading 98 people killed when roof collapses at Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C. during blizzard 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1922)
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Ringo Starr tapes brief appearance on ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1972)
Video: 'Monty Python's Flying Circus S03E02 Mr. And Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Popular' (Starr's appearance at 25:17)
(Friday, January 28, 1972) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr taped a non-speaking guest role for the British surreal sketch comedy series Monty Python’s Flying Circus today in Studio C at the BBC TV Centre, Wood Lane, London, for airing on Oct. 26, 1972. Continue reading Ringo Starr tapes brief appearance on ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1972)
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono perform with Chuck Berry during fourth taping as co-hosts for ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1972)
Video: 'John Lennon, Yoko Ono & Chuck Berry - The Mike Douglas Show, 16/02/1972 (Legendado PT-BR)'
(Thursday, January 27, 1972) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, taped their fourth of five appearances as co-hosts on the prestigious Emmy award-winning WBC (Westinghouse Broadcasting Corporation) afternoon talk show The Mike Douglas Show today at KYW-TV studios in Philadelphia for airing in syndication on Feb. 16, 1972. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono perform with Chuck Berry during fourth taping as co-hosts for ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1972)
