Daily Archives: January 28, 2022

Ray Conniff singer urges President Nixon to ‘stop the killing’ during White House performance 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, U.S. Presidents, Vietnam War


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) →

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)

1920s


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) →

Ringo Starr tapes brief appearance on ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, Television 1970s, The Beatles 1970s

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) →