(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)
