(Saturday, January 15, 1972) — “Bless the Beasts and Children” by the Carpenters peaked at #67 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Bless the Beasts and Children’ by Carpenters peaks at #67 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 1972)
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‘A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy’ taped 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 1962)
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(Monday, January 15, 1962, President Kennedy recorded his appearance at 4:50 p.m. EST) — First Lady Jackie Kennedy hosted Charles Collingwood and a CBS News television crew at the White House today for an unprecedented look at the American presidential residence. Continue reading ‘A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy’ taped 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 1962)
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James Naismith’s original rules of basketball published for the first time 130 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 1892)
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(Friday, January 15, 1892) — The “Original 13 Rules of Basket Ball” — devised in December 1891 by James Naismith, a graduate instructor at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts — were published today in the school’s magazine, The Triangle. Continue reading James Naismith’s original rules of basketball published for the first time 130 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 1892)
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Senate confirms President Lincoln’s choice of Edwin Stanton to be Secretary of War 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 1862)
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(Wednesday, January 15, 1862; during the American Civil War) — U.S. Senate confirmed President Abraham Lincoln’s choice of Edwin M. Stanton to be the new Secretary of War, replacing Simon Cameron. Continue reading Senate confirms President Lincoln’s choice of Edwin Stanton to be Secretary of War 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 1862)
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‘Sanford and Son’ sitcom television series debuts on NBC 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1972)
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(Friday, January 14, 1972, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Sanford and Son an American sitcom television series based on the British sitcom Steptoe and Son and known for its edgy racial humor, running gags, and catchphrases, debuted tonight on NBC.
The series, based on the British sitcom Steptoe and Son and adapted by Norman Lear, was considered NBC’s answer to CBS’s All in the Family and has been hailed as the precursor to many other African-American sitcoms
It stared Redd Foxx as Fred G. Sanford, known for his bigotry and cantankerousness, and Demond Wilson in the role of Lamont Sanford, Fred’s long-suffering, conscientious, peacemaker son.
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape first of five shows as co-hosts for ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1972)
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(Friday, January 14, 1972, afternoon EST) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, taped the first of five programs as co-hosts today on the prestigious Emmy award-winning WBC (Westinghouse Broadcasting Corporation) afternoon talk show The Mike Douglas Show at KYW-TV, 1619 Walnut Street in Philadelphia. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape first of five shows as co-hosts for ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1972)
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‘Today’ news and talk morning television show debuts on NBC 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1952)
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(Monday, January 14, 1952, 7:00 a.m. EST) — Today, the first news and talk morning television show in the world, debuted this morning on NBC with Dave Garroway as the host. Continue reading ‘Today’ news and talk morning television show debuts on NBC 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1952)
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78 people killed as jetliner crashes into crowded D.C. bridge and falls into icy Potomac River 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 13 1982)
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(Wednesday, January 13, 1982, 4:01:01 p.m. EST; during Air Florida Flight 90) — An Air Florida jetliner taking off from Washington National Airport (now Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) in a snowstorm crashed into a crowded bridge this afternoon and broke as it plunged into the frigid Potomac River, killing 78 people and injuring another nine. Continue reading 78 people killed as jetliner crashes into crowded D.C. bridge and falls into icy Potomac River 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 13 1982)
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Japan admits forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 13 1992)
Video: 'Japan's wartime sex slaves' fight for justice | Unreported World'
(Monday, January 13, 1992) — Three days before Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa takes his first official trip to South Korea, the government admitted today that the Japanese Army forced tens of thousands of Korean women to have sex with Japanese soldiers during World War II, and hinted that women who are still alive might receive some kind of compensation. Continue reading Japan admits forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 13 1992)
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‘The Twist’ by Chubby Checker peaks at #1 in USA for an unprecedented second time 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 13 1962)
(Saturday, January 13, 1962) — “The Twist” by Chubby Checker returned to #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks (Jan. 13/20, 1962), becoming the first single to reach number one in two different chart runs (the first peaked on Sept. 19, 1960). Continue reading ‘The Twist’ by Chubby Checker peaks at #1 in USA for an unprecedented second time 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 13 1962)
