Daily Archives: May 12, 2022

Body of kidnapped Lindbergh baby discovered 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 12 1932)

1930s


Video: 'Where Baby Lindbergh Was Found (1932)'

(Thursday, May 12, 1932, 3:15 p.m. EDT; during the Lindbergh kidnapping) — The body of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh, the first person to complete a non-stop solo transatlantic flight — from New York to Paris — in 1927, was accidentally found, partly buried and badly decomposed, today near Mount Rose, New Jersey, in Mercer County. Continue reading Body of kidnapped Lindbergh baby discovered 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 12 1932) →

Parade of celebrities, artists testify in support of John Lennon & Yoko Ono at immigration hearing in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 12 1972)

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


Video: 'John Lennon Interview Immigration and Naturalization Services, New York March 16, 1972 part 2' (video is actually from May 12, 1972)

(Friday, May 12, 1972) — A parade of show business and artistic witnesses, including one who saw ex-Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, as having an “almost square” lifestyle, testified today in New York that cultural reasons should prohibit the couple’s deportation. Continue reading Parade of celebrities, artists testify in support of John Lennon & Yoko Ono at immigration hearing in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 12 1972) →

Paul McCartney & Wings release ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’/’Little Woman Love’ single 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 12 1972)

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


Video: 'Mary Had A Little Lamb (2018 Remaster)'

(Friday, May 12, 1972) — The single “Mary Had a Little Lamb“/”Little Woman Love” by Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles band, Wings, was released today in the UK (May 29, 1972 in the U.S.). Continue reading Paul McCartney & Wings release ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’/’Little Woman Love’ single 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 12 1972) →