(Saturday, June 10, 1972) — “The Candy Man” by Sammy Davis, Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (June 10/17/24, 1972). Continue reading ‘The Candy Man’ by Sammy Davis, Jr. peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1972)
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‘It’s Going to Take Some Time’ by the Carpenters peaks at #12 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1972)
(Saturday, June 10, 1972) — “It’s Going to Take Some Time” by the Carpenters peaked at #12 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘It’s Going to Take Some Time’ by the Carpenters peaks at #12 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1972)
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‘Woman Is the Nigger of the World’ by John Lennon peaks at #57 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1972)
(Saturday, June 10, 1972) — “Woman Is the Nigger of the World,” by ex-Beatle John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory and Invisible Strings — using a phrase originally coined by his wife, Yoko Ono, to point out women’s subservience to men and male chauvinism across all cultures — peaked at #57 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles charts. Continue reading ‘Woman Is the Nigger of the World’ by John Lennon peaks at #57 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1972)
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Bridget Bishop hanged in first execution resulting from Salem witch trials 330 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1692)
Video: 'Bridget Bishop - The First to Die in the Salem Witch Trials'
(Friday, June 10, 1692) — The first execution resulting from the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts took place today as Bridget Bishop, 60, was found guilty today of “certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries” and hanged in Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Continue reading Bridget Bishop hanged in first execution resulting from Salem witch trials 330 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1692)
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German forces wipe out Czech village of Lidice in reprisal for assassination of top Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1942)
Video: 'Lidice Massacre - Brutal Nazi Revenge for Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich - Operation Anthropoid'
(Wednesday, June 10, 1942, the shooting of the men commenced at about 7:00 a.m. and continued until the afternoon hours Central European Summer Time; during the Lidice massacre, part of World War II) — German forces burned the tiny Czech village of Lidice today after executing 173 men and shipping the women and children to concentration camps in reprisal for the recent assassination of Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich, architect of The Holocaust, the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Continue reading German forces wipe out Czech village of Lidice in reprisal for assassination of top Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1942)
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238 people killed when heavy rains trigger record flooding in Black Hills of South Dakota 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 9 1972)
Video: 'Rapid City Flood'
(Friday, June 9, 1972, Canyon Lake Dam gave way at 10:45 p.m. MDT; during the 1972 Black Hills flood) — Heavy rains triggered record one of the deadliest floods in U.S. history tonight in the Black Hills of South Dakota, resulting in 238 deaths and 3,057 injuries. Continue reading 238 people killed when heavy rains trigger record flooding in Black Hills of South Dakota 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 9 1972)
