Monthly Archives: July 2022

Thomas Eagleton withdraws from Democratic presidential ticket 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 31 1972)

1970s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Television & the Presidency Part 9' (Eagleton issue at 1:23)

(Monday, July 31, 1972, 9:45 p.m. EDT; during the 1972 United States presidential election campaign) — Senator Thomas Eagleton of Missouri, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, withdrew from the national ticket with George McGovern tonight following disclosures that Eagleton had once undergone psychiatric treatment. Continue reading Thomas Eagleton withdraws from Democratic presidential ticket 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 31 1972) →

‘Deliverance’ survival thriller film opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 30 1972)

1970s, Movies 1970s


Video: 'Deliverance' trailer

(Sunday, July 30, 1972, noon EDT) — Deliverance, an American survival thriller film about four men who fight against a murderous clan of backwoodsmen during a hunting vacation, opened today at Loew’s Tower East at 72nd Street and Third Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Continue reading ‘Deliverance’ survival thriller film opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 30 1972) →

‘Alone Again (Naturally)’ by Gilbert O’Sullivan peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 29 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, July 29, 1972) — “Alone Again (Naturally)” by Gilbert O’Sullivan peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six consecutive weeks (July 29, Aug. 5/12/19, Sept. 2/9, 1972). Continue reading ‘Alone Again (Naturally)’ by Gilbert O’Sullivan peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 29 1972) →

Federal troops forcibly evict ‘Bonus Army’ veterans gathered in Washington to demand immediate payments of cash bonuses 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 1932)

1930s


Video: 'The March of the Bonus Army' (Bonus Marchers evicted at 15:57)

(Thursday, July 28, 1932, the U.S. Army attack began at 4:45 p.m. EDT, during the Great Depression) — President Herbert Hoover today ordered the U.S. Army, under General Douglas MacArthur, to forcibly evict the “Bonus Army,” tens of thousands of World War I veterans who, desperate for financial assistance, had come to Washington to lobby Congress to accelerate the year when they would be eligible for their cash bonuses. Continue reading Federal troops forcibly evict ‘Bonus Army’ veterans gathered in Washington to demand immediate payments of cash bonuses 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 1932) →

First Battle of El Alamein in British-occupied Egypt ends in stalemate 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 27 1942)

1940s, World War II


Video: '153 - Not a Step Back! - Wehrmacht Closes in on Stalingrad - WW2 - July 31, 1942' (First Battle of El Alamein at 13:50)

(Monday, July 27, 1942, part of Western Desert Campaign of World War II) — The First Battle of El Alamein, fought in Egypt between Axis and Allied forces, ended in stalemate today, when attacks by the British Army’s XXX Corps failed to gain ground in Operation Manhood. Continue reading First Battle of El Alamein in British-occupied Egypt ends in stalemate 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 27 1942) →