(Saturday, July 24, 1982) — “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six weeks (July 24/31, August 7/14/21/28, 1982). Continue reading ‘Eye of the Tiger’ by Survivor peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 24 1982)
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‘Hold Me ’ by Fleetwood Mac peaks at #4 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 24 1982)
(Saturday, July 24, 1982) — “Hold Me” by Fleetwood Mac peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for seven weeks. Continue reading ‘Hold Me ’ by Fleetwood Mac peaks at #4 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 24 1982)
‘Hooked on Swing’ by Larry Elgart peaks at #31 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 24 1982)
(Saturday, July 24, 1982) — “Hooked on Swing” by Larry Elgart and His Manhattan Swing Orchestra peaked at #31 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Hooked on Swing’ by Larry Elgart peaks at #31 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 24 1982)
Former U.S. President Martin Van Buren, 79, dies in Kinderhook, New York 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 24 1862)
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(Thursday, July 24, 1862, 2:00 a.m. local time) — Martin Van Buren, the 8th president of the United States from 1837 to 1841 and the first to have been born after the American Revolution, died this morning of bronchial asthma and heart failure at his Lindenwald estate in Kinderhook, New York, the town where he was born in 1782. Van Buren was 79. Continue reading Former U.S. President Martin Van Buren, 79, dies in Kinderhook, New York 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 24 1862)