Monthly Archives: July 2022

Paul McCartney and his band Wings perform at Pavillon Montreux in Switzerland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1972)

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


Audio: 'Paul Mccartney & Wings - Live At The Pavillion Montreux, Switzerland 1973-07-22 - Full Concert'

(Saturday, July 22, 1972, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Central European Time; during the Wings Over Europe Tour) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his new group, Wings, performed tonight at Pavillon Montreux in Switzerland, the eighth of 25-stops of the Wings Over Europe Tour, McCartney’s first tour of Continental Europe since The Beatles made a three-city swing through Germany in June 1966. Continue reading Paul McCartney and his band Wings perform at Pavillon Montreux in Switzerland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1972) →

‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ by (Paul McCartney &) Wings peaks #28 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1972)

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

(Saturday, July 22, 1972) — “Mary Had a Little Lamb” by former Beatle Paul McCartney’s new group, Wings, peaked at #28 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ by (Paul McCartney &) Wings peaks #28 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1972) →

President Abraham Lincoln presents preliminary draft of Emancipation Proclamation to cabinet 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1862)

1860s, American Civil War


Video: 'Abraham Lincoln's Cabinet Review on the Emancipation Proclamation'

(Tuesday, July 22, 1862, during the American Civil War) — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln presented a preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation to his entire cabinet today proposing to free more than 3.5 million enslaved African Americans in the secessionist Confederate states. Continue reading President Abraham Lincoln presents preliminary draft of Emancipation Proclamation to cabinet 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1862) →

Nazis begin transporting Jews from Warsaw Ghetto to Treblinka death camp 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1942)

1940s, The Holocaust, World War II


Video: 'The 100 Deadliest Days of the Holocaust Begin... - WAH 039 - July 1942, Pt .2' (July 22, 1942, at 4:18)

(Wednesday, July 22, 1942, “resettlement” ordered to begin at 11:00 a.m. Central European Summer Time; during The Holocaust, part of World War II) — The systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw ghetto to the Treblinka death camp began today as the German SS, headed by the “Resettlement Commissioner” Sturmbannführer Hermann Höfle, called a meeting of the Ghetto Jewish Council Judenrat and informed its leader Adam Czerniaków about the “resettlement to the East.” Continue reading Nazis begin transporting Jews from Warsaw Ghetto to Treblinka death camp 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1942) →

Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison near Medellin after gunfight 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1992)

1990s


Video: 'Pablo Escobar Escaped from Prison 1992 News Clip'

(Wednesday, July 22, 1992, at about 4:00 a.m. Colombia Summer Time) — Pablo Escobar, a Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist who was the founder and sole leader of the Medellín Cartel, escaped today from his own luxury prison near Medellin along with 10 fellow prison inmates after they staged a riot and held four high level government officials hostage for some 20 hours. Continue reading Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison near Medellin after gunfight 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1992) →

The Doors perform at Aragon Ballroom in Chicago 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 21 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Doors


Video: 'The Doors July 21 1972 Aragon Ballroom Chicago IL'

(Friday July 21, 1972, following the 8:00 p.m. CDT scheduled start time for opening acts Dr. John, the Night Tripper and Phlorescent Leech & Eddie) — Two years and 18 days after lead singer Jim Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in Paris, the surviving members of the American rock group The Doors — keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore — performed tonight at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Continue reading The Doors perform at Aragon Ballroom in Chicago 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 21 1972) →