Monthly Archives: July 2022

Bill Clinton accepts Democratic presidential nomination in New York 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 16 1992)

1990s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Democratic National Convention 1992 BILL CLINTON FULL SPEECH'

(Thursday, July 16, 1992, 10:25 p.m. EDT; during the 1992 Democratic National Convention) — Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas accepted the Democratic presidential nomination tonight at Madison Square Garden in New York City with a frontal assault on President George H.W. Bush, urging American voters to add the Republican incumbent to the employment lines because he hadn’t “changed a thing — except from bad to worse.” Continue reading Bill Clinton accepts Democratic presidential nomination in New York 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 16 1992) →

Woody Allen’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy’ film premieres in Los Angeles 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 1982)

1980s, Movies 1980s, Woody Allen


Video: 'A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy' trailer

(Thursday, July 15, 1982, evening PDT) — A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy, an American sex comedy film about a wacky inventor and his wife who invite two other couples for a weekend party at a romantic summer house in the 1900s countryside, premiered tonight at the Mann Regent theater in Los Angeles. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy’ film premieres in Los Angeles 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 1982) →

American who fought with Taliban in Afghanistan pleads guilty to avoid life term 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 2002)

2000s


Video: 'An American In The Taliban | Flashback | NBC News' (July 15, 2002, at 2:38)

(Monday, July 15, 2002, morning EDT; during Operation Enduring Freedom, part of the War on terror and War in Afghanistan) — John Walker Lindh, a 21-year-old American traitor who was captured as an enemy combatant during the United States’ invasion of Afghanistan, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, to two felonies in a surprise deal with prosecutors sparing him life in prison. Continue reading American who fought with Taliban in Afghanistan pleads guilty to avoid life term 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 2002) →

‘Too Late to Turn Back Now’ by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, July 15, 1972) — “Too Late to Turn Back Now” by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Too Late to Turn Back Now’ by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 1972) →

‘Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)’ by Elton John peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, July 15, 1972) — “Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)” by Elton John peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)’ by Elton John peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 1972) →

‘Roses Are Red (My Love)’ by Bobby Vinton peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 14 1962)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Saturday, July 14, 1962) — “Roses Are Red (My Love)” by Bobby Vinton peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (July 14/21/28, Aug. 4, 1962). Continue reading ‘Roses Are Red (My Love)’ by Bobby Vinton peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 14 1962) →

George McGovern accepts Democratic presidential nomination 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 14 1972)

1970s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'George McGovern Nomination Acceptance Speech 1972 DNC'

(Friday, July 14, 1972, 2:48 a.m. EDT; during the 1972 Democratic National Convention) — Senator George McGovern of South Dakota accepted the Democratic presidential nomination early this morning at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, urging wildly cheering delegates to put behind “our fury and our frustrations” and unite to capture the White House from President Richard Nixon. Continue reading George McGovern accepts Democratic presidential nomination 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 14 1972) →

Nazis liquidate Rovno Ghetto in Ukraine, 5,000 Jews taken to nearby forest and shot 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 13 1942)

1940s, The Holocaust, World War II


Video: 'Return to Rivne'

(Monday, July 13, 1942, 10:00 p.m. Central European Summer Time; part of The Holocaust during World War II) — The Rovno Ghetto, a World War II Nazi ghetto established in December 1941 in the city of Rovno, western Ukraine, in the territory of German-administered Reichskommissariat Ukraine, was liquidated tonight when a “shared” division of the SS and Ukrainian police units surrounded the ghetto, positioned spotlights around it and turned them on. Continue reading Nazis liquidate Rovno Ghetto in Ukraine, 5,000 Jews taken to nearby forest and shot 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 13 1942) →

Paul McCartney and new band perform in Juan-les-Pins, France during Wings Over Europe Tour 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 12 1972)

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


Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings - Eat At Home,On Tour [Live] [High Quality]'

(Wednesday, July 12, 1972; during the Wings Over Europe Tour) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and members of his newly formed band, Wings, were filmed today in Juan-les-Pins, France, where they would perform at Le Théâtre de la Mer Jean Marais on the second stop of their tour of Continental Europe. Continue reading Paul McCartney and new band perform in Juan-les-Pins, France during Wings Over Europe Tour 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 12 1972) →

The Rolling Stones play first-ever gig at Marquee Club in London 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 12 1962)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s


Video: 'The Rolling Stones Story (TV Documentary)' (Stones' debut gig mentioned at 6:20, mistakenly referred to as being on July 21, 1962)

(Thursday, July 12, 1962, evening British Summer Time) — The English rock band The Rolling Stones played their first-ever gig tonight — billed as “Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones” at the Marquee Club in London. Continue reading The Rolling Stones play first-ever gig at Marquee Club in London 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 12 1962) →