Monthly Archives: August 2022

John Lennon & Yoko Ono perform second ‘One to One’ benefit concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 31 1972)

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


Video: 'John Lennon - Live in Madison Square Garden (1972 )' (all songs are from afternoon show except 'Sisters, O Sisters,' 'Cold Turkey,' 'Hound Dog' and 'Give Peace a Chance,' which are from the evening show)

(Thursday, August 31, 1972, the concert was scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 1972, but was delayed to 8:45 p.m. EDT. The Lennons did not appear until 12:01 a.m. EDT on Aug. 31, 1972, following sets by Sha Na Na, Stevie Wonder and Roberta Flack. The Lennons’ show ended at around 1:30 a.m.) — Ex-Beatle John Lennon and wife, Yoko Ono, with The Plastic Ono Elephant’s Memory band performed early this morning at Madison Square Garden in New York City in the second of two “One to One” concerts in aid of patients at Willowbrook State School for Retarded Children on Staten Island. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono perform second ‘One to One’ benefit concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 31 1972) →

Mitt Romney accepts GOP presidential nomination, pledges to deliver country from economic travails 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 30 2012)

2010s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Election 2012 | RNC Convention Coverage 8/30 | The New York Times' (coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. EDT, Romney speaks at 10:23 p.m. or 3:23:00 into the video)

(Thursday, August 30, 1992, 10:23 p.m. EDT; during the 2012 Republican National Convention) — Former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, 65, accepted the Republican presidential nomination tonight by making a direct appeal to Americans who were captivated by President Barack Obama’s hopeful promises of change, pledging that he could deliver what the president did not and move the country from its worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Continue reading Mitt Romney accepts GOP presidential nomination, pledges to deliver country from economic travails 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 30 2012) →

John Lennon & Yoko Ono perform first ‘One to One’ benefit concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 30 1972)

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


Video: 'John Lennon - Live in Madison Square Garden (1972 )' (all songs are from afternoon show except 'Sisters, O Sisters,' 'Cold Turkey,' 'Hound Dog' and 'Give Peace a Chance,' which are from the evening show)

(Wednesday, August 30, 1972, scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. EDT but the Lennons probably did not appear before 5:00 p.m. EDT, following a delayed start time and sets by Sha Na Na and Stevie Wonder) — Ex-Beatle John Lennon and wife, Yoko Ono, with The Plastic Ono Elephant’s Memory band performed this afternoon at Madison Square Garden in New York City in the first of two “One to One” concerts in aid of patients at Willowbrook State School for Retarded Children on Staten Island. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono perform first ‘One to One’ benefit concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 30 1972) →

John Lennon holds final rehearsal for ‘One to One’ benefit concerts 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 29 1972)

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


Video: 'John Lennon One To One Concert Rehearsal - Give Peace A Chance (August 29, 1972)'

(Tuesday, August 29, 1972) — Former Beatle John Lennon was filmed today at the Fillmore East Theater in New York City during one final rehearsal for two benefit concerts with his wife, Yoko Ono, and the Elephant’s Memory band, in aid of patients at Willowbrook State School for Retarded Children on Staten Island. Continue reading John Lennon holds final rehearsal for ‘One to One’ benefit concerts 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 29 1972) →

WEAF in New York City makes first-ever broadcast of a radio commercial 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1922)

1920s


Video: 'The First Radio Commerical'

(Monday, August 28, 1922, 5:15 p.m. EDT) — WEAF (now WFAN) of New York City, owned by the Western Electric subsidiary of AT&T, made the first-ever broadcast of an advertisement today — a radio commercial for a newly opened Queensboro Apartments complex in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens, near the just-completed #7 subway line. Continue reading WEAF in New York City makes first-ever broadcast of a radio commercial 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1922) →

Grateful Dead perform at Springfield Creamery benefit concert near Veneta, Oregon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s


Video: 'Grateful Dead - Sunshine Daydream Movie (Bonus Features) HD'

(Sunday, August 27, 1972, 4:00-7:00 p.m. PDT) — The Grateful Dead performed today at a benefit concert (forever memorialized in the film Sunshine Daydream) for the Springfield Creamery, which was owned by Chuck Kesey, the brother of novelist, essayist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey, and Chuck’s wife. Sue, at Temple Meadow, just outside Veneta, Oregon, about 13 miles west of Eugene. Continue reading Grateful Dead perform at Springfield Creamery benefit concert near Veneta, Oregon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 1972) →

‘Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)’ by Looking Glass peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 26 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, August 26, 1972) — “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)” by Looking Glass peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)’ by Looking Glass peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 26 1972) →