(Saturday, September 1, 1962) — “Sheila” by Tommy Roe peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks (Sept. 1/8, 1962). Continue reading ‘Sheila’ by Tommy Roe peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1962)
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‘Party Lights’ by Claudine Clark peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1962)
(Saturday, September 1, 1962) — “Party Lights” by Claudine Clark peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Party Lights’ by Claudine Clark peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1962)
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‘Make It Easy on Yourself’ by Jerry Butler peaks at #20 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1962)
(Saturday, September 1, 1962) — “Make It Easy on Yourself” by Jerry Butler peaked at #20 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Make It Easy on Yourself’ by Jerry Butler peaks at #20 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1962)
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American Bobby Fischer dethrones Soviet champ Boris Spassky to give U.S. first world chess title 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1972)
Video: 'The moment when Bobby Fischer was declared the World Champion (1972)'
(Friday, September 1, 1972, 12:50 p.m. GMT; during the World Chess Championship 1972) — American Bobby Fischer single-handedly ended the 24-year Soviet Union’s winning streak in the world of chess today at the Laugardalshöll arena in Reykjavík, Iceland, as he defeated defending world champ Boris Spassky, who resigned before the resumption of Game 21. Continue reading American Bobby Fischer dethrones Soviet champ Boris Spassky to give U.S. first world chess title 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1972)
