(Saturday, December 2, 1972) — “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” by The Temptations peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone’ by The Temptations peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 2 1972)
Monthly Archives: December 2022
Barney Clark, 61, becomes first human to receive permanent artificial heart 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 2 1982)
Video: ‘A Change of Heart | Retro Report’
(Thursday, December 2, 1982; 7.5 hour operation ended at 7 a.m. MST) — For the first time in history, surgeons early today implanted a permanent artificial heart to replace a dying human heart at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City. Continue reading Barney Clark, 61, becomes first human to receive permanent artificial heart 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 2 1982)
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President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives in Seoul, seeking an end to Korean War 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 2 1952)
Video: 'Eisenhower Visits Korea (1952)'
(Tuesday, December 2, 1952, 7:57 p.m. Korean Standard Time; during the Korean War, part of the Cold War and the Korean conflict) — Making good on his most dramatic promise of the 1952 presidential campaign, U.S. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in Korea tonight for a firsthand view of the bitter and frustrating Korean War, which Eisenhower vowed to end. Continue reading President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives in Seoul, seeking an end to Korean War 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 2 1952)
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Paul McCartney & Wings release ‘Hi Hi Hi’/’C Moon’ single 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 1 1972)
Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings - Hi Hi Hi (Video Oficial)'
(Friday, December 1, 1972) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his British-American rock band Wings today released the single “Hi Hi Hi“/”C Moon” in Britain, where “Hi Hi Hi” would be banned by the BBC for its sexually suggestive lyrics (the single was released in the U.S. on Dec. 4, 1972). Continue reading Paul McCartney & Wings release ‘Hi Hi Hi’/’C Moon’ single 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 1 1972)
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‘Bobby’s Girl’ by Marcie Blane peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 1 1962)
(Saturday, December 1, 1962) — “Bobby’s Girl” by Marcie Blane peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four weeks. Continue reading ‘Bobby’s Girl’ by Marcie Blane peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 1 1962)
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U.S. President Abraham Lincoln calls for abolition of slavery in his Second Annual Message to Congress 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 1 1862)
Video: 'The President's Message to Congress, December 1, 1862'
(Monday, December 1, 1862; during the American Civil War and Slavery in the United States) — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln called for the abolition of slavery today in his Second Annual Message to Congress (read aloud by the Secretary of the Senate), writing: “Fellow-citizens, we can not escape history. We of this Congress and this Administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves.” Continue reading U.S. President Abraham Lincoln calls for abolition of slavery in his Second Annual Message to Congress 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 1 1862)
