Daily Archives: January 26, 2023

245 people killed in Kiss nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 2013)

2010s


Video: 'Brazil Nightclub Fire Kills 245 People (January 27, 2013)'

(Sunday, January 27, 2013, 2:00-2:30 a.m. Brasília Summer Time) — Flames raced through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early today killing 245 people as panicked partygoers gasped for breath in the smoke-filled air, stampeding toward a single exit partially blocked by those already dead. Continue reading 245 people killed in Kiss nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 2013) →

‘Walk Right In’ by The Rooftop Singers peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 26 1963)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Saturday, January 26, 1963) — “Walk Right In” by The Rooftop Singers peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of two weeks (Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 1963). Continue reading ‘Walk Right In’ by The Rooftop Singers peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 26 1963) →