Monthly Archives: January 2023

French King Louis XVI executed by guillotine in Paris, ending more than a thousand years of continuous French monarchy 230 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 21 1793)

1790s


Video: 'The BRUTAL Execution Of King Louis XVI Of France'

(Monday, January 21, 1793, 10:22 a.m. local time; during the French Revolution) — King Louis XVI, condemned for treason, was beheaded today by guillotine on the Place de la Révolution, ending more than a thousand years of the continuous French monarchy. Continue reading French King Louis XVI executed by guillotine in Paris, ending more than a thousand years of continuous French monarchy 230 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 21 1793) →

‘Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu’ by Johnny Rivers peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 20 1973)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, January 20, 1973) — “Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu” by Johnny Rivers peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu’ by Johnny Rivers peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 20 1973) →

Dwight D. Eisenhower sworn in as 34th president of the United States, Richard Nixon as 36th VP 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 20 1953)

1950s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953 [SOUND!]'

(Tuesday, January 20, 1953, 12:32 p.m. EST) — Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower of New York took the oath of office today as the 34th president of the United States at the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Continue reading Dwight D. Eisenhower sworn in as 34th president of the United States, Richard Nixon as 36th VP 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 20 1953) →

President Richard Nixon, VP Spiro Agnew sworn in for second terms 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 20 1973)

1970s, U.S. Presidents


Video: '1973 US Presidential Inauguration - CBS Coverage'

(Saturday, January 20, 1973, 12:01 p.m. EST) — President Richard Milhous Nixon of California took the oath of office today for a second term as the 37th president of the United States at the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Continue reading President Richard Nixon, VP Spiro Agnew sworn in for second terms 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 20 1973) →

Bill Clinton sworn in as 42nd president of the United States, Al Gore as 45th VP 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 20 1993)

1990s, U.S. Presidents

(Wednesday, January 20, 1993, 11:59 a.m. EST) — Former Governor William “Bill” Jefferson Clinton of Arkansas took the oath of office today as the 42nd president of the United States at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Continue reading Bill Clinton sworn in as 42nd president of the United States, Al Gore as 45th VP 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 20 1993) →

‘Lucy Goes to the Hospital’ episode airs on ‘I Love Lucy’ 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 19 1953)

1950s, Television 1950s


Video: '"I LOVE LUCY" - Episode Spotlight: "Lucy Goes to the Hospital"'

(Monday, January 19, 1953, 9:00 p.m. EST) — CBS-TV tonight aired the widely watched “Lucy Goes to the Hospital” episode of the sitcom I Love Lucy tonight in which Lucy Ricardo, played by Lucille Ball, gave birth to Little Ricky. Continue reading ‘Lucy Goes to the Hospital’ episode airs on ‘I Love Lucy’ 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 19 1953) →

Soviets announce they’ve broken through long Nazi siege of Leningrad 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 18 1943)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'That Shock Army that Broke the Most Brutal Siege of WW2'

(Monday, January 18, 1943, 9:30 a.m. Moscow Standard Time; during Operation Iskra, part of the Siege of Leningrad on the Eastern Front of World War II) — The Red Army of the Soviet Union today broke the German Wehrmacht’s 515-day siege of Leningrad a prolonged military blockade undertaken by the Axis powers against the Soviet city of Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg) on the Eastern Front of World War II. Continue reading Soviets announce they’ve broken through long Nazi siege of Leningrad 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 18 1943) →

Jewish insurgents in Warsaw Ghetto launch initial armed resistance 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 18 1943)

1940s, The Holocaust, World War II


Video: 'Total War Coming to Germany - WAH 51 - January 1943, Pt. 2' (Warsaw ghetto 16:49)

(Monday, January 18, 1943, 7:00 a.m. Central European Time; part of The Holocaust during World War II) — The first Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began today as Nazi soldiers began their second deportation from Warsaw’s Jewish ghetto in German-occupied Poland. Continue reading Jewish insurgents in Warsaw Ghetto launch initial armed resistance 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 18 1943) →