Monthly Archives: January 2023

Elvis Presley performs ‘Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite’ concert in Honolulu 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1973)

1970s, Elvis Presley, Popular Music 1970s, Television 1970s


Video: 'Elvis Presley - Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973 (Full Concert) The Ultimate Experience'

(Sunday, January 14, 1973, 12:30 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time) — Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite, a rock music concert starring Elvis Presley, took place early this morning at the Honolulu International Center and was broadcast live via satellite to audiences in Asia and Oceania. Continue reading Elvis Presley performs ‘Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite’ concert in Honolulu 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1973) →

‘Go Away Little Girl’ by Steve Lawrence peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 12 1963)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Saturday, January 12, 1963) — “Go Away Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for the first of two weeks (January 12/19, 1963). Continue reading ‘Go Away Little Girl’ by Steve Lawrence peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 12 1963) →

The Beatles release second single ‘Please Please Me’/’Ask Me Why’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 11 1963)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'Please Please Me (Remastered 2009)'

(Friday, January 11, 1963) — Fresh off the moderate success of their first single “Love Me Do”/“P.S. I Love You,” the rock band from Liverpool, England, The Beatles, released their second single, “Please Please Me” and “Ask Me Why” today in the United Kingdom. Continue reading The Beatles release second single ‘Please Please Me’/’Ask Me Why’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 11 1963) →

North Korea announces its withdrawal from Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 10 2003)

2000s, U.S. Presidents


Video: '[Peace Insight] North Korea's Withdrawal from the NPT'

(Friday, January 10, 2003; during the Korean conflict) — The North Korean nuclear-weapons crisis intensified today as Pyongyang announced it is withdrawing from the 1968 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Continue reading North Korea announces its withdrawal from Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 10 2003) →

‘Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes’ by Perry Como peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 10 1953)

1950s, Popular Music 1950s

(Saturday, January 10, 1953) — “Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes” by Perry Como with The Ramblers peaked at #1on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the first of five weeks (Jan. 10/17/24/31, Feb. 7, 1953). Continue reading ‘Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes’ by Perry Como peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 10 1953) →

Red Army launches final assault on Germans trapped at Stalingrad 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 10 1943)

1940s, World War II


Video: '177- Food for Leningrad, Breaking the Siege! - WW2 - January 15th, 1943' (Operation Koltso at 0:57)

(Sunday, January 10, 1943, 8:05 a.m. local time; during the Battle of Stalingrad on the Eastern Front in the European theatre of World War II) — The Red Army today launched Operation Koltso under the command of General Konstantin Rokossovsky, the final annihilation of the tattered remnants of Germany’s Sixth Army, which was surrounded at Stalingrad and refused surrender terms on Jan. 8, 1943, by its commander, Friedrich “José” Paulus. Continue reading Red Army launches final assault on Germans trapped at Stalingrad 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 10 1943) →

U.S. President Richard Nixon born in Yorba Linda, California 110 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 9 1913)

1910s, U.S. Presidents

Video: 'PBS Nixon (1990)_1of3'

(Thursday, January 9, 1913) — Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974, was born today in what was then the township precinct of Yorba Linda, California, in a house built by his father, located on his family’s lemon ranch. Continue reading U.S. President Richard Nixon born in Yorba Linda, California 110 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 9 1913) →

‘The Girl Is Mine’ by Michael Jackson featuring Paul McCartney peaks at #2 in USA 40 years ago (Jan 8 1983)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s, The Beatles 1980s

(Saturday, January 8, 1983) — “The Girl Is Mine” by Michael Jackson featuring Paul McCartney, the first single from Jackson’s album Thriller, peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘The Girl Is Mine’ by Michael Jackson featuring Paul McCartney peaks at #2 in USA 40 years ago (Jan 8 1983) →