Daily Archives: May 15, 2023

‘That’s the Way Love Goes’ by Janet Jackson peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 15 1993)

(Saturday, May 15, 1993)“That’s the Way Love Goes” by Janet Jackson peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of eight weeks (May 15/22/29, June 5/12/19/26, July 3, 1993). Continue reading ‘That’s the Way Love Goes’ by Janet Jackson peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 15 1993)

Astronaut Gordon Cooper blasts off aboard Faith 7 on final crewed space mission of U.S. Mercury program 60 years ago this hour (May 15 1963)


Video: 'Major Cooper's 22 Orbits Round The Earth (1963)'

(Wednesday, May 15, 1963, 9:04:13 a.m. EDT, part of NASA’s Project Mercury) — NASA launched Mercury 9 from Cape Canaveral today with astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in the capsule designated Faith 7 on the final crewed space mission of the U.S. Mercury program. Continue reading Astronaut Gordon Cooper blasts off aboard Faith 7 on final crewed space mission of U.S. Mercury program 60 years ago this hour (May 15 1963)