Daily Archives: May 18, 2023

Paul McCartney and Wings perform again at Liverpool Empire Theatre in Liverpool, England 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1973)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'Paul McCartney and Wings - Live in Liverpool (May 18th, 1973, 8:30 PM)'

(Friday, May 18, 1973, approximately 9:50 p.m. following the 8:30 p.m. British Summer Time scheduled start time for opening act English pub rock band Brinsley Schwarz; during the Wings 1973 UK Tour) — Paul McCartney’s British-American band, Wings performed the second of two shows tonight at Liverpool Empire Theatre in his hometown of Liverpool, England, on the sixth stop (and seventh show) of the band’s 16-city, 21-show tour of the United Kingdom. Continue reading Paul McCartney and Wings perform again at Liverpool Empire Theatre in Liverpool, England 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1973) →

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs measure creating Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), largest public utility in the country 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1933)

1930s


Video: 'FDR Signs the Tennessee Valley Authority Act'

(Thursday, May 18, 1933, 3:15 p.m. EDT; part of the New Deal in response to the Great Depression) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt today signed into law the Norris-Hill bill, creating the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, regional planning, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley, a region that had suffered from a lack of infrastructure and poverty during the Great Depression, relative to the rest of the nation. Continue reading U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs measure creating Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), largest public utility in the country 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1933) →

Paul McCartney and Wings perform at Liverpool Empire Theatre in Liverpool, England 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1973)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings - Live at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England (May 18, 1973)'

(Friday, May 18, 1973, 7:20 p.m. British Summer Time; during the Wings 1973 UK Tour) — Paul McCartney’s British-American band, Wings performed the first of two shows tonight at Liverpool Empire Theatre in his hometown of Liverpool, England, on the sixth stop (and seventh show) of the band’s 16-city, 21-show tour of the United Kingdom. Continue reading Paul McCartney and Wings perform at Liverpool Empire Theatre in Liverpool, England 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1973) →

‘If You Wanna Be Happy’ by Jimmy Soul peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1963)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Saturday, May 18, 1963) — “If You Wanna Be Happy” by Jimmy Soul peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (May 18/25, 1963). Continue reading ‘If You Wanna Be Happy’ by Jimmy Soul peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1963) →