Monthly Archives: May 2023

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) →

Paul McCartney and Wings perform at Hardrock Concert Theatre in Manchester, England 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 17 1973)

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


Video: 'Paul McCartney and Wings - Live in Manchester (May 17th, 1973)'

(Thursday, May 17, 1973, approxmiately 9:30 p.m. following the 8:00 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 tonight at Hardrock Concert Theatre in Manchester, England, on the fifth stop (and sixth show) of the band’s 16-city, 21-show tour of the United Kingdom. Continue reading Paul McCartney and Wings perform at Hardrock Concert Theatre in Manchester, England 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 17 1973) →

U.S. Senate committee begins televised hearings into the Watergate scandal 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 17 1973)

1970s, Television 1970s, U.S. Presidents, Watergate


Video: 'ObamaWatch: Sen. Ervin's Opening Remarks, Chairman Senate Select Watergate Committee May 17 1973'

(Thursday, May 17, 1973, 10:02 a.m. EDT; during the Watergate scandal) — The United States Senate Watergate Committee, known officially as the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, a special committee established by the United States Senate to investigate the Watergate scandal, opened hearings today into a break-in at Democratic National headquarters in Washington. Continue reading U.S. Senate committee begins televised hearings into the Watergate scandal 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 17 1973) →

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends as German forces crush Jewish resistance and blow up Great Synagogue 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 16 1943)

1940s, The Holocaust, World War II


Video: 'Drowning Germans, Burning Jews - War Against Humanity 061 - May 22, 1943' (May 16, 1943, at 1:17)

(Sunday, May 16, 1943, 8:15 p.m. Central European Summer Time (CEST); during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, part of The Holocaust during World War II) — The nearly month-long Warsaw Ghetto Uprising — the act of Jewish resistance in German-occupied Poland during World War II to oppose Nazi Germany’s final effort to transport the remaining ghetto population to Majdanek and Treblinka death camps — came to an end tonight as German forces crushed the Jewish resistance and blew up the Great Synagogue. Continue reading Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends as German forces crush Jewish resistance and blow up Great Synagogue 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 16 1943) →

The Beatles perform live on BBC ‘Pops and Lenny’ children’s TV show 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 16 1963)

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


: Video: 'The Beatles At Television Theatre, London (16 May 1963) (Pops & Lenny)'

(Thursday, May 16, 1963, 5:00-5:30 p.m. British Summer Time) — The Beatles made their second appearance on national BBC television today, performing live on the children’s show Pops And Lenny at Television Theatre in London. Continue reading The Beatles perform live on BBC ‘Pops and Lenny’ children’s TV show 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 16 1963) →

‘The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)’ by Percy Faith peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 16 1953)

1950s, Popular Music 1950s

(Saturday, May 16, 1953) — “The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)” by Percy Faith (with vocals by Felicia Sanders; recorded on Jan. 22, 1953) peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the first of ten consecutive weeks (May 16/23/30, June 6/13/20/27, July 4/11/18, 1953). Continue reading ‘The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)’ by Percy Faith peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 16 1953) →

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

1990s, Popular Music 1990s

(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) →