Daily Archives: September 29, 2023

Infamous 18½-minute gap allegedly created in key Watergate tape 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 29 1973)


Video: 'Who Erased 18 Minutes of Nixon Watergate Tapes?'

(Saturday, September 29, 1973; during the Watergate scandal) — Rose Mary Woods, the personal secretary to U.S. President Richard Nixon, later claims that on this date she inadvertently erased 18 minutes and 30 seconds of a taped conversation between Nixon and Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman on June 20, 1972, three days after the Watergate break-in. Continue reading Infamous 18½-minute gap allegedly created in key Watergate tape 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 29 1973)

‘We’re an American Band’ by Grand Funk Railroad peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 29 1973)

(Saturday, September 29, 1973) — “We’re an American Band” by Grand Funk Railroad peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘We’re an American Band’ by Grand Funk Railroad peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 29 1973)