Monthly Archives: September 2023

Four African-American girls killed in 16th Street Baptist Church bombing 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1963)

1960s, African-American Civil Rights


Video: '16th St. Baptist Church Bombing - 1963 | Today In History | 15 Sept 17'

(Sunday, September 15, 1963, 10:22 a.m. CST; during the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, part of the civil rights movement and the Birmingham campaign) — Four girls were killed this morning when a bomb set by a white supremacist terrorist group exploded in the basement of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, where 80 African-American children were attending Sunday school. Continue reading Four African-American girls killed in 16th Street Baptist Church bombing 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1963) →

‘Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting’ by Elton John peaks at #12 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1973)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, September 15, 1973) — “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting” by Elton John peaked at #12 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting’ by Elton John peaks at #12 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1973) →

‘Send a Little Love My Way’ by Anne Murray peaks at #72 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1973)

1970s, Movies 1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, September 15, 1973) — “Send a Little Love My Way” by Anne Murray peaked at #72 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Send a Little Love My Way’ by Anne Murray peaks at #72 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1973) →

Anti-war radical Katherine Ann Power surrenders to Boston-area authorities 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1993)

1990s, Vietnam War


Video: 'Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack - Season 2 Episode 13 - Full Episode' (Power profiled May 3, 1989, at 21:10)

(Wednesday, September 15, 1993, just before sunrise at 6:24 a.m. EDT) — Katherine Ann Power, an anti-Vietnam War radical who spent 23 years as a fugitive from a fatal bank robbery, surrendered today after throwing a going-away party at which she revealed her identity to her friends. Continue reading Anti-war radical Katherine Ann Power surrenders to Boston-area authorities 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1993) →

Rabin and Arafat sign Oslo Accords at White House as Clinton applauds ‘brave gamble’ 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 13 1993)

1990s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Signing of the Israeli-Palestinian Declaration of Principles (1993)'

(Monday, September 13, 1993, 11:43 a.m. EDT; during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, part of the Arab–Israeli conflict) — In a triumph of hope over history, Yitzhak Rabin, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Yasir Arafat, the chairman of the P.L.O., shook hands today on the White House lawn, sealing the Oslo Accords, the first agreement between Jews and Palestinians to end their conflict and share the holy land along the River Jordan that they both call home. Continue reading Rabin and Arafat sign Oslo Accords at White House as Clinton applauds ‘brave gamble’ 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 13 1993) →

The Beatles record George Harrison’s ‘Don’t Bother Me’ at EMI Studios in London 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 12 1963)

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


Video: 'The Beatles in the recording studio (Sept. 12th, 1963) Don't Bother Me takes 10 13'

(Thursday, September 12, 1963, 7:00 p.m.-11:30 p.m. British Summer Time) — After a half-hour break following their first recording session of the day, The Beatles returned to EMI Studio 2 in London tonight to record a remake of George Harrison’s first solo composition “Don’t Bother Me” for their second album With The Beatles. Continue reading The Beatles record George Harrison’s ‘Don’t Bother Me’ at EMI Studios in London 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 12 1963) →

U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 12 1953)

1950s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'The Wedding of John F. Kennedy & Jacqueline Bouvier in Color'

(Saturday, September 12, 1953, 11:00 a.m. EDT) — U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy, 36, married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier, 24, today at St. Mary’s Church in Newport, Rhode Island, in a mass celebrated by Boston’s Archbishop Richard Cushing. Continue reading U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 12 1953) →