Monthly Archives: December 2023

‘Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)’ by Helen Reddy peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 29 1973)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, December 29, 1973) — “Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)” by Helen Reddy peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)’ by Helen Reddy peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 29 1973) →

‘Mind Games’ by John Lennon peaks at #18 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 29 1973)

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


Video: 'Mind Games (Remastered 2010)

(Saturday, December 29, 1973) — “Mind Games” by ex-Beatle John Lennon peaked at #18 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Mind Games’ by John Lennon peaks at #18 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 29 1973) →

‘It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way’ by Jim Croce debuts at #77 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 29 1973)

1970s, Christmas, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, December 29, 1973) — “It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way” by Jim Croce debuted at #77 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way’ by Jim Croce debuts at #77 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 29 1973) →

Endangered Species Act signed into law by U.S. President Richard Nixon 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 28 1973)

1970s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'The Endangered Species Act: 40 Years at the Forefront of Wildlife Conservation'

(Friday, December 28, 1973) — The Endangered Species Act of 1973, designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a “consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation,” was signed into law today by U.S. President Richard Nixon. Continue reading Endangered Species Act signed into law by U.S. President Richard Nixon 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 28 1973) →

Capitol Records rush-releases The Beatles’ ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 26 1963)

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


Video: 'I Want To Hold Your Hand (2023 Mix)'

(Thursday, December 26, 1963) — Capitol Records today rush-released the single “I Want to Hold Your Hand“/”I Saw Her Standing There” by The Beatles, which would become the first number one hit in the U.S. for the rock band from Liverpool, England (“I Saw Her Standing There” would peak at #14). Continue reading Capitol Records rush-releases The Beatles’ ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 26 1963) →

‘Hero’ by Mariah Carey peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 25 1993)

1990s, Popular Music 1990s

(Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25, 1993) — “Hero” by Mariah Carey peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (Dec. 25, 1993, Jan. 1/8/15, 1994). Continue reading ‘Hero’ by Mariah Carey peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 25 1993) →

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt names Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe during WWII 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 24 1943)

1940s, U.S. Presidents, World War II


Video: 'December 24, 1943 - Franklin Roosevelt Addresses Congress About Allied Conferences'

(Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24, 1943, 3 p.m. EWT; during World War II) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced this afternoon that U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower had been appointed supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe as part of Operation Overlord, which would launch the invasion of German-occupied western Europe in the coming year. Continue reading U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt names Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe during WWII 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 24 1943) →