Daily Archives: December 9, 2024

John Lennon interviewed by Howard Cosell on ‘Monday Night Football’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1974)

December 9, 20241970s, Popular Music 1970s, Television 1970s, The Beatles 1970sadmin

Video: 'John Lennon on Monday Night Football in 1974 [11-20-95]'

(Monday, December 9, 1974, at about 10:30 p.m. EST) — Ex-Beatle John Lennon made a surprise appearance tonight on the ABC-TV sports program Monday Night Football, where he was briefly interviewed by the host Howard Cosell during the intermission in a game between the Los Angeles Rams and the LA Redskins at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Continue reading John Lennon interviewed by Howard Cosell on ‘Monday Night Football’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1974) →

George Harrison releases ‘Dark Horse’ studio album 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1974)

December 9, 20241970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970sadmin

(Monday, December 9, 1974) — Dark Horse, the fifth studio album by ex-Beatle George Harrison, was released today in the U.S. (Dec. 20, 1974, in the UK). Continue reading George Harrison releases ‘Dark Horse’ studio album 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1974) →

‘I’m Making Believe’ by The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1944)

December 9, 20241940s, Popular Music 1940sadmin

(Saturday, December 9, 1944) — “I’m Making Believe” by The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Selling Retail Records chart for two consecutive weeks (Dec. 9/16, 1944). Continue reading ‘I’m Making Believe’ by The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1944) →

Dec 12 1964: ‘Mr. Lonely’ by Bobby Vinton peaks at #1 in USA
Dec 12 1964: ‘She’s Not There’ by The Zombies peaks at #2 in USA
Dec 12 1964: ‘The Beatles’ Story’ documentary album debuts at #97 in USA
Dec 12 1964: ‘I’m into Something Good’ by Herman’s Hermits peaks at #13 in USA
Dec 13 1974: U.S. President Gerald Ford hosts ex-Beatle George Harrison at White House
Dec 13 1974: George Harrison performs two shows at Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland
Dec 14 1964: U.S. Supreme Court affirms Congress’s power to enforce Civil Rights Act against private business discrimination
Dec 14 1974: ‘When Will I See You Again’ by The Three Degrees peaks at #2 in USA
Dec 14 1974: All four ex-Beatles simultaneously hit the top 40 pop chart in the USA as solo artists for the first time since the 1970 breakup
Dec 14 1974: ‘Promised Land’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #14 in USA
Dec 14 1974: ‘Ain’t Too Proud to Beg’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #17 in USA

2014: Barack Obama-Joe Biden
2004: +George W. Bush-Dick Cheney
1994: Bill Clinton-Al Gore
1984: Ronald Reagan-George H.W. Bush
1974: #Gerald Ford-(@Nelson Rockefeller)
1964: >Lyndon B. Johnson-(vacant)
1954: Dwight D. Eisenhower-Richard Nixon
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt-Henry A. Wallace
1934: Franklin D. Roosevelt-John N. Garner
1924: >Calvin Coolidge-(vacant)
1914: Woodrow Wilson-Thomas R. Marshall
1904: >Theodore Roosevelt-(vacant)
1894: Grover Cleveland-Adlai Stevenson I
1884: >Chester A. Arthur-(vacant)
1874: Ulysses S. Grant-Henry Wilson
1864: Abraham Lincoln-Hannibal Hamlin
1854: Franklin Pierce-(vacant)
1844: >*John Tyler-(vacant)
1834: *Andrew Jackson-Martin Van Buren
1824: *James Monroe-Daniel D. Tompkins
1814: *James Madison-(vacant)
1804: *Thomas Jefferson-Aaron Burr
1794: *George Washington-John Adams

+ Took office after stolen election
^ Elected without winning popular vote
> Ascended to presidency intra-term upon death or resignation of predecessor and in Ford’s case #, after being appointed VP under 25th Amendment
@ nominated VP under the 25th Amendment but not yet confirmed
* Owned slaves while in office