(Saturday, December 2, 1995) — “One Sweet Day” by Mariah Carey featuring Boyz II Men peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for 16 weeks (Dec. 2/9/16/23/30, 1995, Jan. 6/13/20/27, Feb. 3/10/17/24, Mar. 2/9/16, 1996), the longest running number one song on the chart until 2019. Continue reading ‘One Sweet Day’ by Mariah Carey featuring Boyz II Men peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago today (Dec 2 1995)
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Communist-led Pathet Lao takes full control over Laos 50 years ago today (Dec 2 1975)
Video: 'America’s Secret War: The CIA’s Hidden Campaign in Laos | Free Documentay History'
(Tuesday, December 2, 1975) — The 16-year Laotian Civil War ended today as Laos came under full communist control when the 19-month-old coalition government fell to Pathet Lao leader Prince Souphanouvong, establishing the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos.
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NASA launches craft to peer at the Sun 30 years ago this hour (Dec 2 1995)
Video: 'NASA/ESA SOHO - Launch, December 2, 1995'
(Saturday, December 2, 1995, 3:08 a.m. EST) — NASA today launched the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), a joint project of the United States and the European Space Agency, on a $1 billion mission to study the sun and interplanetary space.
