(Saturday, January 10, 1976) — “Convoy” by C. W. McCall peaks at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Convoy’ by C. W. McCall peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (Jan 10 1976)
Monthly Archives: January 2026
First man-made contact with the moon made 80 years ago this hour (Jan 10 1946)
Video: 'U.S. Army Makes Radar Contact With the Moon 1946'
(Thursday, January 10, 1946, 11:58 a.m. EST) — The first man-made contact with the moon was made today as radar signals transmitted by the U.S. Army Signal Corps from a laboratory in Belmar, New Jersey, as part of Project Diana were bounced off the lunar surface, measuring its exact distance from the Earth (a mean of 238,857 miles or 384,403 kilometers), and proving that communication is possible between Earth and outer space. Continue reading First man-made contact with the moon made 80 years ago this hour (Jan 10 1946)
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First General Assembly of the United Nations convenes in London 80 years ago this hour (Jan 10 1946)
Video: 'First Session of UN General Assembly - 10 January 1946'
(Thursday, January 10, 1946, 3:00 p.m. GMT) — The fifty-one nations of the greatest wartime coalition in history, representing four-fifths of the people in the world, started another chapter in man’s melancholy search for peace and security today as the First session of the United Nations General Assembly convened at Westminster Central Hall in London.
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Gallipoli Campaign ends in Ottoman victory 110 years ago today (Jan 9 1916)
Video: 'World War I: Gallipoli Campaign' (4 videos)
(Sunday, January 9, 1916, about 4:00 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. Eastern European Time; during the Gallipoli Campaign, part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I) — Allied forces today completed a full retreat from the shores of the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey, ending a disastrous invasion of the Ottoman Empire. Continue reading Gallipoli Campaign ends in Ottoman victory 110 years ago today (Jan 9 1916)
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Final episode of ABC’s ‘Shindig’ pop music show broadcast 60 years ago this hour (Jan 8 1966)
Video: 'Dick and Dee Dee sing 'Lightening Strikes from Shindig''
(Saturday, January 8, 1966, 7:30-8:30 p.m. EST) — The last episode of ABC’s Shindig! music show was broadcast tonight, featuring Jimmy O’Neill as host and Dick and DeeDee performing “Lightnin’ Strikes” (a salute to Batman). Continue reading Final episode of ABC’s ‘Shindig’ pop music show broadcast 60 years ago this hour (Jan 8 1966)
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‘Rubber Soul’ album by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 8 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles - Rubber Soul (1965) [Capitol Records/American Version] | Full Album'
(Saturday, January 8, 1966) — The North American version of the stidop album Rubber Soul by The Beatles peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s 200 album chart for six consecutive weeks (Jan. 8/15/22/29, Feb. 5/12, 1966).
It was the group’s seventh of a record 19 number one albums on the chart (1964-2001).
In 2003, Rubber Soul was ranked number five on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.”
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‘We Can Work It Out’ by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 8 1966)
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(Friday, December 3, 1965) — “We Can Work It Out” by The Beatles peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three non-consecutive weeks (Jan. 8/15/29, 1966). Continue reading ‘We Can Work It Out’ by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 8 1966)
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‘She’s Just My Style’ by Gary Lewis & the Playboys peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 8 1966)
(Saturday, January 8, 1966) — “She’s Just My Style” by Gary Lewis & the Playboys peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four weeks. Continue reading ‘She’s Just My Style’ by Gary Lewis & the Playboys peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 8 1966)
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‘Can’t Buy Me Love/It Won’t Be Long’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series 60 years ago this hour (Jan 8 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles Cartoons Episode 16'
(Saturday, January 8, 1966, 10:30 a.m. EST) — John is given a friendship ring by a Polynesian girl and later, The Beatles are having a leisurely picnic in Japan when they run into Dr. Ah So on this morning’s episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC.
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The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger born in Los Angeles 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 8 1946)
Video: '"Break on Through": How The Doors began'
(Tuesday, January 8, 1946) — guitarist Robby Krieger, a founding member of the rock band The Doors, was born Robert Alan Krieger today in Los Angeles. Continue reading The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger born in Los Angeles 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 8 1946)
