(Saturday, March 6, 1976) — “All by Myself” by Eric Carmen peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘All by Myself’ by Eric Carmen peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 6 1976)
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‘Baby Face’ by Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps peaks at #14 in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 6 1976)
(Saturday, March 6, 1976) — “Baby Face” by Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps peaked at #14 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Baby Face’ by Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps peaks at #14 in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 6 1976)
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France recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state 80 years ago today (Mar 6 1946)
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History (Ep-2) The First Vietnam War (1945-54)' (Mar. 1946 at 1:40)
(Wednesday, March 6, 1946; during War in Vietnam (1945–46)) — Ho Chi Minh signed the Ho–Sainteny agreement today with France which recognized Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union and permitted France to continue stationing troops in North Vietnam until 1951. Continue reading France recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state 80 years ago today (Mar 6 1946)
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The Alamo falls to Mexican forces 190 years ago this hour (Mar 6 1836)
Video: 'THE ALAMO: THE REAL STORY (WILD WEST HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)' (Mar 6, 1836, at 53:01)
(Sunday, March 6, 1836, at approximately 5:00-6:30 a.m. local time; during the Battle of the Alamo, part of the Texas Revolution) — The Alamo, a former Franciscan mission located near the present-day city of San Antonio, Texas, fell today to Mexican forces after a 13-day siege; 185–260 Texan settler soldiers had died in a struggle with approximately 1,800 Mexican soldiers.
