(Saturday, January 28, 1967) — “Try a Little Tenderness” by Otis Redding peaked at #25 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It is in the 204th position on Rolling Stone‘s list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
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England’s King Henry VIII dies 470 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1547)
Video: 'Documentary | Henry VIII - The Most Iconic King of English History'
(Friday, January 28, 1547) — England’s King Henry VIII, best known for his six marriages and, in particular, his efforts to have his first marriage, to Catherine of Aragon, annulled, died today at the age of 55 in the Palace of Whitehall; he was succeeded by his 9-year-old son, Edward VI. Continue reading England’s King Henry VIII dies 470 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1547)
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Comedian Freddie Prinze gravely wounded by self-inflicted gunshot 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1977)
Video: 'The Tragic Side of Comedy- Freddie Prinze'
(Friday, January 28, 1977, 3:30 a.m. PST) — Actor-comedian Freddie Prinze, the 22-year-old co-star of the NBC-TV comedy series Chico and the Man, was gravely wounded today at the Beverly Comstock Hotel in West Los Angeles by a gunshot in the head that the police said had been self-inflicted (he died the following day).
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Reagan says errors made in arms deal in annual State of Union address 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1987)
Video: 'President Reagan's State of the Union Address to the Congress and Nation, January 27, 1987'
(Tuesday, January 27, 1987, 9:03 p.m. EST) — U.S. President Ronald Reagan ended a long seclusion tonight with a State of the Union address in which he lamented that “serious mistakes were made” in the sales of American weapons to Iran, acknowledged that he took a risk that failed and urged the nation and look beyond the worst controversy of his presidency. Continue reading Reagan says errors made in arms deal in annual State of Union address 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1987)
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Three Apollo astronauts die in fire during test 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1967)
Video: 'Apollo 1 tragedy: From the Archives'
(Friday, January 27, 1967, 6:31:04.2 p.m. EST/23:31:04.2 GMT) — The three-man crew of astronauts for the Apollo 1 mission were killed tonight at Cape Kennedy, Florida, in a flash fire during a test aboard the huge spacecraft designed to take man to the moon. Continue reading Three Apollo astronauts die in fire during test 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1967)
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62 nations sign treaty to curb arms in space 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1967)
Video: 'Outer Space Treaty Signed In Washington (1967)'
(Friday, January 27, 1967, 5:15 p.m. EST) — President Lyndon Johnson presided today over a White House ceremony at which the United States, the Soviet Union and 60 other countries signed a treaty to limit military activities in outer space. Continue reading 62 nations sign treaty to curb arms in space 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1967)
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Michigan becomes 26th state admitted to Union 180 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 26 1837)
Video: 'Michigan - 50 States - US Geography'
(Thursday, January 26, 1837) — Michigan, located in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States, became the 26th state in the nation today when President Andrew Jackson signed it into statehood. Continue reading Michigan becomes 26th state admitted to Union 180 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 26 1837)
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‘If It Makes You Happy’ by Sheryl Crow peaks at #10 in USA 20 years ago today (Jan 25 1997)
(Saturday, January 25, 1997) — “If It Makes You Happy” by Sheryl Crow peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four weeks.
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‘Radio Days’ premieres in Park City, Utah 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 24 1987)
Video: 'Radio Days' trailer
(Saturday, January 24, 1987) — Radio Days, an American comedy-drama film about a family’s life during the Golden Age of Radio, premiered today at the Utah/US Film Festival (later the Sundance Film Festival) in Park City, Utah
Directed by Woody Allen, the film starred Danny Aiello, Jeff Daniels, Mia Farrow, Seth Green, Robert Joy, Julie Kavner, Diane Keaton, Julie Kurnitz, Renée Lippin, Kenneth Mars, Josh Mostel, Tony Roberts, Wallace Shawn, Michael Tucker, David Warrilow and Dianne Wiest.
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‘The Whipping of Kunte Kinte’ scene featured on ‘Roots’ 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 24 1977)
Video: 'Whats your Name "Kunta kentei"'
(Monday, January 24, 1977, 9:00-11:00 p.m. EST) — A slave, Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton), is strung up, whipped and forced to accept his Anglo name, Toby, after attempting to run away from the Reynolds plantation in Spotsylvania, Virginia, in the middle of winter on tonight’s episode of the ABC television miniseries Roots (which had debuted the previous night, Jan. 23, 1977).
TV Guide and TV Land ranked the moment this moment #7 of the “100 Most Memorable TV Moments of All Time” in 2004.
