(Saturday, July 28, 1973) — “Shambala” by Three Dog Night peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Shambala’ by Three Dog Night peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 1973)
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‘Smoke on the Water’ by Deep Purple peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 1973)
(Saturday, July 28, 1973) — “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Smoke on the Water’ by Deep Purple peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 1973)
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‘Diamond Girl’ by Seals and Crofts peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 1973)
(Saturday, July 28, 1973) — “Diamond Girl” by Seals and Crofts peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Diamond Girl’ by Seals and Crofts peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 1973)
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‘Money’ by Pink Floyd peaks at #13 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 1973)
(Saturday, July 28, 1973) — “Money” by Pink Floyd peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Money’ by Pink Floyd peaks at #13 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 1973)
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‘Roll Over Beethoven’ by Electric Light Orchestra peaks at #42 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 1973)
(Saturday, July 28, 1973) — “Roll Over Beethoven” by Electric Light Orchestra peaked at #42 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Roll Over Beethoven’ by Electric Light Orchestra peaks at #42 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 1973)
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18,474 people killed as Allied planes bomb Hamburg, Germany 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 27 1943)
Video: 'Hamburg’s Citizens Burnt Alive - War Against Humanity 071 - July 31, 1943' (July 27, 1943, at 15:35)
(Tuesday, July 27, 1943, shortly before midnight Central European Summer Time; during the Allied bombing of Hamburg during World War II, codenamed Operation Gomorrah, part of the European Theater of World War II) — In the greatest single-day loss of life in wartime, up to then, more than 30,000 residents of the German port city of Hamburg were killed tonight when British bombers carried out Operation Gomorrha. Continue reading 18,474 people killed as Allied planes bomb Hamburg, Germany 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 27 1943)
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The Beatles complete six-night residency in Weston-super-Mare, England 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 27 1963)
Video: 'The Beatles at Weston Super Mare home movie July 22nd - 27th 1963'
(Saturday, July 27, 1963, headlining a bill that started at 8:30 p.m. British Summer Time) — The Beatles completed the last of six consecutive nights of concerts tonight at the Odeon Cinema in Weston-super-Mare, a seaside town in the North Somerset unitary area in the county of Somerset, England. Continue reading The Beatles complete six-night residency in Weston-super-Mare, England 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 27 1963)
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‘Just One Look’ by Doris Troy peaks at #10 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 27 1963)
(Saturday, July 27, 1963) — “Just One Look” by Doris Troy peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Just One Look’ by Doris Troy peaks at #10 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 27 1963)
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‘Ring of Fire’ by Johnny Cash peaks at #17 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 27 1963)
(Saturday, July 27, 1963) — “Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash peaked at #17 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Ring of Fire’ by Johnny Cash peaks at #17 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 27 1963)
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U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower hails Korean War truce with prayers of thanksgiving 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 26 1953)
Video: 'Eisenhower Talks On Korea Armistice In White House (1950)'
(Sunday, July 26, 1953, 10:00 p.m. EDT; during the Korean War, part of the Cold War) — U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower greeted the news of the Korean War Agreement, signed 59 minutes ago, with prayers of thanksgiving tonight but warned the nation that the Allies had won an armistice only on a single battleground and had not achieved peace in the world. Continue reading U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower hails Korean War truce with prayers of thanksgiving 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 26 1953)
