Video: 'The Station Night Club Fire'
(Thursday, February 20, 2003, 11:07 p.m. EST; during The Station nightclub fire) — A fire sparked by pyrotechnics broke out during a rock concert by the group Great White tonight at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, killing 100 people and injuring 230 others. Continue reading 100 people killed in Station nightclub fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 20 2003)
(Saturday, February 20, 1993) — “Ordinary World” by Duran Duran peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Ordinary World’ by Duran Duran peaks at #3 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 20 1993)
(Saturday, February 20, 1993) — “I’m Every Woman” by Whitney Houston peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘I’m Every Woman’ by Whitney Houston at #4 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 20 1993)
Video: 'Misery (Remastered 2009)'
(Wednesday, February 20, 1963, 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. GMT) — The Beatles’ producer George Martin today overdubbed a piano on “Misery” and celesta on Burt Bacharach’s “Baby It’s You,” completing the recording of the English rock group’s debut album Please Please Me for release on March 22, 1963, in Britain. Continue reading Finishing touches added to The Beatles’ debut album ‘Please Please Me’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 20 1963)
(Saturday, February 19, 1983) — “Baby, Come to Me” by Patti Austin and James Ingram peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Feb. 19/26, 1983). Continue reading ‘Baby, Come to Me’ by Patti Austin and James Ingram peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 19 1983)
(Saturday, February 19, 1983) — “New Frontier” by Donald Fagen peaked at #70 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘New Frontier’ by Donald Fagen peaks at #70 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 19 1983)
Video: 'Betty Friedan, The Feminine Mystique'
(Tuesday, February 19, 1963) — The Feminine Mystique, a book by Betty Friedan that is widely credited with sparking second-wave feminism in the United States, was published today by W. W. Norton. Continue reading Betty Friedan’s ‘The Feminine Mystique’ published, sparking second-wave feminism in the U.S. 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 19 1963)
Video: 'Mass Murder in Seattle: Wah Mee Club 13 Murdered in cold blood.'
(Saturday, February 19, 1983, 12:30 a.m. PST; during the Wah Mee Massacre) — Twelve men and a woman were shot dead early this morning at the Wah Mee Club, a gambling club in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. Continue reading 13 people shot to death during a robbery at Seattle’s Wah Mee gambling club 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 19 1983)
Video: 'When Goebbels Signed Germany's Suicide Pact - WW2 Special'
(Thursday, February 18, 1943, broadcast by Berlin at 8:15-10:27 p.m. Central European Time; during The Holocaust, part of World War II) — 16 days after the Battle of Stalingrad ended with the surrender of Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus and the German 6th Army to the Soviets, Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels called for “total war” (German: totalen Krieg) in the Sportpalast speech today at the Berlin Sportpalast to a large but carefully selected audience. Continue reading Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels calls for ‘total war’ as noose tightens around Third Reich 80 years ago this hour #OTD #OnThisDay (Feb 18 1943)
Video: 'The TRAGIC Execution Of Sophie Scholl - The White Rose'
(Thursday, February 18, 1943, around 11:15 a.m. Central European Time; during World War II) — Hans Scholl, 24, and his sister Sophie, 21, the leaders of the German youth group Weisse Rose (White Rose) that was secretly distributing anti-Hitler literature, were captured today at the University of Munich by the Gestapo. Continue reading Nazis arrest White Rose resistance leaders Hans Scholl and his sister Sophie at University of Munich 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 18 1943)
