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245 people killed in Kiss nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 2013)

2010s


Video: 'Brazil Nightclub Fire Kills 245 People (January 27, 2013)'

(Sunday, January 27, 2013, 2:00-2:30 a.m. Brasília Summer Time) — Flames raced through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early today killing 245 people as panicked partygoers gasped for breath in the smoke-filled air, stampeding toward a single exit partially blocked by those already dead. Continue reading 245 people killed in Kiss nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 2013) →

‘Walk Right In’ by The Rooftop Singers peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 26 1963)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Saturday, January 26, 1963) — “Walk Right In” by The Rooftop Singers peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of two weeks (Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 1963). Continue reading ‘Walk Right In’ by The Rooftop Singers peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 26 1963) →

‘My Dad’ by Paul Petersen peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 26 1963)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Saturday, January 26, 1963) — “My Dad” by Paul Petersen peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘My Dad’ by Paul Petersen peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 26 1963) →

U.S. President Lincoln relieves General Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac, replacing him with General Hooker 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1863)

1860s, American Civil War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Lincoln PBS 1992 - Part 2' (Lincoln replaces Burnside with Hooker at 30:53)

(Sunday, January 25, 1863, 10:00 a.m. local time; during the American Civil War) — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln relieved Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac today and replaced him with Maj. Gen. Joseph “Fighting Joe” Hooker. Continue reading U.S. President Lincoln relieves General Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac, replacing him with General Hooker 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1863) →

Henry VIII of England secretly marries Anne Boleyn, his second wife 490 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1533)

1720s and before


Video: 'On This Day 25 January 1533 Marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn'

(Saturday, January 25, 1533, just before dawn local time) — England’s King Henry VIII, seeking to father a legitimate male heir to the throne, secretly married his second wife Anne Boleyn today at Whitehall. Continue reading Henry VIII of England secretly marries Anne Boleyn, his second wife 490 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1533) →

FDR, Churchill demand unconditional surrender of Axis powers at wartime conference in Casablanca 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 24 1943)

1940s, U.S. Presidents, World War II


Video: '179 - Time to Fire Rommel? - WW2 - January 29, 1943' (Jan. 24, 1943, at 6:04)

(Sunday, January 24, 1943, 1:05 p.m. Western European Summer Time; during the Casablanca Conference, part of World War II) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill concluded a wartime conference today in Casablanca, Morocco, announcing to the few correspondents permitted to go along on the secret trip that the Allies would accept nothing less than the unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers. Continue reading FDR, Churchill demand unconditional surrender of Axis powers at wartime conference in Casablanca 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 24 1943) →

U.S. President Richard Nixon announces agreement to end Vietnam War 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 23 1973)

1970s, Cold War, Television 1970s, U.S. Presidents, Vietnam War


Video: 'President Richard Nixon Address to the Nation Announcing Vietnam Peace Agreement, January 23, 1973'

(Tuesday, January 23, 10:00 p.m. EST; during the Vietnam War) — U.S. President Richard Nixon said tonight that U.S. National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger and North Vietnam’s chief negotiator, Le Duc Tho, had initialed an agreement in Paris today, “to end the war and bring peace with honor in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.” Continue reading U.S. President Richard Nixon announces agreement to end Vietnam War 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 23 1973) →

Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution reducing ‘lame duck’ periods adopted 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 23 1933)

1930s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'The 20th Amendment Explained: The Lame Duck'

(Monday, January 23, 1933, 10:01 a.m. CST) — The Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which moved the beginning and ending of the terms of the president and vice president from March 4 to January 20, and of members of Congress from March 4 to January 3, was adopted today when Missouri became the 36th state to ratify it, satisfying the required three-fourths approval of the then-existing 48 states. Continue reading Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution reducing ‘lame duck’ periods adopted 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 23 1933) →

Former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, 64, dies in San Antonio, Texas 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1973)

1970s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'CBS Evening News (1/22/1973) - Lyndon B. Johnson Death' (LBJ's death reported at 8:28)

(Monday, January 22, 1973, suffered a massive heart attack at 3:39 p.m CST, declared dead at 4:33 p.m. CST) — Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969, died this afternoon after suffering a massive heart attack at his ranch in Stonewall, Texas. He was 64. Continue reading Former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, 64, dies in San Antonio, Texas 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1973) →

The Beatles perform three songs for BBC radio’s ‘The Talent Spot’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1963)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Audio: '# 07 The Beatles BBC Radio, The Talent Spot # 2, January 22, 1963'

(Tuesday, January 22, 1963, 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. GMT) — The Beatles recorded an appearance on the BBC Light Programme The Talent Spot tonight at the BBC’s Paris Studio in London. Continue reading The Beatles perform three songs for BBC radio’s ‘The Talent Spot’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1963) →