(Saturday, January 6, 1973) — “Funny Face” by Donna Fargo peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Funny Face’ by Donna Fargo peaks at #5 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 6 1973)
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‘Don’t Make Me Over’ by Dionne Warwick peaks at #21 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 5 1963)
(Saturday, January 5, 1963) — “Don’t Make Me Over” by Dionne Warwick peaked at #21 on today’s Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for the first of two weeks. Continue reading ‘Don’t Make Me Over’ by Dionne Warwick peaks at #21 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 5 1963)
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‘Ten Little Indians’ by The Beach Boys peaks at #49 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 5 1963)
(Saturday, January 5, 1963) — “Ten Little Indians” by The Beach Boys peaked at #49 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Ten Little Indians’ by The Beach Boys peaks at #49 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 5 1963)
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U.S. should lead, not police, President George H.W. Bush says in farewell address 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 5 1993)
Video: 'George H. W. Bush's Farewell Address 1993'
(Tuesday, January 5, 1993, 1:22 p.m. EST) — President George H.W. Bush, in a farewell address today as commander-in-chief, said he will pass on to his successor a dangerous world that may require the use of American force — preferably with allied support but alone if necessary — when diplomacy fails and “the stakes warrant.” Continue reading U.S. should lead, not police, President George H.W. Bush says in farewell address 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 5 1993)
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Former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, 60, dies in Northampton, Massachusetts 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 5 1933)
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(Thursday, January 5, 1933, 12:45 p.m. EST) — Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929, died suddenly this afternoon of a heart attack at his mansion known as “The Beeches” in Northampton, Massachusetts. He was 60. Continue reading Former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, 60, dies in Northampton, Massachusetts 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 5 1933)
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Construction begins on Golden Gate Bridge over San Francisco Bay 90 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 5 1933)
Video: 'Colossal Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge | Modern Marvels (S2, E6) | Full Episode'
(Thursday, January 5, 1933) — Construction on the Golden Gate Bridge, a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean, began today as workers began excavating 3.25 million cubic feet of dirt for the structure’s huge anchorages. Continue reading Construction begins on Golden Gate Bridge over San Francisco Bay 90 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 5 1933)
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Ringo Starr interviewed for BBC Radio One’s ‘Scene and Heard’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 3 1973)
Video: 'The Beatles Tapes - Ringo Starr Interview Pt. 3 December 1973 David Wigg' (Jan. 3, 1973)
(Wednesday, January 3, 1973) — Ringo Starr of The Beatles was interviewed today by David Wigg at Apple Corps offices, 3 Savile Row, London, for the Jan. 6, 1973, edition of the BBC Radio One program Scene And Heard. Continue reading Ringo Starr interviewed for BBC Radio One’s ‘Scene and Heard’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 3 1973)
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Racial violence erupts in Rosewood, Florida, after white woman accuses black man of assaulting her 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 1 1923)
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(Monday, January 1, 1923; during the Rosewood Massacre, part of the nadir of American race relations) — The Rosewood Massacre began today when racial violence erupted in Rosewood, Florida, after a white woman accused a black man of assaulting her. Continue reading Racial violence erupts in Rosewood, Florida, after white woman accuses black man of assaulting her 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 1 1923)
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President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states shall be ‘forever free’ 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 1 1863)
Video: 'Lincoln Signs the Emancipation Proclamation | Abraham Lincoln'
(Thursday, January 1, shortly after noon; during the American Civil War and Slavery in the United States) — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln today signed the final Emancipation Proclamation, which changed the legal status of more than 3.5 million enslaved African Americans in the secessionist Confederate states from enslaved to free. Continue reading President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states shall be ‘forever free’ 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 1 1863)
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Baseball star Roberto Clemente dies in crash of plane carrying aid to earthquake-ravaged Nicaragua 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 31 1972)
Video: 'The Crash of MLB Star Roberto Clemente DC 7 - TakingOff Ep 148'
(New Year’s Eve, Sunday, December 31, 1972, just after 9:23:15 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time; during the 1972 Puerto Rico DC-7 crash) —Roberto Clemente, the 38-year-old star outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and four others were killed tonight when the DC-7 he had chartered and was traveling on to bring relief supplies to earthquake-stricken Nicaragua crashed into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after takeoff from Isla Verde International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Continue reading Baseball star Roberto Clemente dies in crash of plane carrying aid to earthquake-ravaged Nicaragua 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 31 1972)
