Video: 'Continental Airlines Flight 11'
(Tuesday, May 22, 1962, 9:17 p.m. CDT) — Continental Airlines Flight 11 crashed tonight on a farm about six miles north-northwest of Unionville, Missouri, after a bomb brought on board by a passenger exploded, killing all 45 passengers and crew on the Boeing 707 jet flight from Chicago to Kansas City. Continue reading Passenger’s bomb takes down Kansas City-bound jetliner, killing all 45 people on board 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1962)
(Saturday, May 22, 1982) — “Don’t Talk to Strangers” by Rick Springfield peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four weeks. Continue reading ‘Don’t Talk to Strangers’ by Rick Springfield peaks at #2 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1982)
(Saturday, May 22, 1982) — “I’ve Never Been to Me” by Charlene peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘I’ve Never Been to Me’ by Charlene peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1982)
(Saturday, May 22, 1982) — “867-5309/Jenny” by Tommy Tutone peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘867-5309/Jenny’ by Tommy Tutone peaks at #4 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1982)
(Saturday, May 22, 1982) — “’65 Love Affair” by Paul Davis peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘’65 Love Affair’ by Paul Davis peaks at #6 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1982)
Video: 'Exile On Main Street (full album, correct order)' (18 tracks)
(Monday, May 22, 1972) — Exile on Main St., the 10th British and 12th American studio album by English rock band The Rolling Stones, was released today in the U.S. (May 26, 1972, in the UK) as a double LP. Continue reading ‘Exile on Main St.’ studio album by The Rolling Stones released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1972)
Video: 'Nixon in Moscow - 1972 | Movietone Moment | 22 May 2020)'
(Monday, May 22, 1972, 3:55 p.m. Moscow Standard Time; during the Moscow Summit (1972), part of the Cold War) — Richard M. Nixon became the first United States President to visit Moscow (and only the second President, after Franklin D. Roosevelt, to visit the Soviet Union), as he and Henry Kissinger arrived this afternoon to begin a summit meeting with Leonid I. Brezhnev, the Secretary General of the Communist party. Continue reading Richard Nixon becomes first U.S president to visit Moscow 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1972)
(Monday, May 21, 1832, 11:00 a.m. local time) — The 1832 Democratic National Convention, the first presidential nominating convention ever held by the Democratic Party, convened this morning at The Athenaeum in Baltimore, Maryland. Continue reading First Democratic National Convention convenes in Baltimore 190 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 21 1832)
Video: 'Heroine Of The Skies (1932)'
(Saturday, May 21, 1932, 1:46 p.m. Irish Standard Time) — Amelia Earhart, 34, became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean today as she landed her single engine Lockheed Vega 5B in a pasture at Culmore, north of Derry, Northern Ireland, about 15 hours after leaving Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. Continue reading Amelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across Atlantic Ocean 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 21 1932)
(Saturday, May 20, 1972) — The single “Woman Is the Nigger of the World,” a phrase originally coined by his wife Yoko Ono to point out women’s subservience to men and male chauvinism across all cultures and performed by ex-Beatle John Lennon (and Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory and The Invisible Strings), debuted at #76 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles charts. Continue reading ‘Woman Is the Nigger of the World’ by John Lennon debuts at #76 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 20 1972)
