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Doolittle leads surprise raid on Tokyo in response to Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1942)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'The Doolitte Raid on Tokyo (1942): The US Strikes Back | Battle 360 | History'

(Saturday, April 18, 1942, about noon Japan Standard Time; during the Doolittle Raid, part of the Pacific War of World War II) — Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle led a squadron of B-25 bombers today in a surprise raid against the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu in response to the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. It was the first air operation to strike the Japanese archipelago. Continue reading Doolittle leads surprise raid on Tokyo in response to Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1942) →

‘Do You Believe in Love’ by Huey Lewis and the News peaks at #7 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 17 1982)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, April 17, 1982) — “Do You Believe in Love” by Huey Lewis and the News peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Do You Believe in Love’ by Huey Lewis and the News peaks at #7 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 17 1982) →

‘Key Largo’ by Bertie Higgins peaks at #8 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 17 1982)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, April 17, 1982) — “Key Largo” by Bertie Higgins peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Key Largo’ by Bertie Higgins peaks at #8 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 17 1982) →

‘Edge of Seventeen’ by Stevie Nicks peaks at #11 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 17 1982)

1980s

(Saturday, April 17, 1982) — “Edge of Seventeen” by Stevie Nicks peaked at #11 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Edge of Seventeen’ by Stevie Nicks peaks at #11 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 17 1982) →

‘Find Another Fool’ by Quarterflash peaks at #16 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 17 1982)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, April 17, 1982) — “Find Another Fool” by Quarterflash peaked at #16 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Find Another Fool’ by Quarterflash peaks at #16 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 17 1982) →

John Lennon and Yoko Ono filmed for inclusion in John Cage documentary 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 17 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, Television 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'John Cage, John Lennon & Yoko Ono'

(Monday, April 17, 1972) — It was on or about this date that ex-Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, spent some time in the New York apartment of their Bank Street neighbor John Cage, who was the subject of a documentary being directed by the German avant-garde writer and composer Hans G. Helms. Continue reading John Lennon and Yoko Ono filmed for inclusion in John Cage documentary 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 17 1972) →

Walter Cronkite debuts as anchorman of CBS-TV’s evening newscast 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 16 1962)

1960s, Television 1960s


Video: 'CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley - Cronkite's anchoring debut celebrates 50th anniversary'

(Monday, April 16, 1962, 6:45 p.m. EST, 7:15 p.m. in New York City) — Walter Cronkite, a former United Press reporter best known for hosting the CBS program You Are There, replaced Douglas Edwards as the anchorman tonight for CBS’s nightly feature newscast, tentatively renamed Walter Cronkite with the News, at that time a 15-minute program that ran from 6:45 to 7:00 pm EST (7:15-7:30 p.m. in New York City). Continue reading Walter Cronkite debuts as anchorman of CBS-TV’s evening newscast 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 16 1962) →

Apollo 16 launches toward the Moon from Kennedy Space Center 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 16 1972)

1970s, space exploration


Video: 'NBC NEWS - APOLLO 16 LAUNCH (4-16-1972)' (launch is at 45:27 into video)

(Sunday, April 16, 1972, 12:54 p.m. EST) — Apollo 16, the tenth crewed mission in the United States Apollo space program, administered by NASA, and the fifth and next-to-last to land on the Moon, launched on the thrust of a 36-story Saturn V rocket this afternoon from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, crewed by Commander John Young, Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke, and Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly. Continue reading Apollo 16 launches toward the Moon from Kennedy Space Center 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 16 1972) →

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signs bill ending slavery in District of Columbia 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 16 1862)

1860s, American Civil War


Video: 'The Act That Bought Slaves Freedom in D.C.'

(Wednesday, April 16, 1862; during the American Civil War) — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln today signed into law the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act ending slavery in the District of Columbia; Congress also provided compensation to former slave owners. Continue reading U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signs bill ending slavery in District of Columbia 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 16 1862) →

‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ by Roberta Flack peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 15 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, April 15, 1972) — “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Roberta Flack peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six consecutive weeks (Apr. 15/22/29, May 6/13/20, 1972). Continue reading ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ by Roberta Flack peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 15 1972) →