(Saturday, February 3, 1962) — “Baby It’s You” by The Shirelles peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Baby It’s You’ by The Shirelles peaks at #8 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 3 1962)
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‘Late Night with David Letterman’ talk show debuts on NBC-TV 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 2 1982)
Video: ‘Late Night with David Letterman FIRST FULL EPISODE (2/1/82)’
(Tuesday, February 2, 1982, 12:30 a.m. EST) — Late Night with David Letterman premiered on NBC-TV early this morning from NBC Studio 6A at the RCA (later GE) Building at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. Continue reading ‘Late Night with David Letterman’ talk show debuts on NBC-TV 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 2 1982)
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‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me’ by George Michael and Elton John peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 1992)
(Saturday, February 1, 1992) — “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” by George Michael and Elton John, recorded live at a concert at Wembley Arena, London on Mar. 25, 1991, when John was a surprise guest of Michael, peaked at #1 on today’s on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me’ by George Michael and Elton John peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 1992)
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Paul McCartney and Wings record ‘Give Ireland Back to the Irish’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 1972)
(Tuesday, February 1, 1972, two days after Bloody Sunday (1972), part of The Troubles) — Two days after British paratroopers shot dead thirteen Catholics after a civil rights demonstration in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, known as Bloody Sunday (1972), Paul McCartney’s new rock music group, Wings, recorded “Give Ireland Back to the Irish” today at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London. Continue reading Paul McCartney and Wings record ‘Give Ireland Back to the Irish’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 1972)
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‘I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)’ by Daryl Hall and John Oates peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1982)
(Saturday, January 30, 1982) — “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)” by Daryl Hall and John Oates peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)’ by Daryl Hall and John Oates peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1982)
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‘Hooked on Classics’ by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra peaks at #10 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1982)
(Saturday, January 30, 1982) — “Hooked on Classics” by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Hooked on Classics’ by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra peaks at #10 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1982)
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U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt born in Hyde Park, New York 140 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1882)
Video: '"FDR" Documentary (ABC, 1982)'
(Monday, January 30, 1882) — Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945, was born Franklin Delano Roosevelt today at Springwood, the family’s estate in the Hudson Valley town of Hyde Park, New York. Continue reading U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt born in Hyde Park, New York 140 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1882)
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13 unarmed civil rights demonstrators shot dead by British soldiers on ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Londonderry, Northern Ireland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1972)
Video: 'Bloody Sunday 1972: The day's events explained'
(Sunday, January 30, 1972, 4:07 p.m. GMT; during Bloody Sunday (1972), part of The Troubles) — British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians today during a protest march against internment without trial in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, in what became known as Bloody Sunday or the Bogside Massacre. Continue reading 13 unarmed civil rights demonstrators shot dead by British soldiers on ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Londonderry, Northern Ireland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1972)
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First U.S. ironclad warship, USS Monitor, launched during American Civil War 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1862)
Video: 'The USS Monitor'
(Thursday, January 30, 1862; during the American Civil War) — The USS Monitor, an ironclad warship built for the Union Navy during the American Civil War, was launched today from where it was built, the Continental Iron Works in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, New York, the first such ship commissioned by the Navy. Continue reading First U.S. ironclad warship, USS Monitor, launched during American Civil War 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1862)
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President George W. Bush targets ‘axis of evil’ in State of the Union address 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 2002)
Video: 'President Bush Axis of Evil Speech'
(Tuesday, January 29, 2002, approximately 9:00 p.m. EST; during the War on terror and the War in Afghanistan) — In his first State of the Union address, President George W. Bush told Americans tonight that “our war against terror is only beginning” and sent new warnings to terrorists around the world and to three nations — Iran, Iraq and North Korea — states which he said constitute “an axis of evil.” Continue reading President George W. Bush targets ‘axis of evil’ in State of the Union address 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 2002)
