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Ray Conniff singer urges President Nixon to ‘stop the killing’ during White House performance 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, U.S. Presidents, Vietnam War


Video: ‘Nixon Protest Featuring the Ray Conniff Singers | This is the President’

(Friday, January 28, 1972, 10:50 p.m. EST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — A young woman in a singing group caused an embarrassed moment at a formal White House dinner tonight when she waved a placard and called to President Richard Nixon to stop the bombing in Vietnam. Continue reading Ray Conniff singer urges President Nixon to ‘stop the killing’ during White House performance 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1972) →

98 people killed when roof collapses at Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C. during blizzard 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1922)

1920s


Video: 'Disasters Of The Century | Season 4 | Episode 10 | Knickerbocker Theatre Collapse | Ian Coulson'

(Saturday, January 28, 1922, a few minutes before 9:00 p.m. EST; during the Knickerbocker storm) — Ninety-eight people were killed and another 133 were injured tonight when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C. collapsed under the weight of 29 inches of snow that had fallen in the first 28 hours of a blizzard. Continue reading 98 people killed when roof collapses at Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C. during blizzard 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1922) →

Ringo Starr tapes brief appearance on ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1972)

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

Video: 'Monty Python's Flying Circus S03E02 Mr. And Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Popular' (Starr's appearance at 25:17)

(Friday, January 28, 1972) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr taped a non-speaking guest role for the British surreal sketch comedy series Monty Python’s Flying Circus today in Studio C at the BBC TV Centre, Wood Lane, London, for airing on Oct. 26, 1972. Continue reading Ringo Starr tapes brief appearance on ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1972) →

John Lennon & Yoko Ono perform with Chuck Berry during fourth taping as co-hosts for ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1972)

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


Video: 'John Lennon, Yoko Ono & Chuck Berry - The Mike Douglas Show, 16/02/1972 (Legendado PT-BR)'

(Thursday, January 27, 1972) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, taped their fourth of five appearances as co-hosts on the prestigious Emmy award-winning WBC (Westinghouse Broadcasting Corporation) afternoon talk show The Mike Douglas Show today at KYW-TV studios in Philadelphia for airing in syndication on Feb. 16, 1972. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono perform with Chuck Berry during fourth taping as co-hosts for ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1972) →

‘Peppermint Twist’ by Joey Dee and the Starliters peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1962)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Saturday, January 27, 1962) — “Peppermint Twist” by Joey Dee and the Starliters peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Jan. 27, Feb. 3/10, 1962). Continue reading ‘Peppermint Twist’ by Joey Dee and the Starliters peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1962) →

‘I Know (You Don’t Love Me No More)’ by Barbara George peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1962)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Saturday, January 27, 1962) — “I Know (You Don’t love Me No More)” by Barbara George peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I Know (You Don’t Love Me No More)’ by Barbara George peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1962) →

G. Gordon Liddy proposes a series of criminal acts to disrupt political opposition to President Richard Nixon’s re-election 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1972)

1970s, U.S. Presidents, Watergate


Video: 'WATERGATE AFFAIR BBC DOKUMENTATION 1994' (Operation Gemstone at 29:16)

(Thursday, January 27, 1972, 11:00 a.m. EST; during the Watergate Scandal) — G. Gordon Liddy, Finance Counsel for the Committee for the Re-Election of the President (CRP, but often mocked by the acronym CREEP), presented Operation Gemstone, a $1 million campaign intelligence plan that involved a series of clandestine or illegal acts against political opponents of President Richard Nixon’s re-election. Continue reading G. Gordon Liddy proposes a series of criminal acts to disrupt political opposition to President Richard Nixon’s re-election 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1972) →

Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton acknowledges ‘causing pain in my marriage’ 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 26 1992)

1990s, Television 1990s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Hillary Clinton's first 60 Minutes interview'

(Sunday, January 26, 1992, 10:34 p.m. EST; during the 1992 Democratic Party presidential primaries) — In a bold gamble to shield his presidential candidacy from allegations of marital infidelity, Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton asked the American people tonight to set aside questions about what he called “wrongdoing” in his marriage and not allow the news media to turn the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign into “a game of ‘gotcha.'” Continue reading Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton acknowledges ‘causing pain in my marriage’ 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 26 1992) →

‘All 4 Love’ by Color Me Badd peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1992)

1990s, Popular Music 1990s

(Saturday, January 25, 1992) — “All 4 Love” by Color Me Badd peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘All 4 Love’ by Color Me Badd peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1992) →

Long-shot candidate George McGovern places surprising second in first ever Iowa Caucuses 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 24 1972)

1970s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Iowa Caucus History: George McGovern’s Early Momentum in 1972'

(Monday, January 24, 1972, caucuses scheduled to convene at 8:00 p.m. CST; during the 1972 Democratic Party presidential primaries) — The Iowa Caucuses, which would mark the opening of delegate selection in U.S. presidential election campaigns, was conducted for the first time tonight by the Democratic Party (Republicans would hold their first Iowa caucuses in 1976). Continue reading Long-shot candidate George McGovern places surprising second in first ever Iowa Caucuses 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 24 1972) →