Video: 'Barry Bonds 71st homerun 2001 ESPN Telecast'
(Friday, October 5, 2001, 8:14 p.m. PDT) — San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, 37, became baseball’s record single-season home run hitter tonight when he struck his 71st and 72nd homers of the season at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco. Continue reading Barry Bonds breaks MLB season home run record, and then some 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 5 2001)
Video: 'Pacific Conquered - the first non-stop trans-Pacific flight, 1931'
(Monday, October 5, 1931, 7:14 a.m. PST) — Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr. completed the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean, making a controlled crash landing of their red Bellanca J-300 Long Distance Special, the Miss Veedol, today on a strip cut out of the sagebrush on Fancher Field near what is now East Wenatchee, Washington, 41 hours and 13 minutes after taking off from Misawa, Japan. Continue reading Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr. complete first nonstop flight across Pacific Ocean 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 5 1931)
(Saturday, October 4, 1941) — “Piano Concerto in B Flat” by Freddy Martin peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the first of eight consecutive weeks (October 4/11/18/25, November 1/8/15/22, 1941). Continue reading ‘Piano Concerto in B Flat’ by Freddy Martin #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 4 1941)
Video: 'The Dick Van Dyke Show S1E01 The Sick Boy and the Sitter'
(Tuesday, October 3, 1961, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Comedy writer Rob Petrie talks his wife Laura into leaving their “sick” son Richie with a babysitter while they attend a big party on tonight’s debut episode of the American television sitcom series The Dick Van Dyke Show on CBS. Continue reading ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ debuts on CBS-TV 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 3 1961)
Video: 'The Shot Heard 'Round The World'
(Wednesday, October 3, 1951, 3:58 p.m. EST) — New York Giants outfielder Bobby Thomson hit the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” — a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning of a playoff game off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca today at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, New York City — to send the New York Giants into the World Series. Continue reading New York Giant Bobby Thomson hits ‘Shot Heard ‘Round the World’ 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 3 1951)
Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings - Love Is Strange (Rough Mix) (2018 Remaster)'
(Sunday, October 3, 1971) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his new British-American rock band, Wings, returned to EMI Studios (Abbey Road) in London today, completing “Love Is Strange” with vocals and additional instrumentation overdubs for what would become the group’s debut album, Wild Life. Continue reading Paul McCartney’s new group Wings completes ‘Love Is Strange’ for debut album 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 3 1971)
(Saturday, October 3, 1981) — “Who’s Crying Now” by Journey peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Who’s Crying Now’ by Journey peaks at #4 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 3 1981)
(Saturday, October 3, 1981) — “Hold On Tight” by Electric Light Orchestra peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Hold On Tight’ by Electric Light Orchestra peaks at #10 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 3 1981)
(Saturday, October 3, 1981) — “The Beach Boys Medley” by The Beach Boys peaked at #12 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘The Beach Boys Medley’ by The Beach Boys peaks at #12 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 3 1981)
(Saturday, October 3, 1981) — “The Voice” by The Moody Blues peaked at #15 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘The Voice’ by The Moody Blues peaks at #15 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 3 1981)
