Video: 'Benjamin Harrison'
(Wednesday, March 13, 1901, 4:45 p.m. local time) — Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president of the United States (1889–1983), died from pneumonia today at his home in Indianapolis at the age of 67.
Continue reading Former U.S. President Benjamin Harrison dies in Indianapolis 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 13 1901)
(Saturday, March 13, 1971) — “For All We Know” by the Carpenters peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
Continue reading ‘For All We Know’ by Carpenters peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 13 1971)
(Saturday, March 13, 1971) — “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” by Creedence Clearwater Revival peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Continue reading ‘Have You Ever Seen the Rain?’ by Creedence Clearwater Revival peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 13 1971)
Video: 'Korean War - PART 19, Hard fighting, 6.25' (UN forces recapture Seoul at 5:27)
(Wednesday, March 14, 1951, 2:40 a.m. Korea Standard Time; during Operation Ripper, part of the Korean War and the Cold War) — United Nations troops reoccupied Seoul today after the South Korean capital was abandoned without a fight by the Chinese and North Korean invaders now in full retreat all along the Korean front.
Continue reading UN troops recapture Seoul for second time during the Korean War 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 14 1951)
(Monday, March 13, 1961) — “Spanish Harlem” by Ben E. King peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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Video: 'Uranus 101 | National Geographic'
(Tuesday, March 13, 1781) — German-born British astronomer William Herschel today discovered Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun.
Continue reading Planet Uranus discovered by British astronomer William Herschel 240 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 13 1781)
Video: 'Why Did The Beatles Break Up?'
(Friday, March 12, 1971; during the Break-up of The Beatles) — Paul McCartney today won the first round in his battle to dissolve The Beatles‘ partnership when a High Court judge in London appointed a public receiver to manage the group’s assets.
Continue reading Britain’s high court names receiver to handle financial fortunes of The Beatles 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 12 1971)
Video: 'Roosevelt Signs! (1941)'
(Tuesday, March 11, 1941, 3:50 p.m. EST; during World War II) — President Franklin D. Roosevelt today signed into law the Lend-Lease bill, which was mainly aimed at helping Britain, then virtually alone in fighting Nazi Germany during a critical phase of World War II. Continue reading FDR signs Lend-Lease bill providing war supplies to countries fighting Axis powers 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 11 1941)
Video: 'Japan Earthquake Early Warning 3/11/2011 (w/ English subtitles)'
(Friday, March 11, 2011, 2:46 p.m. Japan Standard Time; during the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami) — A magnitude-9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami struck 80 miles off Japan’s northeastern coast at Sendai today, killing 15,899 people and severely damaging the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture. Continue reading 18,428 people killed or missing in tsunami following 9.0 earthquake off Japan’s northeastern coast 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 11 2011)
Video: 'Detective remembers putting Kevin Coe in jail'
(Tuesday, March 10, 1981, 6:50 p.m. PST) — Kevin Coe (born Frederick Harlan Coe), 34, a serial rapist from Spokane, Washington, often referred to in the news media as the “South Hill Rapist,” was charged tonight with the first degree rape of a 51-year-old woman who was raped Feb. 5, 1981, at Hart Field, a South Hill jogging track.
Continue reading Spokane’s ‘South Hill Rapist’ Fred Coe arrested 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 10 1981)
