(Saturday, March 27, 1971) — “Proud Mary” by Ike & Tina Turner peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Doesn’t Somebody Want to Be Wanted’ by The Partridge Family peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 27 1971)
(Saturday, March 27, 1971) — “Doesn’t Somebody Want to Be Wanted” by The Partridge Family peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Help Me Make It Through the Night’ by Sammi Smith peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 27 1971)
(Saturday, March 27, 1971) — “Help Me Make It Through the Night” by Sammi Smith peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘What Is Life’ by George Harrison peaks at #10 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 27 1971)
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(Saturday, March 27, 1971) — “What Is Life,” the second solo single by former Beatle George Harrison, peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Dedicated to the One I Love’ by The Shirelles peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 27 1961)
(Monday, March 27, 1961) — “Dedicated to the One I Love” by The Shirelles peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘Walk Right Back’ by The Everly Brothers peaks at #7 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 27 1961)
(Monday, March 27, 1961) — “Walk Right Back” by The Everly Brothers peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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John Lennon interviewed by Kenny Everett for Radio Monte Carlo 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 27 1971)
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(Saturday, March 27, 1971, 1:00-2:00 a.m. local time) — Kenny Everett’s pre-recorded interview with former Beatle John Lennon, conducted at his Ascot Sound home studio outside of London, aired early this morning on Radio Monte Carlo International. Continue reading John Lennon interviewed by Kenny Everett for Radio Monte Carlo 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 27 1971)
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East Pakistan declares independence from West Pakistan as Bangladesh 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 26 1971)
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(Friday, March 26, 1971, 7:40 p.m. Bangladesh Standard Time) — East Pakistan declared its independence from the rest of Pakistan tonight in an announcement by Awami League leader Hannan Sarker, who spoke on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, from Kalurghat Radio Station in Chittagong and declared the new nation of Bangladesh.
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146 people, mostly young female immigrants, die in Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 25 1911)
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(Saturday, March 25, 1911, approximately 4:40 p.m. local time; during the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire) — 146 people, mostly young female immigrants, were killed today when fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan.
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Nine Black teenagers in Alabama are falsely accused of raping two white women 90 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 25 1931)
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(Wednesday, March 25, 1931, morning CST) — The “Scottsboro Boys,” nine African-American males aged 12 to 19, were taken off a train in Paint Rock, Alabama, today, falsely accused of raping two white women.
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