Video: 'U.S. breaks Relations with Cuba, 1961'
(Tuesday, January 3, 1961, 8:30 p.m. EST; during the Cold War) — The United States formally terminated diplomatic and consular relations with the government of Cuba tonight.
Continue reading U.S. breaks diplomatic relations with Fidel Castro’s Cuba 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 3 1961)
Video: 'Korean War - PART 18, Retreat from the North, 6.25' (Chinese, North Korea forces recapture Seoul at 4:26)
(Thursday, January 4, 1951, the entire US IX Corps had left Seoul by 7:40 a.m. Korea Standard Time; during the Third Battle of Seoul, part of the Korean War, the Cold War and the Korean conflict) — Chinese and North Korean communist forces occupied the smoldering ghost city of Seoul, South Korea, this morning and smashed to the banks of the Han River, following hard on the heels of United Nations troops retreating southward.
Continue reading Chinese, North Korean capture Seoul for second time during the Korean War 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 4 1951)
Video: '2nd January 1981: Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, arrested'
(Friday, January 2, 1981, around 10:30 p.m. GMT) — Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, known as the “Yorkshire Ripper,” was arrested by police late tonight in Sheffield, England after the largest manhunt in British history.
Continue reading ‘Yorkshire Ripper’ serial killer Peter Sutcliffe arrested 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 2 1981)
Video: 'All Things Must Pass (Full Album)' (23 videos)
(Saturday, January 2, 1971) — All Things Must Pass, the third solo studio album by George Harrison and his first since the public break-up of The Beatles, peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart for seven consecutive weeks (Jan. 2/9/16/23/30, Feb. 6/13, 1971).
Continue reading ‘All Things Must Pass’ album by George Harrison peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 2 1971)
(Saturday, January 2, 1971) — “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” by Chicago peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
Continue reading ‘Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?’ by Chicago peaks at #7 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 2 1971)
(Saturday, January 2, 1971) — “Domino” by Van Morrison peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Continue reading ‘Domino’ by Van Morrison peaks at #9 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 2 1971)
Video: 'Why Did The Beatles Break Up?'
(Thursday, December 31, 1970; during the Break-up of the Beatles) — The Beatles formally broke apart today as musician Paul McCartney brought suit in the High Court in London to end the group’s partnership, naming as defendants the other members of the British rock group: John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
Continue reading Paul McCartney files lawsuit to dissolve The Beatles’s legal partnership 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 31 1970)
(Saturday, December 30, 1950) — “Tennessee Waltz” by Patti Page with Orchestra under the direction of Jack Rael peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for nine consecutive weeks (Dec. 30, 1950, Jan. 6/13/20/27, Feb. 3/10/17/24, 1951). Continue reading ‘Tennessee Waltz’ by Patti Page peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 30 1950)
Video: 'The Music Warehouse - Tim Hardin at Woodstock' (7 videos)
(Monday, December 29, 1980, body was found at about 6:30 p.m. PST) — The body of 39-year-old Tim Hardin, an American folk musician and composer who wrote the Top 40 hit “If I Were a Carpenter,” was found tonight on the floor of his Hollywood apartment, having died of an accidental heroin overdose.
Continue reading Folksinger-songwriter Tim Hardin found dead of an accidental heroin overdose 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 29 1980)
Video: 'Roosevelt Speaking About Cancer Of Nazis And Aid To Britain (1940)'
(Sunday, December 29, 1940, 9:30-10:00 p.m. EST; during World War II) — In a radio “fireside chat” directed primarily to the American people but broadcast throughout the world, President Franklin D. Roosevelt tonight promised to help the United Kingdom fight Nazi Germany by providing them with war supplies.
Continue reading ‘We must be the great arsenal of democracy,’ FDR declares 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 29 1940)
