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‘Viet Cong’ formed to oppose South Vietnamese government of President Ngo Dinh Diem 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 20 1960)

1960s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - America's Mandarin [2/11]' (NLF formed at 20:18)

(Tuesday, December 20, 1960; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — The National Liberation Front (NLF) was created today as an armed communist political revolutionary organization in South Vietnam and Cambodia to oppose the government of President Ngo Dinh Diem, who gave the group the nickname “Viet Cong.”
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‘All Things Must Pass’ album by George Harrison debuts at #5 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 19 1970)

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


Video: 'All Things Must Pass (Full Album)' (23 videos)

(Saturday, December 19, 1970) — All Things Must Pass, the third solo studio album by George Harrison and his first since the public break-up of The Beatles, debuted at #5 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart.
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‘Stoned Love’ by The Supremes peaks at #7 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 19 1970)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, December 19, 1970) — “Stoned Love” by The Supremes (featuring new lead singer Jean Terrell) peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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’13’ compilation album by The Doors debuts at #75 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 19 1970)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Doors


Video: 'The Doors 13'

(Saturday, December 19, 1970) — 13, the first compilation album by the American rock band The Doors, debuted at #75 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart.
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50 people killed when fire breaks out aboard USS Constellation at Brooklyn Navy Yard 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 19 1960)

1960s, Cold War


Video: 'Carrier Ablaze (1960)'

(Monday, December 19, 1960, 10:30 a.m. EST; during the Cold War) — Fifty shipyard workers were killed and more than 300 were injured today when fire broke out on the hangar deck of the nearly completed aircraft carrier USS Constellation at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York City.
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‘Firework’ by Katy Perry peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 18 2010)

2010s, Popular Music 2010s

(Saturday, December 18, 2010) — “Firework” by Katy Perry peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for four non-consecutive weeks (Dec. 18/25, 2010, Jan. 1/15, 2011).
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The Beatles send ‘From Then to You’ Christmas compilation album to UK fans 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 18 1970)

1970s, Christmas, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'Beatles Christmas Messages' (first 7 videos constitute original album)

(Friday, December 18, 1970) — From Then to You, a compilation LP of all seven of the annual The Beatles’ Christmas records (spoken and musical messages recorded 1963-1969), was sent out today to the group’s fan club in the UK (in the U.S., the album sent out by the fan club as The Beatles’ Christmas Album around springtime 1971).
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134 die as two airliners collide over foggy New York Harbor 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 16 1960)

1960s


Video: 'New York Mid-Air Collision'

(Friday, December 16, 1960, 10:37 a.m. EST; during the 1960 New York mid-air collision) — A United Airlines Douglas DC-8, bound for Idlewild Airport (now John F. Kennedy International Airport) in New York City collided in midair with a TWA Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation descending into the city’s LaGuardia Airport today in fog and sleet, killing all 128 people on the two aircraft and six people on the ground. Continue reading 134 die as two airliners collide over foggy New York Harbor 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 16 1960) →

Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull killed in skirmish with Indian agency police 130 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1890)

1890s


Video: 'A KID EXPLAINS SITTING BULL'

(Monday, December 15, 1890, between 12 noon and 1:00 p.m. local time) — Sitting Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance against U.S. government policies, and 11 other tribe members were killed today in Grand River, South Dakota, during a confrontation with Indian police.
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‘From a Distance’ by Bette Midler peaks at #2 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1990)

1990s, Popular Music 1990s

(Saturday, December 15, 1990) — “From a Distance” by Bette Midler peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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