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All 18 members of U.S. figure skating team among 72 killed in jet crash near Brussels 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 15 1961)

1960s


Video: 'Documentary - the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Team & the Sabena Flight 548 air disaster'

(Wednesday, February 15, 1961, 10:05 a.m. Central European Time) — 73 people, including all 18 members of the U.S. figure skating team en route from New York City to Brussels, Belgium, to the World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia, were killed today in the crash of a Sabena Airlines Boeing 707 in Belgium.
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‘Hey Nineteen’ by Steely Dan peaks at #10 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 14 1981)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, February 14, 1981) — “Hey Nineteen” by Steely Dan peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘One Bad Apple’ by The Osmonds peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 13 1971)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, February 13, 1971) — “One Bad Apple” by The Osmonds peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for five consecutive weeks (Feb. 13/20/27, Mar. 6/13, 1971).
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‘Rose Garden’ by Lynn Anderson peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 13 1971)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, February 13, 1971) — “Rose Garden” by Lynn Anderson peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘Calcutta’ by Lawrence Welk peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 13 1961)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Monday, February 13, 1961) — “Calcutta” by Lawrence Welk peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Feb. 13/20, 1961).
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‘Calendar Girl’ by Neil Sedaka peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 13 1961)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Monday, February 13, 1961) — “Calendar Girl” by Neil Sedaka peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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John Lennon begins recording his ‘Imagine’ studio album near London 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 11 1971)

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


Video: 'It's So Hard (Take 6)'

(Thursday, February 11, 1971) — Former Beatle John Lennon began tracking his second solo studio album today, holding his inaugural recording session at Ascot Sound Studios (ASS), a studio built by Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, on the grounds of Tittenhurst Park, their 72-acre estate  26 miles west of London.
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President-elect Abraham Lincoln bids farewell to adopted hometown of Springfield, Illinois 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 11 1861)

1860s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Lincoln's Farewell Address to Springfield'

(Monday, February 11, 1861, 8:00 a.m. local time) — With the country on the brink of civil war over the issue of slavery, U.S. President-elect Abraham Lincoln departed his adopted hometown of Springfield, Illinois, today en route to his inauguration in the nation’s capital on Mar. 4, 1861.
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Apollo 14 astronauts land within a mile of target after a ‘terrific flight’ to the Moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 9 1971)

1970s, space exploration


Video: 'Apollo 14 CBS' (72 videos; Apollo 14 splashdowns on video #50 at 10:17)

(Tuesday, February 9, 1971, 4:05 p.m. EST/21:05:00 UTC) — The Apollo 14 astronauts rode their spaceship to a safe, successful and precise splashdown in the Pacific Ocean today, marking the end of the nation’s 24th manned space flight, the sixth mission to the moon and the third to have landed men who explored that desolate world some 238,000 miles from the earth.
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‘Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)’ by C+C Music Factory featuring Martha Wash and Freedom Williams peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 9 1991)

1990s, Popular Music 1990s

(Saturday, February 9, 1991) — “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” by C+C Music Factory featuring Martha Wash and Freedom Williams peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Feb. 9/16, 1991).
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