(Saturday, July 15, 2000) — “Everything You Want” by Vertical Horizon peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Everything You Want’ by Vertical Horizon peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 2000)
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‘Mona Lisa’ by Nat King Cole peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 1950)
(Saturday, July 15, 1950) — “Mona Lisa” by Nat King Cole With Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for five consecutive weeks (July 15/22/29, Aug. 5/12, 1950). Continue reading ‘Mona Lisa’ by Nat King Cole peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 1950)
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JFK and LBJ meet in TV ‘debate’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 12 1960)
Video: '1960 Lyndon Johnson Speech to delegates of Democratic Convention at Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles'
(Tuesday, July 12, 1960, 3:00 p.m. PDT; during the 1960 Democratic National Convention) — U.S. Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas made his big pitch for the Democratic presidential nomination today with a stump speech to an audience of Texans — plus his chief rival Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts — at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Continue reading JFK and LBJ meet in TV ‘debate’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 12 1960)
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‘I’m Alive’ by Electric Light Orchestra peaks at #16 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 12 1980)
(Saturday, July 12, 1980) — “I’m Alive” by Electric Light Orchestra peaked at #16 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘I’m Alive’ by Electric Light Orchestra peaks at #16 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 12 1980)
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Ringo Starr begins recording ‘Stop and Smell the Roses’ album in France 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1980)
Video: 'Ringo Starr - Private Property'
(Friday, July 11, 1980; during sessions for Stop and Smell the Roses) — English rock musician and former Beatle Ringo Starr began recording Stop and Smell the Roses, his eighth studio album, reuniting today with fellow ex-Beatle Paul McCartney at the Super Bear Studios in in Berre-les-Alpes, a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Continue reading Ringo Starr begins recording ‘Stop and Smell the Roses’ album in France 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1980)
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‘Mama Told Me Not to Come’ by Three Dog Night peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1970)
(Saturday, July 11, 1970) — “Mama Told Me Not to Come” by Three Dog Night peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (July 11/18, 1970). Continue reading ‘Mama Told Me Not to Come’ by Three Dog Night peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1970)
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‘Ride Captain Ride’ by Blues Image peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1970)
(Saturday, July 11, 1970) — “Ride Captain Ride” by Blues Image peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Ride Captain Ride’ by Blues Image peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1970)
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‘Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)’ by Melanie peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1970)
(Saturday, July 11, 1970) — “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” by Melanie peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)’ by Melanie peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1970)
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Harper Lee’s classic novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ published 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1960)
Video: 'To Kill a Mockingbird Audiobook Part 1 of 2 by Harper Lee'
(Monday, July 11, 1960) — To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee loosely based on observations of her family, her neighbors and an event that occurred near her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, in 1936, when she was ten, was published today by J. B. Lippincott & Co.
Continue reading Harper Lee’s classic novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ published 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1960)
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‘Alley Oop’ by The Hollywood Argyles peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1960)
(Monday, July 11, 1960) — “Alley Oop” by The Hollywood Argyles peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Alley Oop’ by The Hollywood Argyles peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1960)
