(Monday, March 30, 1959) — “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” by Buddy Holly, who died last month in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘It Doesn’t Matter Anymore’ by Buddy Holly peaks at #13 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 30 1959)
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‘Traces’ by Classics IV peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1969)
(Saturday, March 29, 1969) — “Traces” by Classics IV peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Traces’ by Classics IV peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1969)
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‘Time of the Season’ by The Zombies peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1969)
(Saturday, March 29, 1969) — “Time of the Season” by The Zombies peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Time of the Season’ by The Zombies peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1969)
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‘Wishful Sinful’ by The Doors debuts at #79 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1969)
(Saturday, March 29, 1969) — “Wishful Sinful” by The Doors debuted today at #79, the band’s seventh appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart since June 3, 1967. Continue reading ‘Wishful Sinful’ by The Doors debuts at #79 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1969)
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‘Some Like It Hot’ premieres in New York City 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1959)
Video: 'Marilyn Monroe - Some Like it Hot premiere 1959'
(Saturday, March 28, 1959, 8:30 p.m. EST) — Some Like It Hot, an American black and white romantic comedy film about two musicians on the run from gangsters who masquerade as members of an all-girl band, premiered tonight at Loew’s State Theatre at 1540 Broadway in New York City. Continue reading ‘Some Like It Hot’ premieres in New York City 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1959)
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Lennon performs two songs during interview in Amsterdam 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1969)
Video: 'John Lennon - Bed-In Amsterdam, March 25-31 1969' (Mar. 28, 1969, at 0:00-1:48)
(Friday, March 28, 1969, 6:30-7:10 p.m. Central Europe Time; during the Vietnam War) — On the fourth day of his first-bed-in for peace with new wife, avant-garde artist Yoko Ono, in room 902 at the Amsterdam Hilton hotel, John Lennon of The Beatles performed “Don’t Let Me Down” and “Those Were The Days” tonight during an interview with Wim Noordhoek and Jan Donkers for the VPRO program Hee. Continue reading Lennon performs two songs during interview in Amsterdam 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1969)
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Former POTUS Dwight D. Eisenhower dies 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1969)
Video: 'Death of President Dwight Eisenhower NBC News Huntley Brinkley Report'
(Friday, March 28, 12:25 p.m. EST) — Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States (1953-1961), died today of congestive heart failure at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He was 78 years old. Continue reading Former POTUS Dwight D. Eisenhower dies 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1969)
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Partial nuclear meltdown begins at Three Mile Island 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1979)
Video: 'Three Mile Island, Nuclear Power Plant Accident: March 28, 1979'
(Wednesday, March 28, 1979, 4:37 a.m. EST) — America’s worst commercial nuclear accident began this morning a partial meltdown inside the Unit 2 reactor at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station (TMI-2) in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, near Harrisburg. Continue reading Partial nuclear meltdown begins at Three Mile Island 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1979)
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Egypt, Israel sign formal treaty ending three decades of war 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 26 1979)
Video: 'The CBS Evening News With Walter Cronkite - March 26, 1979 - Egypt - Israel Peace Treaty'
(Monday, March 26, 1979, 2:11 p.m. EST) — After confronting each other for nearly 31 years as hostile neighbors, Egypt and Israel signed the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty at the White House today to establish peace and “normal and friendly relations.” Continue reading Egypt, Israel sign formal treaty ending three decades of war 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 26 1979)
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‘Cruising Down the River’ by Russ Morgan and His Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 26 1949)
(Saturday, March 26, 1949) — “Cruising Down the River” by Russ Morgan and His Orchestra peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for seven consecutive weeks (Mar. 26, Apr. 2/9/16/23/30, May 7, 1949). Continue reading ‘Cruising Down the River’ by Russ Morgan and His Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 26 1949)
