Video: 'Ringo Starr and his All Star Band-It Don't Come Easy 6/22/08'
(Sunday, June 22, 2008) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr and His Tenth All-Starr Band (Billy Squier, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, Hamish Stuart and Gregg Bissonette) performed tonight at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Continue reading Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band perform in Uncasville, CT 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 22 2008)
(Saturday, June 22, 1968) — “This Guy’s in Love with You” by Herb Alpert peaks at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (June 22/29, July 6/13, 1968). Continue reading ‘This Guy’s in Love with You’ by Herb Alpert peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 22 1968)
(Saturday, June 22, 1968) — “MacArthur Park” by Richard Harris peaks at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘MacArthur Park’ by Richard Harris peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 22 1968)
(Saturday, June 22, 1968) — “Reach Out of the Darkness” by Friend & Lover peaks at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Reach Out of the Darkness’ by Friend & Lover peaks at #10 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 22 1968)
Video: 'Circus performers killed in Hammond train crash remembered 100 years later'
(Saturday, June 22, 1918, 4:00 a.m. local time) — A train carrying members of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus and their families was rear-ended by a troop train today during an emergency stop near Hammond, Indiana, killing at least 86 people aboard the circus train and injuring 127 others. Continue reading 86 people killed in Hammond Circus Train Wreck 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 22 1918)
Video: 'WALL-E' trailer
(Saturday, June 21, 2008, celebrity arrivals scheduled at 7:00 p.m. PDT) — WALL-E, an American computer-animated science fiction film about a small waste-collecting robot that inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind, premiered tonight at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Continue reading ‘WALL-E’ premieres in Los Angeles 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 21 2008)
(Monday, June 21, 1948, evening EDT) — In a blistering address tonight at the 1948 Republican National Convention, former Rep. Clare Boothe Luce of Connecticut drew burst after burst of appreciative laughter, calling Democratic President Harry S. Truman a “gone goose” (Click here to watch the video at 15:01).
(Monday, June 21, 1948, evening EDT) — Gov. Dwight H. Green, of Illinois, keynoting the 1948 Republican National Convention which opened today at Convention Hall in Philadelphia, accused the Democratic administration of President Harry S. Truman tonight of squandering the victory of the Second World War, and pledged the GOP to pursue “every avenue of peace” (Click here to watch the video at 18:20). Continue reading GOP keynoter blames ‘New Deal’ for ‘Cold War’ 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 21 1948)
Video: 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' trailer
(Tuesday, June 21, 1988) — Who Framed Roger Rabbit, an American live-action/animated fantasy film about a tough detective who tries to clear a cartoon character charged with murder, premiered tonight at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Continue reading ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ premieres in New York City 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 21 1988)
Video: 'On This Day: June 21, 1788'
(Saturday, June 21, 1788) — The United States Constitution, the supreme law of the United States of America featuring a stronger federal government under a system of checks and balances known as the separation of powers doctrine, went into effect today as New Hampshire (by a vote of 57-47) became the ninth and last necessary state of the original 13 colonies to ratify it. Continue reading United States Constitution ratified 230 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 21 1788)
