(Saturday, May 25, 1968) — “I Wanna Live” by Glen Campbell peaks at #36 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘I Wanna Live’ by Glen Campbell peaks at #36 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 25 1968)
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Democrats nominate Cass-Butler ticket 170 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 25 1848)
(Thursday, May 25, 1848) — The 1848 Democratic National Convention adjourned today at the Universalist Church in Baltimore, having nominated Senator Lewis Cass of Michigan for President over Supreme Court Associate Justice Levi Woodbury of New Hampshire 179-38 votes on the fourth ballot. Continue reading Democrats nominate Cass-Butler ticket 170 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 25 1848)
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‘Take a Bow’ by Rihanna peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 24 2008)
(Saturday, May 24, 2008) — “Take a Bow” by Rihanna peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Take a Bow’ by Rihanna peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 24 2008)
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Bobby Kennedy plunges into frigid Pacific Ocean 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 24 1968)
Video: 'April RDTV Part One The 1968 Oregon Primary' (May 24, 1968, at 17:32)
(Friday, May 24, 1968; during the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1968) — Senator Robert F. Kennedy, campaigning for the Oregon’s May 28, 1968, Democratic presidential primary, stripped to his undershorts and plunged into the icy Pacific Ocean waters today at Fort Stevens State Park at the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon. Continue reading Bobby Kennedy plunges into frigid Pacific Ocean 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 24 1968)
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The Rolling Stones release ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 24 1968)
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(Friday, May 24, 1968) — The Rolling Stones released the single “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”/”Child of the Moon” today in the UK by Decca Records (June 1, 1968, in the U.S.). Continue reading The Rolling Stones release ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 24 1968)
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‘My All’ by Mariah Carey peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 23 1998)
(Saturday, May 23, 1998) — “My All” by Mariah Carey peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘My All’ by Mariah Carey peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 23 1998)
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Kennedy challenges Humphrey to campaign in Oregon 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 23 1968)
Video: 'April RDTV Part One The 1968 Oregon Primary' (May 23, 1968, at 18:26)
(Thursday, May 23, 1968; during the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1968) — Senator Robert F. Kennedy, campaigning for Oregon’s May 28, 1968, Democratic presidential primary, challenged Vice President Hubert Humphrey to join him on the campaign trail today during a stop in St. Helens, saying “I think if he wants your votes, that he should come here and ask for your votes.” Continue reading Kennedy challenges Humphrey to campaign in Oregon 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 23 1968)
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LBJ defends decision to hold Khe Sanh 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 23 1968)
Video: 'Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War - Tet! [7/13]' (May 23, 1968, at 41:41)
(Thursday, May 23, 1968, 11:38 a.m. EDT; during the Battle of Khe Sanh, part of the Vietnam War, the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — President Lyndon Johnson said today the marine defense of Khe Sanh greatly strengthen the American initiative toward peace talks “for they vividly demonstrated to the enemy the utter futility of his attempts to win a military victory in the South.” Continue reading LBJ defends decision to hold Khe Sanh 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 23 1968)
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McCartney, Starr interviewed for ‘Omnibus’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 23 1968)
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(Thursday, May 23, 1968) — Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were interviewed separately about the British rock scene today in the control room of EMI Studios in London for “Omnibus – All My Loving,” an episode of the BBC1’s arts-based British documentary series Omnibus, for airing on Nov. 3, 1968. Continue reading McCartney, Starr interviewed for ‘Omnibus’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 23 1968)
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Copter crash kills 23 in California 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1968)
Video: 'Los Angeles Airways Helicopter Flight 841 Crashes--Disneyland Deaths And Injuries--1960's--TMS-2127'
(Wednesday, May 22, 1968, 5:50 p.m. PDT) — Los Angeles Airways Flight 841, a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Disneyland Heliport in Anaheim, California, to Los Angeles International Airport, crashed onto a dairy farm and burst into flames today in the city of Paramount, California, killing all 23 persons aboard, including a group of nine vacationers from Ohio. Continue reading Copter crash kills 23 in California 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1968)
