(Saturday, September 25, 1954) — “Hey There” by Rosemary Clooney peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the first of six consecutive weeks (Sep. 25, Oct. 2/9/16/23/30, 1954). Continue reading ‘Hey There’ by Rosemary Clooney peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 25 1954)
Category Archives: 1950s
‘Sh-Boom’ by The Crew-Cuts peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 7 1954)
(Saturday, August 7, 1954) — “Sh-Boom” by The Crew-Cuts peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the first of seven consecutive weeks (Aug. 7/14/21/28, Sep. 4/11/18, 1954). Continue reading ‘Sh-Boom’ by The Crew-Cuts peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 7 1954)
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19-year-old truck driver Elvis Presley makes music history at Sun Records with first commercial recording session 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 5 1954)
Video: 'That's All Right (Remastered)'
(Monday, July 5, 1954, 7:00 p.m. CDT) — Elvis Presley’s first commercial recording session took place tonight at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, as the 19-year-old trucker driver tracked “That’s All Right.” Continue reading 19-year-old truck driver Elvis Presley makes music history at Sun Records with first commercial recording session 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 5 1954)
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Senator Joseph McCarthy’s ‘cruelty’ and ‘recklessness’ assailed during hearing: ‘Have you no sense of decency, sir?’ 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 9 1954)
Video: '"Have You No Decency?" | McCarthy | American Experience | PBS'
(Wednesday, June 9, 1954; during the Second Red Scare) — During the Senate-Army Hearings, Army special counsel Joseph N. Welch berated U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy today for verbally attacking a member of Welch’s law firm, Fred Fisher, asking McCarthy: “Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?” Continue reading Senator Joseph McCarthy’s ‘cruelty’ and ‘recklessness’ assailed during hearing: ‘Have you no sense of decency, sir?’ 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 9 1954)
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‘Little Things Mean a Lot’ by Kitty Kallen peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (June 5 1954)
(Saturday, June 5, 1954) — “Little Things Mean a Lot” by Kitty Kallen peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the first of nine consecutive weeks (June 5/12/19/26, July 3/10/17/24/31, 1954). Continue reading ‘Little Things Mean a Lot’ by Kitty Kallen peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (June 5 1954)
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Racial segregation in public schools unanimously outlawed by U.S. Supreme Court 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 17 1954)
Video: 'Brown v. Board of Education in PBS' The Supreme Court'
(Monday, May 17, 1954, 12:52 p.m. EDT; marking the end of Jim Crow era (1896–1954) and beginning of civil rights movement (1954–1968)) — In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka unanimously ruled this afternoon that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality. Continue reading Racial segregation in public schools unanimously outlawed by U.S. Supreme Court 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 17 1954)
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Vietnamese insurgents overrun French forces at Dien Bien Phu 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 7 1954)
Video: 'Why France Lost The Battle of Dien Bien Phu 1954 (4K Documentary)' (May 7, 1954, at 17:02)
(Friday, May 7, 1954, 5:30 p.m. local time; during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, part of the First Indochina War) — The 55-day Battle of Dien Bien Phu, fought in Vietnam between the French Union’s colonial Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist revolutionaries, ended this afternoon when rebel Viet Minh forces overran the French stronghold of Dien Bien Phu, bringing about the end of French control in Indochina and creating the division of Vietnam. Continue reading Vietnamese insurgents overrun French forces at Dien Bien Phu 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 7 1954)
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‘Wanted’ by Perry Como peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 10 1954)
(Saturday, April 10, 1954) — “Wanted” by Perry Como with Hugo Winterhalter’s Orchestra and Chorus peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the first of eight consecutive weeks (Apr. 10/17/24, May 1/8/15/22/29, 1954). Continue reading ‘Wanted’ by Perry Como peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 10 1954)
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‘Make Love to Me’ by Jo Stafford peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 13 1954)
(Saturday, March 13, 1954) — “Make Love to Me” by Jo Stafford peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the first of three non-consecutive weeks (Mar. 13/27, Apr. 3, 1954). Continue reading ‘Make Love to Me’ by Jo Stafford peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 13 1954)
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CBS newsman Edward Murrow condemns McCarthyism with epic TV commentary 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 9 1954)
Video: 'See It Now (CBS) - 1954-03-09'
(Tuesday, March 9, 1954, 10:30 p.m. EST; during the Second Red Scare) — CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow critically reviewed Wisconsin Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy’s anti-communism campaign on tonight’s edition of See It Now. Continue reading CBS newsman Edward Murrow condemns McCarthyism with epic TV commentary 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 9 1954)
