Video: 'I Love Lucy: A Colorized Celebration - "Job Switching" clip'
(Monday, September 15, 1952, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — After Ricky and Fred get upset about the girls’ spending, Lucy and Ethel go to work in a candy factory while the boys do the housework on tonight‘s season two premiere episode of the CBS-TV sitcom I Love Lucy. Continue reading Lucy and Ethel go to work in a candy factory on ‘Job Switching’ episode of ‘I Love Lucy’ TV sitcom 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1952)
(Saturday, September 13, 1952) — “You Belong to Me” by Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the first of five consecutive weeks (Sept. 13/20/27, Oct. 4/11, 1952). Continue reading ‘You Belong to Me’ by Jo Stafford peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 13 1952)
Video: 'Argentina Mourns Eva Peron (1952)'
(Saturday, July 26, 1952, 8:25 p.m. local time) — Argentina’s iconic first lady Eva Perón, 33, died tonight in Buenos Aires after a long battle with cervical cancer. Continue reading Argentina’s legendary first lady Eva Peron, 33, dies of cancer 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 26 1952)
Video: '1952 Adlai Stevenson Democratic Convention Acceptance Speech'
(Saturday, July 26, 1952, 2:13 a.m. CDT; during the 1952 Democratic National Convention) — Governor Adlai Stevenson II of Illinois accepted the Democratic presidential nomination early this morning at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago with a pledge to “talk sense to the American people.” Continue reading Adlai Stevenson accepts Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 26 1952)
Video: '25 de julio de 1952'
(Friday, July 25, 1952) — Puerto Rico graduated today from the status of a colonial possession to that of a self-governing “free commonwealth” closely associated with the United States. Continue reading Puerto Rico becomes self-governing commonwealth of United States 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 25 1952)
(Saturday, July 12, 1952) — “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” by Vera Lynn peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the first of nine consecutive weeks (July 12/19/26, Aug. 2/9/16/23/30, Sept. 6, 1952). Continue reading ‘Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart’ by Vera Lynn peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 12 1952)
Video: 'Eisenhower 1952 nomination acceptance speech' (July 11, 1952, at 1:05)
(Friday, July 11, 1952, evening CDT; during the 1952 Republican National Convention) — General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower of New York, 61, accepted the Republican presidential nomination tonight at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago summoning his party to a “great crusade” for “total victory” over the Democrats in November. Continue reading Dwight D. Eisenhower accepts GOP presidential nomination, pledges ‘great crusade’ for ‘total victory’ 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1952)
(Saturday, July 5, 1952) — “Delicado” by Percy Faith and his Orchestra peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Delicado’ by Percy Faith peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 5 1952)
(Saturday, June 21, 1952) — “Here in My Heart” by Al Martino peaked at #1 today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the first of two weeks (June 21/28, 1952). Continue reading ‘Here in My Heart’ by Al Martino peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 21 1952)
Video: 'Remembering Anne Frank'
(Monday, June 16, 1952) — Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, a book of the writings from the Dutch-language diary kept by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her Jewish family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, was published today in the United States for the first time by Doubleday & Company. Continue reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl published in the United States 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 16 1952)
