(Saturday, September 28, 1963) — “Sally Go ‘Round the Roses” by The Jaynetts peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Sally Go ‘Round the Roses’ by The Jaynetts peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 28 1963)
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‘Wonderful! Wonderful!’ by The Tymes peaks at #7 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 28 1963)
(Saturday, September 28, 1963) — “Wonderful! Wonderful!” by The Tymes peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Wonderful! Wonderful!’ by The Tymes peaks at #7 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 28 1963)
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‘Little Deuce Coupe’ by The Beach Boys peaks at #15 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 28 1963)
(Saturday, September 28, 1963) — “Little Deuce Coupe by The Beach Boys peaked at #15 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Little Deuce Coupe’ by The Beach Boys peaks at #15 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 28 1963)
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President John F. Kennedy breaks ground for nuclear reactor at Hanford Site near Richland, Washington 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 26 1963)
Video: 'Kennedy at Hanford, 1963'
(Thursday, September 26, 1963, JFK began speaking at 3:26 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time; during the Cold War) — President John F. Kennedy waved a magic wand over a boiling plateau of dust today at the Hanford Site in eastern Washington state as he presided over the groundbreaking of a nuclear reactor that would generate commercial and residential electricity while creating plutonium for use in nuclear weapons. Continue reading President John F. Kennedy breaks ground for nuclear reactor at Hanford Site near Richland, Washington 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 26 1963)
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‘Blue Velvet’ by Bobby Vinton peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 21 1963)
(Saturday, September 21, 1963) — “Blue Velvet” by Bobby Vinton peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks (Sept. 21/28, Oct. 5, 1963). Continue reading ‘Blue Velvet’ by Bobby Vinton peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 21 1963)
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‘(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave’ by Martha and the Vandellas peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 21 1963)
(Saturday, September 21, 1963) — “(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave” by Martha and the Vandellas peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave’ by Martha and the Vandellas peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 21 1963)
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‘Mickey’s Monkey’ by The Miracles peaks at #8 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 21 1963)
(Saturday, September 21, 1963) — “Mickey’s Monkey” by The Miracles peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Mickey’s Monkey’ by The Miracles peaks at #8 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 21 1963)
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‘The Fugitive’ crime drama television series premieres on ABC 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1963)
Video: 'The Fugitive (Extended Pilot, and remastered)'
(Tuesday, September 17, 1963, 10:00 p.m. EDT) — The Fugitive, an American crime drama television series about a physician who is wrongfully convicted of his wife’s murder and sentenced to death, debuted tonight on ABC. Continue reading ‘The Fugitive’ crime drama television series premieres on ABC 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1963)
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‘The Outer Limits’ science fiction television series premieres on ABC 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 16 1963)
Video: 'Classic Episodes - The Outer Limits -The Galaxy Being'
(Monday, September 16, 1963, 7:30 p.m. EDT) — The Outer Limits, an American anthology television series often compared to The Twilight Zone but with a greater emphasis on science fiction stories (rather than stories of fantasy or the supernatural), premiered tonight on ABC. Continue reading ‘The Outer Limits’ science fiction television series premieres on ABC 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 16 1963)
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Four African-American girls killed in 16th Street Baptist Church bombing 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1963)
Video: '16th St. Baptist Church Bombing - 1963 | Today In History | 15 Sept 17'
(Sunday, September 15, 1963, 10:22 a.m. CST; during the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, part of the civil rights movement and the Birmingham campaign) — Four girls were killed this morning when a bomb set by a white supremacist terrorist group exploded in the basement of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, where 80 African-American children were attending Sunday school. Continue reading Four African-American girls killed in 16th Street Baptist Church bombing 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1963)
