(Monday, December 11, 1961) — “Please Mr. Postman” by The Marvelettes peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Please Mr. Postman’ by The Marvelettes peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1961)
Category Archives: 1960s
‘Tonight’ by Ferrante & Teicher peaks at #8 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1961)
(Monday, December 11, 1961) — “Tonight” by Ferrante & Teicher peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Tonight’ by Ferrante & Teicher peaks at #8 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1961)
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‘Moon River’ by Jerry Butler peaks at #11 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1961)
(Monday, December 11, 1961) — “Moon River” by Jerry Butler peaked at #11 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Moon River’ by Jerry Butler peaks at #11 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1961)
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Former Nazi SS officer who organized Hitler’s ‘final solution of the Jewish question’ found guilty on all counts 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1961)
Video: 'EICHMANN GUILTY'
(Monday, December 11, 1961, shortly after 9:00 a.m. Israel Standard Time, during the Eichmann trial) — After months of trial before a three-judge panel in Jerusalem, former Nazi SS officer Adolf Eichmann, one of the major organizers of The Holocaust, was found guilty this morning of “unsurpassed” crimes against the Jews and that his role in Adolf Hitler’s “Final Solution to the Jewish Question” would be remembered “until the end of time.” Continue reading Former Nazi SS officer who organized Hitler’s ‘final solution of the Jewish question’ found guilty on all counts 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1961)
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Enos the chimp orbits Earth, paves way for U.S. to send human aloft 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 29 1961)
Video: 'Enos the Chimpanzee travels to space on NASA's Mercury Atlas 5 1960 video'
(Wednesday, November 29, 1961, 10:07 a.m. EST) — The U.S. successfully placed a chimpanzee, Enos, into orbit around the Earth today, clearing the way for the first American astronaut to break the pull of Earth’s gravity. Continue reading Enos the chimp orbits Earth, paves way for U.S. to send human aloft 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 29 1961)
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‘Crazy’ by Patsy Cline peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1961)
(Monday, November 27, 1961) — “Crazy” by Patsy Cline peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Crazy’ by Patsy Cline peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1961)
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Sam Rayburn, longest serving Speaker in U.S. House history, dies in Bonham, Texas 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 16 1961)
Video: 'Mr Sam, Mr Speaker'
(Thursday, November 16, 1961, 6:20 a.m. CST) — Sam Rayburn, an American politician who holds the record for the longest tenure as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving for over 17 years (among his three separate stints), died today in Bonham, Texas, of pancreatic cancer at the age of 79. Continue reading Sam Rayburn, longest serving Speaker in U.S. House history, dies in Bonham, Texas 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 16 1961)
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Brian Epstein meets The Beatles at Liverpool’s Cavern Club 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1961)
Video: 'The Beatles Interviews: Meeting Brian Epstein'
(Thursday, November 9, 1961, approximately 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. GMT) — Liverpool record shop owner Brian Epstein, accompanied by his assistant, Alistair Taylor, and wearing a rather incongruous pinstriped suit, visited The Cavern Club, a rock and roll club, to watch The Beatles perform this afternoon. Continue reading Brian Epstein meets The Beatles at Liverpool’s Cavern Club 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1961)
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‘Big Bad John’ by Jimmy Dean peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 6 1961)
(Monday, November 6, 1961) — “Big Bad John” by Jimmy Dean peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for five consecutive weeks (Nov. 6/13/20/27, Dec. 4, 1961). Continue reading ‘Big Bad John’ by Jimmy Dean peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 6 1961)
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‘Candy Man’ by Roy Orbison peaks at #25 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 6 1961)
(Monday, November 6, 1961) — “Candy Man” by Roy Orbison peaked at #25 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Candy Man’ by Roy Orbison peaks at #25 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 6 1961)
