(Saturday, June 3, 1972) — “Sylvia’s Mother” by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Sylvia’s Mother’ by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show peaks at #5 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1972)
Category Archives: 1970s
‘Hot Rod Lincoln’ by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen peaks at #9 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1972)
(Saturday, June 3, 1972) — “Hot Rod Lincoln” by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Hot Rod Lincoln’ by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen peaks at #9 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1972)
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‘Love Theme from The Godfather (Speak Softly Love)’ by Andy Williams peaks at #34 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1972)
(Saturday, June 3, 1972) — “Love Theme from The Godfather (Speak Softly Love)” by Andy Williams peaked at #34 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Love Theme from The Godfather (Speak Softly Love)’ by Andy Williams peaks at #34 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1972)
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U.S. President Richard Nixon asks Congress to approve missile pact with Soviet Union following dramatic return from Moscow 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 1 1972)
Video: 'WATERGATE AFFAIR BBC DOKUMENTATION 1994' (June 1, 1972, at 49:13)
(Thursday June 1, 1972, 9:40 p.m. EDT, during the Cold War) — U.S. President Richard Nixon returned to Washington tonight from his two-week tour of four nations and told a joint session of Congress that his trip to Moscow had laid the basis for “a new relationship between the two most powerful nations on earth.” Continue reading U.S. President Richard Nixon asks Congress to approve missile pact with Soviet Union following dramatic return from Moscow 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 1 1972)
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26 people killed as three terrorists open fire inside Lod Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 30 1972)
Video: '1972 Lod Airport Massacre Revisited'
(Tuesday, May 30, 1972, 10:20 p.m. Israel Standard Time; during the Lod Airport massacre) — Three gunmen armed with automatic rifles and hand grenades attacked a crowd of 250 to 300 people tonight at Lod Airport (now Ben Gurion International Airport) near Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 26 people and injuring 79 others. Continue reading 26 people killed as three terrorists open fire inside Lod Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 30 1972)
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Nixon operatives break into Democratic National Committee headquarters at Watergate complex for the first time 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1972)
Video: 'WATERGATE AFFAIR BBC DOKUMENTATION 1994' (First Watergate break-in at 40:15)
(Sunday, May 28, 1972, late evening EDT; during the Watergate scandal) — Operatives from President Richard Nixon’s re-election campaign, the Committee to Re-elect the President (CREEP), broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., tonight and installed bugging equipment to monitor the party’s activities in the months leading up to the presidential election later that year. Continue reading Nixon operatives break into Democratic National Committee headquarters at Watergate complex for the first time 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1972)
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U.S. President Richard Nixon addresses Russian people on live television from Kremlin 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1972)
Video: 'President Richard Nixon: Appears on Soviet Television - May 28, 1972'
(Sunday, May 28, 1972, 8:30 p.m. Moscow Standard Time; during the Moscow Summit (1972), part of the Cold War) — U.S. President Richard Nixon told the Soviet people in a televised speech today that the memory of the wartime alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union “can serve as inspiration for renewal of cooperation in the 1970s. Continue reading U.S. President Richard Nixon addresses Russian people on live television from Kremlin 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1972)
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‘Oh Girl’ by The Chi-Lites peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 27 1972)
(Saturday, May 27, 1972) — “Oh Girl” by The Chi-Lites peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Oh Girl’ by The Chi-Lites peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 27 1972)
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‘Look What You’ve Done for Me’ by Al Green peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 27 1972)
(Saturday, May 27, 1972) — “Look What You’ve Done for Me” by Al Green peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Look What You’ve Done for Me’ by Al Green peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 27 1972)
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‘Morning Has Broken’ by Cat Stevens peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 27 1972)
(Saturday, May 27, 1972) — “Morning Has Broken” by Cat Stevens peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Morning Has Broken’ by Cat Stevens peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 27 1972)
