(Saturday, May 27, 1972) — “Tumbling Dice” by The Rolling Stones peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Tumbling Dice’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #7 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 27 1972)
Category Archives: 1970s
‘Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard’ by Paul Simon peaks at #22 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 27 1972)
(Saturday, May 27, 1972) — “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” by Paul Simon peaked at #22 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard’ by Paul Simon peaks at #22 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 27 1972)
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‘American Trilogy’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #66 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 27 1972)
(Saturday, May 27, 1972) — “American Trilogy” by Elvis Presley peaked at #66 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘American Trilogy’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #66 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 27 1972)
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U.S. and Soviet sign two arms accords to limit growth of atomic arsenals 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 1972)
Video: 'SYND 27-5-72 NIXON AND BREZHNEV SIGN ARMS LIMITATION TREATY'
(Friday, May 26, 1972, 11:07 p.m. Moscow Standard Time; during the Moscow Summit (1972), part of the Cold War) — U.S. President Richard Nixon and the Soviet Communist party leader Leonid Brezhnev, signed two landmark nuclear arms control agreements tonight that for the first time put limits on the growth of American and Soviet strategic nuclear arsenals. Continue reading U.S. and Soviet sign two arms accords to limit growth of atomic arsenals 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 1972)
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‘Exile on Main St.’ studio album by The Rolling Stones released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1972)
Video: 'Exile On Main Street (full album, correct order)' (18 tracks)
(Monday, May 22, 1972) — Exile on Main St., the 10th British and 12th American studio album by English rock band The Rolling Stones, was released today in the U.S. (May 26, 1972, in the UK) as a double LP. Continue reading ‘Exile on Main St.’ studio album by The Rolling Stones released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1972)
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Richard Nixon becomes first U.S president to visit Moscow 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1972)
Video: 'Nixon in Moscow - 1972 | Movietone Moment | 22 May 2020)'
(Monday, May 22, 1972, 3:55 p.m. Moscow Standard Time; during the Moscow Summit (1972), part of the Cold War) — Richard M. Nixon became the first United States President to visit Moscow (and only the second President, after Franklin D. Roosevelt, to visit the Soviet Union), as he and Henry Kissinger arrived this afternoon to begin a summit meeting with Leonid I. Brezhnev, the Secretary General of the Communist party. Continue reading Richard Nixon becomes first U.S president to visit Moscow 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1972)
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‘Woman Is the Nigger of the World’ by John Lennon debuts at #76 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 20 1972)
(Saturday, May 20, 1972) — The single “Woman Is the Nigger of the World,” a phrase originally coined by his wife Yoko Ono to point out women’s subservience to men and male chauvinism across all cultures and performed by ex-Beatle John Lennon (and Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory and The Invisible Strings), debuted at #76 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles charts. Continue reading ‘Woman Is the Nigger of the World’ by John Lennon debuts at #76 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 20 1972)
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono interviewed about search for Ono’s daughter 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1972)
Video: 'John Lennon and Paul McCartney Interview Southern Cross Hotel, Melbourne June 15, 1964' (video is actually from May 18, 1972, interview with John & Yoko is for the first 21 minutes, 44 seconds; the rest of the video is either without the Lennons or repetitive)
(Thursday, May 18, 1972) — Ex-Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, were interviewed today by NBC reporter Pat Collins on their Bank Street apartment balcony in New York City about their struggle to stay in the U.S. to continue the search for Yoko’s daughter from her first marriage, Kyoko. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono interviewed about search for Ono’s daughter 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1972)
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John Lennon pleads for mercy to remain in United States at immigration hearing in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 17 1972)
Video: 'Lennons' deportation hearings wind up - decision due in July'
(Wednesday, May 17, 1972) — Former Beatle John Lennon pleaded with the U.S. government today to show “mercy” to himself, his wife, Yoko Ono, and her missing daughter and allow them to remain in the United States despite his marijuana conviction. Continue reading John Lennon pleads for mercy to remain in United States at immigration hearing in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 17 1972)
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Democratic presidential candidate George Wallace shot in Laurel, Maryland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 15 1972)
Video: '1972 George Wallace Assassination Attempt'
(Monday, May 15, 1972, 4:04 p.m. EDT) — Alabama Governor George Wallace was shot five times by Arthur Bremer this afternoon while campaigning at the Laurel Shopping Center in Laurel, Maryland, at a time when he was receiving high ratings in national opinion polls. Continue reading Democratic presidential candidate George Wallace shot in Laurel, Maryland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 15 1972)
