(Saturday, September 23, 1972) — “Honky Cat” by Elton John peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Honky Cat’ by Elton John peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 23 1972)
Category Archives: 1970s
‘Run to Me’ by Bee Gees peaks at #16 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 23 1972)
(Saturday, September 23, 1972) — “Run to Me” by the Bee Gees peaked at #16 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Run to Me’ by Bee Gees peaks at #16 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 23 1972)
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Paul McCartney and Wings record ‘Hi Hi Hi’ in London 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 20 1972)
Video: 'Hi, Hi, Hi'
(Wednesday, September 20, 1972) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his British–American rock band, Wings, today recorded “Hi Hi Hi” at EMI Studios, Abbey Road in London, during sessions for the studio album Red Rose Speedway. Continue reading Paul McCartney and Wings record ‘Hi Hi Hi’ in London 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 20 1972)
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‘M*A*S*H’ war comedy-drama television series starring Alan Alda debuts on CBS 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1972)
Video: 'M*A*S*H Pilot Episode Intro/Opening'
(Sunday, September 17, 1972, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — M*A*S*H, an American war comedy-drama television series about a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the “4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital” in Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War (1950–53), debuted tonight on CBS. Continue reading ‘M*A*S*H’ war comedy-drama television series starring Alan Alda debuts on CBS 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1972)
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‘The Bob Newhart Show’ sitcom series debuts on CBS-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 16 1972)
Video: 'The Bob Newhart Show s01e01 - Fly the Unfriendly Skies' (Sept. 16, 1972)
(Saturday, September 16, 1972, 9:30 p.m. EDT) — The Bob Newhart Show, a situation comedy television series about a Chicago psychologist having to deal with his patients and fellow office workers, debuted tonight on CBS-TV. Continue reading ‘The Bob Newhart Show’ sitcom series debuts on CBS-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 16 1972)
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‘The Streets of San Francisco’ crime drama series debuts on ABC-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 16 1972)
Video: 'The Streets of San Francisco 1972 Pilot Karl Malden,Michael Douglas,Robert Wagner (5K HD)(2880p)' (Sept. 16, 1972)
(Saturday, September 16, 1972, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — The Streets of San Francisco, a television police drama series about two detectives in the San Francisco Bay Area, debuted tonight on ABC as a two-hour pilot. Continue reading ‘The Streets of San Francisco’ crime drama series debuts on ABC-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 16 1972)
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Paul McCartney and Wings record ‘Lazy Dynamite’ in London 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 16 1972)
Video: 'Medley: Hold Me Tight/Lazy Dynamite/Hands Of Love/Power Cut (2018 Remaster)' ("Lazy Dynamite" at 2:23-5:13)
(Saturday, September 16, 1972) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his British–American rock band, Wings, today recorded “Lazy Dynamite” at EMI Studios, Abbey Road in London, during sessions for the studio album Red Rose Speedway. Continue reading Paul McCartney and Wings record ‘Lazy Dynamite’ in London 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 16 1972)
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‘Black and White’ by Three Dog Night peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 16 1972)
(Saturday, September 16, 1972) — “Black and White” by Three Dog Night peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Black and White’ by Three Dog Night peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 16 1972)
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President Richard Nixon vows to take revenge on his enemies during White House meeting 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1972)
Video: 'YouTube Watergate Part 12 of 30' (Sept. 15, 1972 at 3:02)
(Friday, September 15, 1972, 5:27-6:17 p.m. EDT, during the Watergate scandal) — U.S. President Richard Nixon, Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman, and White House staff attorney John Dean met today to discuss the cover-up of the White House’s role in the Watergate break-in and discuss plans to take revenge on the President’s enemies. Continue reading President Richard Nixon vows to take revenge on his enemies during White House meeting 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1972)
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Federal grand jury indicates five Watergate burglars, as well as former White House aides Hunt and Liddy 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1972)
Video: 'Watergate Part 12 of 30' (Sept. 15, 1972 at 2:07)
(Friday, September 15, 1972; during the Watergate scandal) — Two former White House aides, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, and the five men seized by the police inside the Watergate complex on June 17, 1972, were indicted today on charges of conspiring to break into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee to steal documents and install bugging devices. Continue reading Federal grand jury indicates five Watergate burglars, as well as former White House aides Hunt and Liddy 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1972)
