(Saturday, April 29, 1972) — “Am I Losing You” by The Partridge Family peaked at #59 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Am I Losing You’ by The Partridge Family peaks at #59 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 29 1972)
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono ask help of citizens in fight to stay in America 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 28 1972)
Video: 'John Lennon and wife Yoko search for Yoko's daughter in US'
(Friday, April 28, 1972, 10:30 a.m. EST) — Beatle star John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, today appealed to the American people to support them in their efforts to remain in the United States, saying they loved America and believed in American justice. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono ask help of citizens in fight to stay in America 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 28 1972)
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‘Woman Is the Nigger of the World’ by John Lennon released in U.S. 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 24 1972)
(Monday, April 24, 1972) — The song “Woman Is the Nigger of the World,” a phrase originally coined by Yoko Ono, the wife of ex-Beatle John Lennon, to point out women’s subservience to men and male chauvinism across all cultures, was released as a single today in the U.S. by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory and The Invisible Strings. Continue reading ‘Woman Is the Nigger of the World’ by John Lennon released in U.S. 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 24 1972)
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono appear at ‘National Peace Action Coalition Rally’ in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1972)
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(Saturday, April 22, 1972) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, appeared today at an anti-war rally organized by the National Peace Action Coalition (NPAC) in New York’s Bryant Park, leading 35,000 chilled protesters in a rousing performance of Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance.” Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono appear at ‘National Peace Action Coalition Rally’ in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1972)
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Apollo 16 astronauts drive up mountain, collect rocks in six-mile trip on the Moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1972)
Video: 'Apollo 16 Remastered (50th Anniversary) [4K]' (Apr. 22, 1972, at 1:40:56)
(Saturday, April 22, 1972, 11:33:35 a.m. EST; during the Apollo 16 mission to the Moon) — Apollo 16 explorers drove halfway up a Moon mountain today, dodging huge boulders, to reach the highest point on the Moon ever visited by man. They were pleased with the accomplishment but disappointed in not finding more crystalline rock. Continue reading Apollo 16 astronauts drive up mountain, collect rocks in six-mile trip on the Moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1972)
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‘Rockin’ Robin’ by Michael Jackson peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1972)
(Saturday, April 22, 1972) — “Rockin’ Robin” by Michael Jackson peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Rockin’ Robin’ by Michael Jackson peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1972)
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Apollo 16 astronauts begin seven-hour walk, drive on the Moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 21 1972)
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(Friday, April 21, 1972, 11:47:28 a.m. EST; during the Apollo 16 mission to the Moon) — American astronauts John W. Young and Charles Duke became the ninth and tenth persons to walk on the Moon today after the lunar module Orion had landed as part of the Apollo 16 mission. Continue reading Apollo 16 astronauts begin seven-hour walk, drive on the Moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 21 1972)
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Apollo 16 astronauts make safe lunar landing following six-hour delay 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 20 1972)
Video: 'APOLLO 16 NEWS REPORTS ( APRIL - MAY 1972)' (Apr. 20, 1972, at 25:14)
(Thursday, April 20, 1972, 9:23:35 p.m. EST; during the Apollo 16 mission to the Moon) — After hours of uncertainty and concern, the astronauts of Apollo 16 finally got the go-ahead and descended to a delayed but successful landing tonight in the mountains of the Moon.
Commander John Young and Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke steered their landing craft, Orion, to a smooth touchdown on a rolling, boulder?strewn plateau surrounded by mountains, craters, and volcanic-like terrain.
Their landing, the nation’s fifth in three years, was delayed nearly six hours when the command ship, piloted by Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly, developed slight oscillations in its rocket engine. These were caused by a malfunction of its secondary guidance system.
Video: 'Apollo 16 - Landing in the Descartes Highlands - April 20, 1972'
But, if anything, the delay sharpened the two astronauts’ excitement upon their arrival at the region known as Descartes, after a nearby crater. Their landing was just a few hundred feet off the exact target.
Duke looked out Orion‘s windows at sights only eight other men have ever seen and exclaimed, “Well, Orion is finally here, Houston. fantastic.”
Because of the delay — the landing was originally scheduled for 3:41 p.m. EST — the first extravehicular activity (EVA), or moonwalk, was delayed until Apr. 21, 1972, at 11:47 a.m. EST.
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Filming of performances for ‘Elvis On Tour’ documentary wraps up in San Antonio 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1972)
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(Tuesday, April 18, 1972, 8:30 p.m. CST) — Performances for Elvis On Tour, an American concert film starring Elvis Presley featuring four Presley shows (starting Apr. 9, 1972, at the Coliseum in Hampton Roads, Virginia) during his fifteen-city spring 1972 tour that were later intertwined with interviews, concluded tonight with the rock icon’s appearance before 10,500 fans at the Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. Continue reading Filming of performances for ‘Elvis On Tour’ documentary wraps up in San Antonio 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1972)
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Deportation proceedings against John Lennon & Yoko Ono delayed for another two weeks 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1972)
Video: 'John Lennon vs. FBI & Nixon - CBS Evening News - March 22, 1983' (Apr. 18, 1972, at 0:55-1:10)
(Tuesday, April 18, 1972) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono, who say they are still searching for her child, won a two-week’s delay today in deportation proceedings against them in New York. Continue reading Deportation proceedings against John Lennon & Yoko Ono delayed for another two weeks 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1972)
