(Saturday, December 9, 1972) — “I Am Woman” by Helen Reddy peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I Am Woman by Helen Reddy peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1972)
Category Archives: 1970s
‘If You Don’t Know Me by Now’ by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1972)
(Saturday, December 9, 1972) — “If You Don’t Know Me by Now” by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘If You Don’t Know Me by Now’ by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1972)
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‘Ventura Highway’ by America peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1972)
(Saturday, December 9, 1972) — “Ventura Highway” by America peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Ventura Highway’ by America peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1972)
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‘I’m Stone in Love with You’ by The Stylistics peaks at #10 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1972)
(Saturday, December 9, 1972) — “I’m Stone in Love with You” by The Stylistics peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘I’m Stone in Love with You’ by The Stylistics peaks at #10 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1972)
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‘Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)’ by Jim Croce peaks at #17 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1972)
(Saturday, December 9, 1972) — “Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)” by Jim Croce peaked at #17 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)’ by Jim Croce peaks at #17 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1972)
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$10,000 in apparent Watergate hush money goes down in Chicago plane crash 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 8 1972)
Video: 'WGN-9 1972 United Flight 553 Crash!!! Chicago Coverage.'
(Friday, December 8, 1972, 2:29 p.m. CST, during the Watergate scandal) — Dorothy Hunt, 52, a CIA employee and the wife of Watergate burglary conspirator, E. Howard Hunt, was killed this afternoon when United Airlines Flight 553 from Washington to Chicago crashed during an aborted landing and go around while approaching Chicago Midway Airport during an ice storm. Continue reading $10,000 in apparent Watergate hush money goes down in Chicago plane crash 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 8 1972)
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America’s final manned mission to the moon launched as Apollo 17 blasts off from Cape Canaveral 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 7 1972)
Video: 'Launch of Apollo 17 TV Coverage' (video begins 13:02 before lift-off)
(Thursday, December 7, 1972, 12:33:00 a.m. EST) — Delayed for more than two hours by a minor technical error, Apollo 17 vaultedfrom launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida toward the moon early this morning, propelled by a fiery rocket on was man’s last voyage to another world. Continue reading America’s final manned mission to the moon launched as Apollo 17 blasts off from Cape Canaveral 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 7 1972)
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Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr attends London premiere of ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 4 1972)
Video: 'ALICE IN WONDERLAND - IN COLOUR'
(Monday, December 4, 1972, evening GMT) — Fresh from filming his part for the movie That’ll Be The Day, ex-Beatle Ringo Starr and his wife, Maureen, attended the Royal charity premiere of Josef Shaftel’s production of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland at the Odeon Marble Arch tonight in London in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen. Continue reading Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr attends London premiere of ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 4 1972)
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‘Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone’ by The Temptations peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 2 1972)
(Saturday, December 2, 1972) — “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” by The Temptations peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone’ by The Temptations peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 2 1972)
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Paul McCartney & Wings release ‘Hi Hi Hi’/’C Moon’ single 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 1 1972)
Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings - Hi Hi Hi (Video Oficial)'
(Friday, December 1, 1972) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his British-American rock band Wings today released the single “Hi Hi Hi“/”C Moon” in Britain, where “Hi Hi Hi” would be banned by the BBC for its sexually suggestive lyrics (the single was released in the U.S. on Dec. 4, 1972). Continue reading Paul McCartney & Wings release ‘Hi Hi Hi’/’C Moon’ single 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 1 1972)
