Category Archives: 1970s

13 unarmed civil rights demonstrators shot dead by British soldiers on ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Londonderry, Northern Ireland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1972)

1970s


Video: 'Bloody Sunday 1972: The day's events explained'

(Sunday, January 30, 1972, 4:07 p.m. GMT; during Bloody Sunday (1972), part of The Troubles) — British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians today during a protest march against internment without trial in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, in what became known as Bloody Sunday or the Bogside Massacre. Continue reading 13 unarmed civil rights demonstrators shot dead by British soldiers on ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Londonderry, Northern Ireland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1972) →

Ray Conniff singer urges President Nixon to ‘stop the killing’ during White House performance 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, U.S. Presidents, Vietnam War


Video: ‘Nixon Protest Featuring the Ray Conniff Singers | This is the President’

(Friday, January 28, 1972, 10:50 p.m. EST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — A young woman in a singing group caused an embarrassed moment at a formal White House dinner tonight when she waved a placard and called to President Richard Nixon to stop the bombing in Vietnam. Continue reading Ray Conniff singer urges President Nixon to ‘stop the killing’ during White House performance 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1972) →

Ringo Starr tapes brief appearance on ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, Television 1970s, The Beatles 1970s

Video: 'Monty Python's Flying Circus S03E02 Mr. And Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Popular' (Starr's appearance at 25:17)

(Friday, January 28, 1972) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr taped a non-speaking guest role for the British surreal sketch comedy series Monty Python’s Flying Circus today in Studio C at the BBC TV Centre, Wood Lane, London, for airing on Oct. 26, 1972. Continue reading Ringo Starr tapes brief appearance on ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1972) →

John Lennon & Yoko Ono perform with Chuck Berry during fourth taping as co-hosts for ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, Television 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'John Lennon, Yoko Ono & Chuck Berry - The Mike Douglas Show, 16/02/1972 (Legendado PT-BR)'

(Thursday, January 27, 1972) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, taped their fourth of five appearances as co-hosts on the prestigious Emmy award-winning WBC (Westinghouse Broadcasting Corporation) afternoon talk show The Mike Douglas Show today at KYW-TV studios in Philadelphia for airing in syndication on Feb. 16, 1972. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono perform with Chuck Berry during fourth taping as co-hosts for ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1972) →

G. Gordon Liddy proposes a series of criminal acts to disrupt political opposition to President Richard Nixon’s re-election 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1972)

1970s, U.S. Presidents, Watergate


Video: 'WATERGATE AFFAIR BBC DOKUMENTATION 1994' (Operation Gemstone at 29:16)

(Thursday, January 27, 1972, 11:00 a.m. EST; during the Watergate Scandal) — G. Gordon Liddy, Finance Counsel for the Committee for the Re-Election of the President (CRP, but often mocked by the acronym CREEP), presented Operation Gemstone, a $1 million campaign intelligence plan that involved a series of clandestine or illegal acts against political opponents of President Richard Nixon’s re-election. Continue reading G. Gordon Liddy proposes a series of criminal acts to disrupt political opposition to President Richard Nixon’s re-election 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1972) →

Long-shot candidate George McGovern places surprising second in first ever Iowa Caucuses 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 24 1972)

1970s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Iowa Caucus History: George McGovern’s Early Momentum in 1972'

(Monday, January 24, 1972, caucuses scheduled to convene at 8:00 p.m. CST; during the 1972 Democratic Party presidential primaries) — The Iowa Caucuses, which would mark the opening of delegate selection in U.S. presidential election campaigns, was conducted for the first time tonight by the Democratic Party (Republicans would hold their first Iowa caucuses in 1976). Continue reading Long-shot candidate George McGovern places surprising second in first ever Iowa Caucuses 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 24 1972) →

John Lennon & Yoko Ono interviewed by Howard Smith at couple’s New York City apartment 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 23 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s

(Sunday, January 23, 1972, 5:00 p.m. EST) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, were interviewed today at their Bank Street apartment in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City by Village Voice journalist Howard Smith. as they listened to the radio station WPLJ’s Beatles 17-hour marathon. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono interviewed by Howard Smith at couple’s New York City apartment 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 23 1972) →

‘You Are Everything’ by The Stylistics peaks at #9 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, January 22, 1972) — “You Are Everything” by The Stylistics peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘You Are Everything’ by The Stylistics peaks at #9 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1972) →

‘The Concert For Bangla Desh’ live triple album by George Harrison & Friends peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'Intro by George Harrison | Concert for Bangladesh | 50th Anniversary : : Apple Music OST from LP'

(Saturday, January 22, 1972) — The Concert For Bangla Desh live triple album by George Harrison and celebrity friends peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart for six non-consecutive weeks. Continue reading ‘The Concert For Bangla Desh’ live triple album by George Harrison & Friends peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1972) →

Paul McCartney’s first album with Wings, ‘Wild Life,’ peaks at #10 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'Wings Wild Life full album (1971)'

(Saturday, January 22, 1972) — Wild Life, the debut album by Paul McCartney’s new post-Beatles British–American rock band Wings, peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart for two consecutive weeks. Continue reading Paul McCartney’s first album with Wings, ‘Wild Life,’ peaks at #10 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1972) →