Category Archives: 1970s

The Doors perform at C.W. Post Auditorium on Long Island, New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Doors


Video: 'THE DOORS: Greenvale, NY (March 2, 1972), full show without Jim Morrison'

(Thursday, March 2, 1972, following the 8:00 p.m. EST scheduled start time for opening acts Badfinger and unknown artist) — Nearly eight months after lead singer Jim Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in Paris, the surviving members of the American rock group The Doors — keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore — performed tonight at C.W. Post Auditorium on the campus of C.W. Post College in Greenvale, New York. Continue reading The Doors perform at C.W. Post Auditorium on Long Island, New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1972) →

Former Beatle Ringo Starr attends Elizabeth Taylor’s 40th birthday party in Budapest 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 27 1972)

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


Video: 'SYND 27/2/72 LIZ TAYLOR'S BIRTHDAY PARTY IN BUDAPEST'

(Sunday, February 27, 1972) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr and his wife, Maureen, attended a 40th birthday celebration for actress Elizabeth Taylor today at the Hotel Duna InterContinenta in Budapest, Hungary. Continue reading Former Beatle Ringo Starr attends Elizabeth Taylor’s 40th birthday party in Budapest 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 27 1972) →

‘Hurting Each Other’ by the Carpenters peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 26 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, February 26, 1972) — “Hurting Each Other” by the Carpenters peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Hurting Each Other’ by the Carpenters peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 26 1972) →

‘Precious and Few’ by Climax peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 26 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, February 26, 1972) — “Precious and Few” by Climax peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Precious and Few’ by Climax peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 26 1972) →

‘Joy’ by Apollo 100 peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 26 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, February 26, 1972) — “Joy” by Apollo 100 featuring Tom Parker peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Joy’ by Apollo 100 peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 26 1972) →

Democratic presidential favorite Edmund Muskie appears to break down while attacking newspaper publisher 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 26 1972)

1970s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Television & the Presidency Part 8' (Feb. 26, 1972, at 3:40)

(Saturday, February 26, 1972, morning EST; during the 1972 Democratic Party presidential primaries) — Two Saturdays before the March 7, 1972, first-in-the-nation presidential primary in New Hampshire, U.S. Senator Edmund S. Muskie, the favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972, delivered a speech today in front of the offices of the Manchester Union Leader, calling its publisher, William Loeb, a liar and lambasting him for impugning the character of Muskie’s wife, Jane. Continue reading Democratic presidential favorite Edmund Muskie appears to break down while attacking newspaper publisher 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 26 1972) →

‘My World’ by Bee Gees peaks at #16 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 26 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, February 26, 1972) — “My World” by the Bee Gees peaked at #16 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘My World’ by Bee Gees peaks at #16 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 26 1972) →

‘Give Ireland Back To The Irish’ by Paul McCartney & Wings released in UK 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 25 1972)

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

(Friday, February 25, 1972) — 27 days after British paratroopers shot dead thirteen Catholics after a civil rights demonstration in Londonderry, a massacre known as Bloody Sunday, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney’s new group Wings released the single “Give Ireland Back to the Irish” today in Britain (Feb. 28, 1972 in the U.S.). Continue reading ‘Give Ireland Back To The Irish’ by Paul McCartney & Wings released in UK 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 25 1972) →

Former Beatle Ringo Starr arrives in Budapest for Elizabeth Taylor’s 40th birthday party 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 25 1972)

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


Video: 'SYND 27-2-72 STARS ARRIVE IN BUDAPEST FOR ELIZABETH TAYLOR'S BIG FORTIETH BIRTHDAY PARTY'

(Friday, February 25, 1972) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr and his wife, Maureen, arrived today at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Hungary, one of several celebrities in town for the 40th birthday party of actress Elizabeth Taylor to be held Feb. 26-27, 1972, at the Hotel Duna InterContinenta. Continue reading Former Beatle Ringo Starr arrives in Budapest for Elizabeth Taylor’s 40th birthday party 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 25 1972) →

Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong hosts U.S. President Richard Nixon in Beijing 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 21 1972)

1970s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'History: Feb 1972 President Nixon to China (4/6) 1972/2/21' (Nixon meets with Mao at 6:29)

(Monday, February 21, 1972, 2:50-3:55 p.m. China Standard Time; during the 1972 visit by Richard Nixon to China and the Cold War) — Three hours and 20 minutes after he arrived in Beijing, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon’s week-long summit conference in China quickly reached a high point today with a surprise meeting with Chairman Mao Zedong, the enshrined leader of the Communist rulers of China. Continue reading Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong hosts U.S. President Richard Nixon in Beijing 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 21 1972) →