(Saturday, February 5, 1972) — “Levon” by Elton John peaked at #24 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Levon’ by Elton John peaks at #24 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 5 1972)
Category Archives: 1970s
‘Together Let’s Find Love’ by the 5th Dimension peaks at #37 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 5 1972)
(Saturday, February 5, 1972) — “Together Let’s Find Love” by the 5th Dimension peaked at #37 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Together Let’s Find Love’ by the 5th Dimension peaks at #37 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 5 1972)
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape fifth and final appearance as co-hosts of ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1972)
Video: 'John Lennon & Yoko Ono - The Mike Douglas Show, 18/02/1972 (Legendado PT-BR)'
(Friday, February 4, 1972, afternoon EST) — John Lennon and Yoko Ono taped their fifth and final appearance today as co-hosts on the prestigious Emmy award-winning WBC (Westinghouse Broadcasting Corporation) afternoon talk show The Mike Douglas Show. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape fifth and final appearance as co-hosts of ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1972)
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U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond sends secret memo recommending ex-Beatle John Lennon be deported 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1972)
Video: 'Inside The FBI's Files On John Lennon'
(Friday, February 4, 1972) — U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond sent a secret memo today to William Timmons (in his capacity as an aide to President Richard Nixon) and U.S. Attorney General John N. Mitchell, with an attached file from the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, urging that British musician John Lennon (then living in New York City) be deported from the United States as an undesirable alien due to Lennon’s political views and activism. Continue reading U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond sends secret memo recommending ex-Beatle John Lennon be deported 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1972)
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Paul McCartney and Wings record ‘Give Ireland Back to the Irish’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 1972)
(Tuesday, February 1, 1972, two days after Bloody Sunday (1972), part of The Troubles) — Two days after British paratroopers shot dead thirteen Catholics after a civil rights demonstration in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, known as Bloody Sunday (1972), Paul McCartney’s new rock music group, Wings, recorded “Give Ireland Back to the Irish” today at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London. Continue reading Paul McCartney and Wings record ‘Give Ireland Back to the Irish’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 1972)
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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)
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)
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Ray Conniff singer urges President Nixon to ‘stop the killing’ during White House performance 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1972)
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)
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Ringo Starr tapes brief appearance on ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1972)
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)
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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)
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)
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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)
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)