Category Archives: 1970s

‘Son of Sam’ killer arrested in Yonkers 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 10 1977)

1970s


Video: 'Serial killer 'Son of Sam' arrested after NYC murder spree'

(Wednesday, August 10, 1977, sometime after 10:00 p.m. EDT) — David Berkowitz, a 24-year-old postal employee said by the police to be the “Son of Sam,” the .44-caliber killer who took the lives of six young people and wounded seven others in a year-long reign of terror in New York City, was taken into custody late tonight in front of his Yonkers apartment building, just north of the city. Continue reading ‘Son of Sam’ killer arrested in Yonkers 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 10 1977) →

‘Do You Wanna Make Love’ by Peter McCann peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 6 1977)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, August 6, 1977) — “Do You Wanna Make Love” by Peter McCann peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Do You Wanna Make Love’ by Peter McCann peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 6 1977) →

George Harrison films cameo for Monty Python’s spoof of The Beatles 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 2 1977)

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


Video: 'RUTLE CORPS'

(Tuesday, August 2, 1977) — Former Beatle George Harrison filmed a cameo appearance today in London, playing a TV reporter for the Monty Python’s All You Need Is Cash, a television film that traces (in mockumentary style) the career of a fictitious British rock group called The Rutles, for broadcast on NBC-TV on March 22, 1978. Continue reading George Harrison films cameo for Monty Python’s spoof of The Beatles 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 2 1977) →

U-2 spy pilot Gary Powers killed in helicopter crash 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 1 1977)

1970s, Cold War


Video: 'Pilot Gary Powers died here'

(Monday, August 1, 1977, at about 12:40 p.m. PDT; during the Cold War) — Francis Gary Powers, whose U-2 espionage flight over the Soviet Union touched off a crisis in Soviet-American relations in 1960, was killed today with his cameraman, George Spears, when the helicopter he piloted as a reporter for KNBC-TV ran out of fuel and crashed into a field near Encino, Los Angeles. Continue reading U-2 spy pilot Gary Powers killed in helicopter crash 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 1 1977) →

‘I Just Want to Be Your Everything’ by Andy Gibb peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 30 1977)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, July 30, 1977) — “I Just Want to Be Your Everything” by Andy Gibb peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four non-consecutive weeks (July 30, Aug. 6/13, Sept. 17, 1977). Continue reading ‘I Just Want to Be Your Everything’ by Andy Gibb peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 30 1977) →

‘Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962’ album by The Beatles peaks at #111 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 30 1977)

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

(Saturday, July 30, 1977) — Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962, a double album featuring live performances by the English rock group the Beatles, recorded in late December 1962 at the Star-Club during their final Hamburg residency on a home tape machine using a single microphone, peaked at #111 on today’s Billboard 200 albums chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962’ album by The Beatles peaks at #111 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 30 1977) →

‘Looks Like We Made It’ by Barry Manilow peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 23 1977)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, July 23, 1977) — “Looks Like We Made It” by Barry Manilow peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Looks Like We Made It’ by Barry Manilow peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 23 1977) →

‘Margaritaville’ by Jimmy Buffett peaks at #8 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 23 1977)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, July 23, 1977) — “Margaritaville” by Jimmy Buffett peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Margaritaville’ by Jimmy Buffett peaks at #8 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 23 1977) →