(Saturday, June 4, 1977) — “Mainstreet” by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band peaked at #24 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Mainstreet’ by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band peaks at #24 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (June 4 1977)
Category Archives: 1970s
Trans-Alaska oil pipeline completed 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1977)
Video: 'Alaskan Pipeline - The Largest Construction'
(Tuesday, May 31, 1977, 8:59 p.m. EDT) — The Trans-Alaska oil pipeline, three years in the making despite objections from environmentalists and Alaska Natives, was completed today when the final pipeline weld took place. Continue reading Trans-Alaska oil pipeline completed 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1977)
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‘Seaside Woman’/’B-Side to Seaside’ single by Suzy and the Red Stripes released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1977)
Video: 'Seaside Woman'
(Tuesday, May 31, 1977) — The single “Seaside Woman”/”B-Side to Seaside” by Linda McCartney and Wings (her ex-Beatle husband’s band), released under pseudonym Suzy and the Red Stripes, was released today in the U.S. (Aug. 10, 1979, in the UK). Continue reading ‘Seaside Woman’/’B-Side to Seaside’ single by Suzy and the Red Stripes released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1977)
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‘It’s What You Value’/’Woman Don’t You Cry for Me’ single by George Harrison released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1977)
Video: 'George Harrison - It's What You Value - Lyrics'
(Tuesday, May 31, 1977) — “It’s What You Value”/“Woman Don’t You Cry for Me” by ex-Beatle George Harrison was released today (in the UK only) as the third and final UK single from his album Thirty Three & 1/3. Continue reading ‘It’s What You Value’/’Woman Don’t You Cry for Me’ single by George Harrison released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1977)
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165 people killed in Beverly Hills Supper Club fire 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1977)
Video: 'Archive: Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire'
(Saturday, May 28, 1977, 8:59 p.m. EDT) — 165 Memorial Day holiday nightclub patrons, engulfed in panic, smoke and flame, died tonight when fire raced through the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky. Continue reading 165 people killed in Beverly Hills Supper Club fire 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1977)
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‘Everybody Be Dancin’’ by Starbuck peaks at #38 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1977)
(Saturday, May 28, 1977) — “Everybody Be Dancin'” by Starbuck peaked at #38 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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Canada’s first couple announces separation 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 27 1977)
Video: 'Pierre and Maggie Trudeau (stock footage / archival footage)'
(Friday, May 27, 1977) — Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 57, and his wife, Margaret, 28, announced jointly today that they had separated and that Mr. Trudeau would retain custody of their three sons. Continue reading Canada’s first couple announces separation 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 27 1977)
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Climber conquers 110-story World Trade Center tower in New York 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 1977)
Video: 'George Willig Climbs the World Trade Center - Channel 2 & 4 News Stories'
(Thursday, May 26, 1977, 6:30 a.m.-10:05 a.m. EDT) — Using equipment he designed and built himself and tested in secret at night, George Willig, a 27-year-old toymaker and mountain climber from Queens, scaled the South Tower of New York’s World Trade Center this morning to the delight of thousand of pedestrians who watched his three-and-a-half-hour effort. Continue reading Climber conquers 110-story World Trade Center tower in New York 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 1977)
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‘Star Wars’ opens in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 25 1977)
Video: 'Star Wars' trailer
(Wednesday, May 25, 1977, 10:45 a.m. EDT) — Star Wars, an American epic space opera film about Luke Skywalker who joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire’s world-destroying battle-station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader, opened this morning at Loews Astor Plaza in Times Square (and across the U.S. today). Continue reading ‘Star Wars’ opens in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 25 1977)
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President Carter stresses commitment to human rights 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1977)
Video: 'President Jimmy Carter - University of Notre Dame Commencement'
(Sunday, May 22, 1977, 3:25 p.m. EDT) — In a commencement address delivered today at Notre Dame University in South Bend, Indiana, President Jimmy Carter reaffirmed his commitment to human rights as a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy and disparaged the “inordinate fear of communism which once led us to embrace any dictator who joined us in that fear” (click here to watch an extended clip of the address). Continue reading President Carter stresses commitment to human rights 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1977)
