Video: 'Interview de George Harrison sur Les Beatles'
(Saturday, February 5, 1977) — Former Beatle George Harrison was interviewed today on Les Rendez-vous du dimanche for airing in France on Feb. 6, 1977, as part of a European promotional tour for his album Thirty-Three and 1/3. Continue reading George Harrison interviewed on ‘Les rendez-vous du dimanche’ in France 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 5 1977)
(Saturday, February 5, 1977) — “Torn Between Two Lovers” by Mary MacGregor peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Feb. 5/12, 1977).
(Saturday, February 5, 1977) — “I Like to Do It” by KC and the Sunshine Band peaked at #37 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
(Saturday, February 5, 1977) — “Dreamboat Annie” by Heart peaked at #42 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Video: 'EL Crash Chicago 1977 (ABC News Special Report)'
(Friday, February 4, 1977, 5:25 p.m. CST) — Eleven people were killed this afternoon when an elevated train crowded with homeward-bound passengers bounced off the back of a train ahead of it at one of the busiest intersections in Chicago’s Loop, hurling two of its first four cars to the street about 20 feet below and leaving two others dangling from the tracks. Continue reading 11 killed when two Chicago Transit Authority trains collide on elevated track 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1977)
Video: 'Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (Super Deluxe) (Full Album)' (58 videos)
(Friday, February 4, 1977) — Rumours, the eleventh studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, was released today by Warner Bros. Records. Continue reading ‘Rumours’ album by Fleetwood Mac released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1977)
Video: 'Maybe I'm Amazed (2013 Remaster)'
(Friday, February 4, 1977) — The single “Maybe I’m Amazed”/“Soily” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings was released today in the UK (Feb. 7, 1977, in the U.S.), the first single from the group’s live album Wings over America. Continue reading Wings release ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’/’Soily’ single 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1977)
Video: 'George Harrison Interview (Beatles) on Countdown 1977'
(Thursday, February 3, 1977) — Former Beatle George Harrison was filmed walking at Dam Square and was interviewed for Veronica Television today in Amsterdam, Holland, as part of a European promotional tour for his album Thirty-Three and 1/3. Continue reading George Harrison interviewed by Veronica Television in Amsterdam 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 3 1977)
Video: 'President Jimmy Carter Fireside Chat'
(Wednesday, February 2, 1977, 10:00 p.m. EST) — U.S. President Jimmy Carter, wearing a sweater and seated by the fireplace in the White House library, delivered the first “fireside chat” of the television era tonight, softly and calmly called for sacrifice and unity tonight as the answer to the nation’s myriad of economic, energy and bureaucratic problems (click here to watch the full address). Continue reading President Carter urges public sacrifice, unity in ‘fireside chat’ 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 2 1977)
Video: 'George Harrison in Hamburg BRD in 1977'
(Wednesday, February 2, 1977) — Former Beatle George Harrison mimed “This Song” today at ZDF Studios in Unterföhring (Munich), West Germany, for the Feb. 5, 1977, airing of the ZDF TV music show Disco ’77 as part of a European promotional tour for his album Thirty-Three and 1/3. Continue reading George Harrison mimes ‘This Song’ on ZDF-TV’s ‘Disco ’77’ 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 2 1977)
