(Saturday, September 22, 1973) — “Muskrat Love” by America peaked at #67 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Muskrat Love’ by America peaks at #67 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 22 1973)
Category Archives: 1970s
Singer-songwriter Jim Croce killed in a plane crash in Natchitoches, Louisiana 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 20 1973)
Video: 'The Jim Croce Story' (Sept. 20, 1973, at 28:00)
(Thursday, September 20, 1973, at about 10:45 p.m. CDT) — American folk and rock singer-songwriter Jim Croce, 30, and five other people were killed tonight when when their chartered Beechcraft E18S crashed into a tree during takeoff from the Natchitoches Regional Airport in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Continue reading Singer-songwriter Jim Croce killed in a plane crash in Natchitoches, Louisiana 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 20 1973)
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Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in ‘Battle of the Sexes’ at Houston Astrodome 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 20 1973)
Video: 'Tennis Battle of the Sexes special (September 20, 1973)'
(Thursday, September 20, 1973, approximately 10:25 p.m. EDT) — Women’s Wimbledon champion Billie Jean King, 29, defeated 1939 men’s champion Bobby Riggs, 55, tonight in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, in their $100,000 winner-take-all “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match at the Astrodome in Houston before a record crowd of 30,492, televised live on ABC. Continue reading Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in ‘Battle of the Sexes’ at Houston Astrodome 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 20 1973)
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Paul & Linda McCartney mugged at knifepoint during evening stroll in Lagos, Nigeria 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1973)
Video: 'Paul McCartney Band on the Run BBC Documentary classic albums' (McCartneys mugged at 19:55)
(Monday, September 17, 1973, evening West Africa Time; during recording sessions for Band on the Run) — While in Lagos, Nigeria, to record his next studio album with his British-American group, Wings, former Beatle Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda, were mugged tonight while out for a stroll on a dirt road when a car pulled up beside them and asked if they needed a lift. Continue reading Paul & Linda McCartney mugged at knifepoint during evening stroll in Lagos, Nigeria 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1973)
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‘Delta Dawn’ by Helen Reddy peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1973)
(Saturday, September 15, 1973) — “Delta Dawn” by Helen Reddy peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Delta Dawn’ by Helen Reddy peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1973)
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‘Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose’ by Tony Orlando and Dawn peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1973)
(Saturday, September 15, 1973) — “Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose” by Tony Orlando and Dawn peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose’ by Tony Orlando and Dawn peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1973)
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‘Gypsy Man’ by War peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1973)
(Saturday, September 15, 1973) — “Gypsy Man” by War peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Gypsy Man’ by War peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1973)
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‘Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting’ by Elton John peaks at #12 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1973)
(Saturday, September 15, 1973) — “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting” by Elton John peaked at #12 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting’ by Elton John peaks at #12 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1973)
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‘Send a Little Love My Way’ by Anne Murray peaks at #72 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1973)
(Saturday, September 15, 1973) — “Send a Little Love My Way” by Anne Murray peaked at #72 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Send a Little Love My Way’ by Anne Murray peaks at #72 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1973)
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Chilean President Salvador Allende dies during violent military coup d’état supported by CIA 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 11 1973)
Video: 'CIA, Chile & Allende' (Sept. 11, 1973, at 8:51)
(Tuesday, September 11, 1973, approximately 2:00 p.m. Chile Standard Time; during the 1973 Chilean coup d’état) — Chilean President Salvador Allende, the first Marxist to be elected president in a liberal democracy in Latin America, shot himself with an AK-47 assault rifle today during a U.S.-backed violent coup d’état led by General Augusto Pinochet, commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army. Continue reading Chilean President Salvador Allende dies during violent military coup d’état supported by CIA 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 11 1973)
