(Saturday, July 1, 1989) — “Rooms on Fire” by Stevie Nicks peaked at #16 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Rooms on Fire’ by Stevie Nicks peaks at #16 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 1 1989)
Category Archives: 1980s
‘Satisfied’ by Richard Marx peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 24 1989)
(Saturday, June 24, 1989) — “Satisfied” by Richard Marx peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Satisfied’ by Richard Marx peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 24 1989)
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‘Veronica’ by Elvis Costello peaks at #19 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 24 1989)
(Saturday, June 24, 1989) — “Veronica” by Elvis Costello, co-written with former Beatle Paul McCartney, peaked at #19 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Veronica’ by Elvis Costello peaks at #19 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 24 1989)
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‘Batman’ premieres in Westwood 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 19 1989)
Video: 'Batman' trailer
(Monday, June 19, 1989, 8:00 p.m. PDT) — The Caped Crusader takes on his deadliest foe — the Joker — in Batman, the first installment of Warner Bros.’ initial Batman superhero film series that premiered tonight at the Bruin and Village theaters in Westwood, California. Continue reading ‘Batman’ premieres in Westwood 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 19 1989)
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‘I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)’ by New Kids on the Block peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 17 1989)
(Saturday, June 17, 1989) — “I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)” by New Kids on the Block peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)’ by New Kids on the Block peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 17 1989)
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‘I Want It All’ by Queen peaks at #50 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 17 1989)
(Saturday, June 17, 1989) — “I Want It All” by Queen peaked at #50 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I Want It All’ by Queen peaks at #50 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 17 1989)
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James Bond film ‘Licence to Kill’ premieres in London 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 13 1989)
Video: 'Licence to Kill' trailer
(Tuesday, June 13, 1989, evening BST) — Licence to Kill, the sixteenth in the James Bond film series produced by Eon Productions, and the second (and last) to star Timothy Dalton in the role of the fictional MI6 agent James Bond, premiered tonight at the Odeon Leicester Square in London. Continue reading James Bond film ‘Licence to Kill’ premieres in London 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 13 1989)
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‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ by Bette Midler peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1989)
(Saturday, June 10, 1989) — “Wind Beneath My Wings” by Bette Midler peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ by Bette Midler peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1989)
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‘Tank Man’ temporarily halts Chinese tank column near Tiananmen Square 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 5 1989)
(Monday, June 5, 1989, at around noon a.m. CDT; after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests) — One day after the Tiananmen Square Massacre, an unknown Chinese protestor, “Tank Man,” stood in front of a column of military tanks today on Chang’an Avenue in Beijing, temporarily halting them, an incident which achieves iconic status internationally through images taken by Western photographers. Continue reading ‘Tank Man’ temporarily halts Chinese tank column near Tiananmen Square 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 5 1989)
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Scores of people killed as Chinese troops crush pro-democracy protests 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 4 1989)
Video: 'Archive: Chinese troops fire on protesters in Tiananmen Square - BBC News'
(Sunday, June 4, 1989, 4:35 a.m. CDT; during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests) — In what became known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre, tens of thousands of Chinese troops retook Tiananmen Square in Beijing early this morning from pro-democracy protesters, killing scores of students and workers and wounding hundreds more as they fired sub-machine guns at crowds of people who tried to resist. Continue reading Scores of people killed as Chinese troops crush pro-democracy protests 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 4 1989)
