Category Archives: 1980s

‘What’s Love Got to Do with It’ by Tina Turner peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1984)

(Saturday, September 1, 1984) — “What’s Love Got to Do with It” by Tina Turner peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Sept. 1/8/15, 1984). Continue reading ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It’ by Tina Turner peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1984)

U.S. President Ronald Reagan accepts GOP nomination for second term 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1984)


Video: 'President Reagan's Acceptance Speech at the Republican National Convention, August 23, 1984'

(Thursday, August 23, 1984, 9:11 p.m. CDT) — U.S. President Ronald Reagan of California, accepting the Republican nomination for a second term, appealed tonight for the party’s help in finishing the “unfinished agenda” of a conservative reformation of the government. Continue reading U.S. President Ronald Reagan accepts GOP nomination for second term 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1984)