Category Archives: 1980s

114 people killed in Hyatt Regency walkway collapse in Kansas City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1981)

1980s


Video: 'Minute By Minute' (5 videos)

(Friday, July 17, 1981, 7:05 p.m. CDT; during the Hyatt Regency walkway collapse) — 114 people were killed and 216 injured today when a pair of walkways above the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, collapsed, one atop the other, during a tea dance. Continue reading 114 people killed in Hyatt Regency walkway collapse in Kansas City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1981) →

‘Somewhere in England’ album by George Harrison peaks at #11 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1981)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s, The Beatles 1980s


Video: 'George Harrison somewhere in England album' (first 10 videos constitute original release)

(Saturday, July 11, 1981) — Somewhere in England, the ninth studio album by former Beatle George Harrison, peaked at #11 on today’s Billboard 200 albums chart for two consecutive weeks.
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Indian cult leader Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh purchases 39-square-mile ranch near Antelope, Oregon 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 10 1981)

1980s


Video: 'Rise and Fall of Rajneeshpuram'

(Friday, July 10, 1971) — Little more than a week after he abandoned his once thriving ashram at Poona, India, for one in Montclair, New Jersey, the dedicated followers of cult leader Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh purchased a 39-square-mile ranch near Antelope, Oregon, today and named the haven Rajneeshpuram. Continue reading Indian cult leader Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh purchases 39-square-mile ranch near Antelope, Oregon 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 10 1981) →

Sandra Day O’Connor nominated to become the first female justice on U.S. Supreme Court 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 7 1981)

1980s, U.S. Presidents


Video: '7/7/81: 1st Female High Court Justice'

(Tuesday, July 7, 1981, 10:54 a.m. EDT) — President Ronald Reagan announced today that he would nominate Sandra Day O’Connor, a 51-year-old judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals, to become the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue reading Sandra Day O’Connor nominated to become the first female justice on U.S. Supreme Court 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 7 1981) →

‘All Those Years Ago,’ George Harrison’s tribute to John Lennon, peaks at #2 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 4 1981)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s, The Beatles 1980s


Video: 'George Harrison - All Those Years Ago [High Quality]'

(Independence Day, Saturday, July 4, 1981) — “All Those Years Ago,” by former Beatle George Harrison, a tribute to his late former bandmate, John Lennon, who murdered last year by a deranged fan, peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of three consecutive weeks.
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‘You Make My Dreams’ by Daryl Hall & John Oates peaks #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 4 1981)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Independence Day, Saturday, July 4, 1981) — “You Make My Dreams” by Daryl Hall & John Oates peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of three weeks. Continue reading ‘You Make My Dreams’ by Daryl Hall & John Oates peaks #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 4 1981) →

John Lennon’s killer pleads guilty in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 22 1981)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s, The Beatles 1980s


Video: 'Crimes of the Century - John Lennon Assassination - S01E02 | Full Documentary | True Crime'

(Monday, June 22, 1981, hearing held at approximately 10:00-10:45 a.m. EDT; during the Murder of John Lennon) — The man who murdered John Lennon last December outside the Manhattan apartment building in which the 40-year-old former Beatle lived, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder today in State Supreme Court in New York City. Continue reading John Lennon’s killer pleads guilty in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 22 1981) →

‘Stars on 45’ by Stars on 45 peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 20 1981)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s, The Beatles 1980s

(Saturday, June 20, 1981) — “Stars on 45,” a song medley by Dutch studio group Stars on 45 (8 of the 11 songs used were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and originally performed by The Beatles), by Stars on 45 peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Stars on 45’ by Stars on 45 peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 20 1981) →