Video: 'Cocoa Beach condo collapse'
(Friday, March 27, 1981, 3:10 p.m. EST) — Eleven workers were killed and 27 injured this afternoon when the Harbor Cay Condominium, a five-story flat plate residential development project in Cocoa Beach, Florida, collapsed as workmen were pouring concrete on the unfinished roof.
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Video: 'WGN Channel 9 - Donahue - "Ringo Starr & Barbara Bach" (Open & Break, 1981)'
(Monday, March 23, 1981) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr and his fiancée, actress Barbara Bach, taped an appearance on the The Phil Donahue Show syndicated TV talk show today in Chicago to promote their film Caveman, which would open in New York on Apr. 17, 1981.
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(Saturday, March 21, 1981) — “Keep On Loving You” by REO Speedwagon peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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Video: 'WOMAN. (Ultimate Mix, 2020) - John Lennon (official music video HD)'
(Saturday, March 21, 1981) — “Woman,” the second single by former Beatle John Lennon from his album Double Fantasy (with his wife, Yoko Ono), peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks.
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Video: 'Elvis Presley Guitar Man Remix 1981 HD'
(Saturday, March 21, 1981) — “Guitar Man” by Elvis Presley peaked at #28 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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Video: 'WATCHING THE WHEELS. (Ultimate Mix, 2020) - John Lennon (official music video HD)'
(Monday, March 16, 1981) — “Watching the Wheels,” a song written and performed by former Beatle John Lennon, was released as a single today in the United States (Mar. 27, 1981, in the UK).
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(Saturday, March 14, 1981) — “The Winner Takes It All” by ABBA peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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Video: 'Detective remembers putting Kevin Coe in jail'
(Tuesday, March 10, 1981, 6:50 p.m. PST) — Kevin Coe (born Frederick Harlan Coe), 34, a serial rapist from Spokane, Washington, often referred to in the news media as the “South Hill Rapist,” was charged tonight with the first degree rape of a 51-year-old woman who was raped Feb. 5, 1981, at Hart Field, a South Hill jogging track.
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Video: 'Ringo Starr Interviewed By Barbara Walters (Talking About John Lennon's Death) - 31 March 1980'
(Saturday, March 7, 1981) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr and his fiancée, actress Barbara Bach, were interviewed today for the Mar. 31, 1981, edition of ABC’s The Barbara Walters Special to promote their film Caveman, which would open in New York City on Apr. 17, 1981.
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(Saturday, February 28, 1981) — “I Love a Rainy Night” by Eddie Rabbitt peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Feb. 28, Mar. 7, 1981).
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