(Saturday, July 25, 1981) — “The One That You Love” by Air Supply peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘The One That You Love’ by Air Supply peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 25 1981)
Category Archives: 1980s
‘Elvira’ by The Oak Ridge Boys peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 25 1981)
(Saturday, July 25, 1981) — “Elvira” by The Oak Ridge Boys peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of four weeks. Continue reading ‘Elvira’ by The Oak Ridge Boys peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 25 1981)
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‘Winning’ by Santana peaks at #17 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 18 1981)
(Saturday, July 18, 1981) — “Winning” by Santana peaked at #17 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Winning’ by Santana peaks at #17 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 18 1981)
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‘Modern Girl’ by Sheena Easton peaks at #18 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 18 1981)
(Saturday, July 18, 1981) — “Modern Girl” by Sheena Easton peaked at #18 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of two weeks. Continue reading ‘Modern Girl’ by Sheena Easton peaks at #18 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 18 1981)
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‘Seven Year Ache’ by Rosanne Cash peaks at #22 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 18 1981)
(Saturday, July 18, 1981) — “Seven Year Ache” by Rosanne Cash peaked at #22 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of two weeks. Continue reading ‘Seven Year Ache’ by Rosanne Cash peaks at #22 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 18 1981)
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114 people killed in Hyatt Regency walkway collapse in Kansas City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1981)
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)
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‘Somewhere in England’ album by George Harrison peaks at #11 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1981)
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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‘A Life of Illusion’ by Joe Walsh peaks at #34 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1981)
(Saturday, July 11, 1981) — “A Life of Illusion” by Joe Walsh peaked at #34 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of two weeks. Continue reading ‘A Life of Illusion’ by Joe Walsh peaks at #34 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1981)
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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)
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)
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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)
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)
