(Saturday, August 2, 1980) — “Magic” by Olivia Newton-John peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (Aug. 2/9/16/23, 1980). Continue reading ‘Magic’ by Olivia Newton-John peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 2 1980)
Category Archives: 1980s
Deposed Shah of Iran dies in Egypt 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 27 1980)
Video: 'ABC News - America Held Hostage: The Iran Crisis' (July 27, 1980, at 38:25)
(Sunday, July 27, 1980, 9:50 a.m. local time; day 267 of the Iranian hostage crisis) — The deposed Shah of Iran, Mohammed Riza Pahlevi, 60, died today in an Egyptian military hospital, an embittered international outcast 18 months after being driven from his throne. Continue reading Deposed Shah of Iran dies in Egypt 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 27 1980)
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‘It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me’ by Billy Joel peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 19 1980)
(Saturday, July 19, 1980) — “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me” by Billy Joel peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (July 19/26, 1980). Continue reading ‘It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me’ by Billy Joel peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 19 1980)
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‘Little Jeannie’ by Elton John peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 19 1980)
(Saturday, July 19, 1980) — “Little Jeannie” by Elton John peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four weeks. Continue reading ‘Little Jeannie’ by Elton John peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 19 1980)
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Moscow Summer Olympics begin despite U.S. boycott over Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 19 1980)
Video: 'The 1980 Moscow Olympics Boycott | Flashback | NBC News'
(Saturday, July 19, 1980, 4:00 p.m. Moscow Standard Time; during the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott) — Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev opened the XXII Olympic Games today at Central Lenin Stadium in a ceremony ringed in by tens of thousands of uniformed soldiers and policemen and marred by the boycott by the United States and scores of other countries protesting Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan. Continue reading Moscow Summer Olympics begin despite U.S. boycott over Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 19 1980)
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Reagan accepts Republican presidential nomination 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1980)
Video: 'Ronald Reagan's Acceptance Speech at Republican National Convention, July 17, 1980'
(Thursday, July 17, 1980, approximately 10:00 p.m. EDT; during the 1980 Republican National Convention) — Former Governor Ronald W. Reagan of California accepted the Republican presidential nomination tonight at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit with a call to Americans to “recapture our destiny” by replacing President Jimmy Carter’s “trust me” philosophy of government with a new American compact that puts trust in the people and returns many federal functions to the state and local level.
Continue reading Reagan accepts Republican presidential nomination 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1980)
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‘I’m Alive’ by Electric Light Orchestra peaks at #16 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 12 1980)
(Saturday, July 12, 1980) — “I’m Alive” by Electric Light Orchestra peaked at #16 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘I’m Alive’ by Electric Light Orchestra peaks at #16 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 12 1980)
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Ringo Starr begins recording ‘Stop and Smell the Roses’ album in France 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1980)
Video: 'Ringo Starr - Private Property'
(Friday, July 11, 1980; during sessions for Stop and Smell the Roses) — English rock musician and former Beatle Ringo Starr began recording Stop and Smell the Roses, his eighth studio album, reuniting today with fellow ex-Beatle Paul McCartney at the Super Bear Studios in in Berre-les-Alpes, a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Continue reading Ringo Starr begins recording ‘Stop and Smell the Roses’ album in France 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1980)
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Paul McCartney and Wings rehearse at Finchden Manor 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 4 1980)
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Ballroom Dancing' (first ten numbers recorded July 4, 1980)
(Friday, July 4, 1980) — Following the release of McCartney II, his second solo album since the break-up of The Beatles, Paul McCartney reconvened his current group, Wings, for rehearsals in an ancient concert hall at Finchden Manor in Tenterden, Kent, England, recording the final night tonight for an unspecified project. Continue reading Paul McCartney and Wings rehearse at Finchden Manor 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 4 1980)
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John Lennon completes a demo for ‘I’m Losing You’ in Bermuda for ‘Double Fantasy’ LP 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 2 1980)
Video: 'John Lennon home demos (Early - November 1980)' (July 1980, clips 44-68)
(Wednesday, July 2, 1980) — Former Beatle John Lennon completed a demo of “I’m Losing You” for what would become his first studio album (with his wife, Yoko Ono) in five years, Double Fantasy, today at his rented villa called “Villa Undercliffe,” located in the Fairylands section of Bermuda. Continue reading John Lennon completes a demo for ‘I’m Losing You’ in Bermuda for ‘Double Fantasy’ LP 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 2 1980)
