(Saturday, June 14, 1997) — “Alone” by the Bee Gees peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Alone’ by Bee Gees peaks at #3 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1997)
Category Archives: 1990s
McVeigh guilty on all counts in Oklahoma City bombing 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 2 1997)
Video: 'KUSA Denver Oklahoma City Bombing Trial Timothy McVeigh Verdict'
(Monday, June 2, 1997, 1:34 p.m. MDT) — As silent tears streamed down the faces of victims and their families in the packed courtroom, a federal jury today found Timothy McVeigh, an angry drifter, guilty of the Oklahoma City bombing, which killed 168 people, injured hundreds more and shook the nation’s sense of security within its borders (McVeigh would be executed in June 2001). Continue reading McVeigh guilty on all counts in Oklahoma City bombing 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 2 1997)
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‘Say You’ll Be There’ by Spice Girls peaks at #3 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1997)
(Saturday, May 31, 1997) — “Say You’ll Be There” by Spice Girls peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks.
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‘MMMBop’ by Hanson peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 24 1997)
(Saturday, May 24, 1997) — “MMMBop” by Hanson peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (May 24/31, June 7, 1997).
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‘The World Tonight’ by Paul McCartney peaks at #64 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 24 1997)
(Saturday, May 24, 1997) — “The World Tonight” by former Beatle Paul McCartney peaked at #64 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘The World Tonight’ by Paul McCartney peaks at #64 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 24 1997)
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Paul McCartney holds a live televised town hall in London 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 17 1997)
Video: '1997 The World Tonight' (10 videos)
(Saturday, May 17, 1997, 6:00 p.m. BST) — Paul McCartney’s Town Hall Meeting, a question and answer event hosted by John Fugelsang featuring the former Beatle, was transmitted live tonight on VH-1 from Bishopsgate Memorial Hall, in Bishopsgate, East London. Continue reading Paul McCartney holds a live televised town hall in London 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 17 1997)
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McCartney’s ‘In The World Tonight’ documentary debuts 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 16 1997)
Video: '1997 The World Tonight' (10 videos)
(Friday, May 16, 1997, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — In the World Tonight, a documentary about the making of Paul McCartney’s Flaming Pie album, received it’s worldwide television premiere tonight on VH-1 in the United States. Continue reading McCartney’s ‘In The World Tonight’ documentary debuts 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 16 1997)
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Harrison, Shankar interviewed at New York’s Plaza Hotel 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 16 1997)
Video: 'Ringo Starr George Harrison Paul McCartney Interview 5/24/1997 Access Hollywood' (May 16 1997, at 1:57 and 5:05 and 5:35)
(Friday, May 16, 1997) — Former Beatle George Harrison and Indian musician Ravi Shankar continued their promotional tour for Chants of India, a new album by Shankar and produced by Harrison, today at the Plaza Hotel in New York with a second of two days of interviews with various media outlets.
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‘The Sweet Hereafter’ premieres at Cannes Film Festival 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 15 1997)
Video: 'The Sweet Hereafter' trailer
(Thursday, May 15, 1997) — The Sweet Hereafter, a Canadian drama film about a community that plunges into tragedy when its school bus crashes into a lake, claiming the lives of more than a dozen of the town’s children, premiered today at the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. Continue reading ‘The Sweet Hereafter’ premieres at Cannes Film Festival 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 15 1997)
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‘L.A. Confidential’ premieres at Cannes Film Festival 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 14 1997)
Video: 'L.A. Confidential' trailer
(Wednesday, May 14, 1997, evening CEST) — L.A. Confidential, an American neo-noir crime film about detectives who clash while investigating political corruption, premiered tonight at the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. Continue reading ‘L.A. Confidential’ premieres at Cannes Film Festival 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 14 1997)
