(Saturday, July 28, 2007) — “Hey There Delilah” by Plain White T’s peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (July 28, Aug. 4, 2007). Continue reading ‘Hey There Delilah’ by Plain White T’s peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 2007)
Category Archives: 2000s
Former First Lady ‘Lady Bird’ Johnson dies 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 2007)
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(Wednesday, July 11, 2007, 4:18 p.m. CDT) — Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson, the former first lady (1963–69) who’d championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, President Lyndon B. Johnson, died this afternoon of natural causes in Austin, Texas, at age 94. Continue reading Former First Lady ‘Lady Bird’ Johnson dies 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 2007)
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‘Umbrella’ by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 9 2007)
(Saturday, June 9, 2007) — “Umbrella” by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for seven consecutive weeks (June 9/16/23/30, July 7/14/21, 2007).
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‘Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’)’ by T-Pain featuring Yung Joc peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 2007)
(Saturday, May 26, 2007) — “Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’)” by T-Pain featuring Yung Joc peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘No Country for Old Men’ premieres at Cannes Film Festival 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 2007)
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(Saturday, May 19, 2007) — No Country for Old Men, an American neo-western neo-noir thriller film about a poacher who has to elude the Texas Rangers and the mob after stealing drug money, premiered today at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Continue reading ‘No Country for Old Men’ premieres at Cannes Film Festival 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 2007)
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‘Makes Me Wonder’ by Maroon 5 peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 12 2007)
(Saturday, May 12, 2007) — “Makes Me Wonder” by Maroon 5 peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for three non-consecutive weeks (May 12/19, June 2, 2007).
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‘Girlfriend’ by Avril Lavigne peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 5 2007)
(Saturday, May 5, 2007) — “Girlfriend” by Avril Lavigne peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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2008 Republican presidential candidates hold first debate 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 3 2007)
(Thursday, May 3, 2007, 8:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m. EDT) — Ten Republican presidential candidates held their first debate of the 2008 race tonight at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, criticizing the Bush administration’s management the Iraq War but insisting that U.S. troops should not be withdrawn (click here to watch the full debate).
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Madeleine McCann, 3, vanishes during family vacation in Portugal 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 3 2007)
Video: 'Crimewatch UK - October 2013 Madeleine Mccann Special' (May 3, 2007, at 8:49)
(Thursday, May 3, 2007, 10:00 p.m. WEST) — British girl Madeleine McCann disappeared tonight from her bed in a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, a resort in the Algarve region of Portugal, while her parents dined at a nearby restaurant during a family vacation, sparking what one newspaper called “the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history.” Continue reading Madeleine McCann, 3, vanishes during family vacation in Portugal 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 3 2007)
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2008 Democratic presidential candidates hold first debate 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 26 2007)
(Thursday, April 26, 2007, 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. EDT) — Eight Democratic presidential hopefuls gathered in Orangeburg, South Carolina, tonight for their first debate of the 2008 campaign, during which they heaped criticism on President George W. Bush’s Iraq policy (click here to watch the full debate).
