(Monday, July 29, 1957) — “Words of Love” by the Diamonds peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Words of Love’ by Diamonds peaks at #13 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 29 1957)
134 servicemen killed by fire, explosions aboard USS Forrestal 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 29 1967)
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(Saturday, July 29, 1967, 10:51:21 a.m. local time; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — An accidental rocket launch on the deck of the supercarrier USS Forrestal today in the Gulf of Tonkin resulted in a fire and explosions that killed 134 U.S. Navy sailors and officers. Continue reading 134 servicemen killed by fire, explosions aboard USS Forrestal 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 29 1967)
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‘Hey There Delilah’ by Plain White T’s peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 2007)
(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)
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The Beatles sue Nike, Capitol Records over shoe commercials 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 28 1987)
Video: 'Beatles "Revolution" 1988 Nike Air Commercial'
(Tuesday, July 28, 1987) — A shoe company that began using a Beatles song earlier this year in a highly publicized television advertising campaign was sued today by the Beatles’s music company. Continue reading The Beatles sue Nike, Capitol Records over shoe commercials 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 28 1987)
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President Johnson forms panel to assess causes of riots 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 27 1967)
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(Thursday, July 27, 1967, 10:30 p.m. EDT) — President Lyndon B. Johnson announced tonight that he had appointed the Kerner Commission to investigate the epidemic of racial disorders and to recommend remedial measures to him, Congress, governors and mayors. Continue reading President Johnson forms panel to assess causes of riots 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 27 1967)
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Black militant H. Rap Brown says violence ‘as American as cherry pie’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 27 1967)
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(Thursday, July 27, 1967; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)) — H. Rap Brown, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, told a press conference today in Washington that violence was “as American as cherry pie. Americans taught the black people to be violent. We will use that violence to rid ourselves of oppression if necessary.” Continue reading Black militant H. Rap Brown says violence ‘as American as cherry pie’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 27 1967)
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Sassoon’s ‘A Soldier’s Declaration’ published 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 27 1917)
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(Friday, July 27, 1917; during World War I) — A Soldier’s Declaration, an anti-war letter by English poet, writer and soldier Siegfried Sassoon, currently undergoing treatment at Craiglockhart War Hospital near Edinburg for shell shock, was published today in the Bradford Pioneer newspaper. Continue reading Sassoon’s ‘A Soldier’s Declaration’ published 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 27 1917)
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‘Sunny Came Home’ by Shawn Colvin peaks at #7 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 26 1997)
(Saturday, July 26, 1997) — “Sunny Came Home” by Shawn Colvin peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Sunny Came Home’ by Shawn Colvin peaks at #7 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 26 1997)
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‘How Bizarre’ by OMC peaks at #4 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 26 1997)
(Saturday, July 26, 1997) — “How Bizarre” by OMC peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for six weeks. Continue reading ‘How Bizarre’ by OMC peaks at #4 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 26 1997)
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President Truman signs National Security Act of 1947 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 26 1947)
(Saturday, July 26, 1947, 12:15 p.m. EDT; during the Cold War) — President Harry S. Truman today (aboard his VC-54C presidential aircraft Sacred Cow, the first aircraft used for the role of Air Force One) signed the National Security Act of 1947, which merged the Department of War (renamed as the Department of the Army) and the Department of the Navy into the National Military Establishment (NME), headed by the Secretary of Defense. Continue reading President Truman signs National Security Act of 1947 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 26 1947)
