(Saturday, April 20, 1935, 8:00 p.m. EST) — “Soon” by Bing Crosby With Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra peaked at #1 on today’s debut Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Soon’ by Bing Crosby with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra tops debut ‘Your Hit Parade’ weekly music chart 90 years ago this hour (Apr 20 1935)
Allied forces take control of Nuremberg, Germany 80 years ago tonight (Apr 20 1945)
Video: 'April 20th, 1945 in Nuremberg'
(Friday, April 20, 1945, evening CEST; during the Battle of Nuremberg (1945), part of the Western Allied invasion of Germany during World War II) — The United States Seventh Army tonight – coincidentally on Hitler’s 56th birthday – captured the center of Nuremberg, Germany, the second largest city of Bavaria and the high shrine of the Nazi party, capturing the outskirts of Erlenstegen and Buch.
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‘Nightshift’ by Commodores peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago today (Apr 20 1985)
(Saturday, April 20, 1985) — “Nightshift” by the Commodores peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Nightshift’ by Commodores peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago today (Apr 20 1985)
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Hitler briefly emerges from Berlin bunker on his 56th birthday 80 years ago this hour (Apr 20 1945)
Image: 'Video: Adolf Hitler: The Last Days of the Dictator | Documentary' (Apr. 20, 1945, at 13:54; note: last known moving pictures of Hitler were captured on Mar. 20, 1945)
(Friday, April 20, 1945, approximately 3:00 p.m. Central European Summer Time; during the Battle of Berlin on the Eastern Front during World War II) — As the Red Army’s tanks pressed into the outskirts of Berlin and a mournful air raid siren echoed through the battered city at dawn, Germany’s Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler marked his 56th birthday today in the gloom of his underground Führerbunker, facing the collapse of his regime and the encirclement of the capital. Continue reading Hitler briefly emerges from Berlin bunker on his 56th birthday 80 years ago this hour (Apr 20 1945)
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Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ‘Carousel’ opens on Broadway 80 years ago this hour (Apr 19 1945)
Video: '"If I Loved You" from Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel (stage version)'
(Thursday, April 19, 1945, 8:15 p.m. EWT) — Carousel the second musical by the team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics) about a carousel barker whose romance with a millworker comes at the price of both their jobs, opened tonight on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre.
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‘Bride of Frankenstein’ premieres in San Francisco 90 years ago this hour (Apr 19 1935)
Video: 'Bride of Frankenstein' (trailer)
(Good Friday, April 19, 1935, 3:00 p.m. PST) — Bride of Frankenstein, a horror film about Baron Frankenstein who is forced to tempt fate once again by creating a suitable mate for his monster, premiered today in San Francisco. Continue reading ‘Bride of Frankenstein’ premieres in San Francisco 90 years ago this hour (Apr 19 1935)
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‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ studio album by John Lennon peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago today (Apr 19 1975)
Video: 'John Lennon - Rock 'N' Roll (Full Album)' (13 tracks)
(Saturday, April 19, 1975) — Rock ‘n’ Roll, the sixth studio album by ex-Beatle John Lennon featuring covers of late 1950s and early 1960s songs, peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart for one week.
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‘L-O-V-E (Love)’ by Al Green peaks at #13 in USA 50 years ago today (Apr 19 1975)
(Saturday, April 19, 1975) — “L-O-V-E (Love)” by Al Green peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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White House funeral for President Abraham Lincoln held 160 years ago this hour (Apr 19 1865)
Video: 'Funeral March for Abraham Lincoln J.G. Barnard 1865'
(Wednesday, April 19, 1865, 12:10 p.m. local time; during the American Civil War) — A funeral was held today at the White House for President Abraham Lincoln, assassinated five days earlier; his coffin was then transported in a procession down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol Rotunda, where a ceremonial burial service was held.
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Elie Wiesel urges President Reagan to cancel visit to Nazi cemetery 40 years ago this hour (Apr 19 1985)
Video: 'N Special Report: Reagan Presents Congressional Gold Medal to Elie Wiesel'
(Friday, April 19, 1985, 11:30-11:51 a.m. EST) — U.S. President Ronald Reagan listened intently today as Elie Wiesel, chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, implored him to cancel a visit to a German cemetery where Nazi war dead are buried. Continue reading Elie Wiesel urges President Reagan to cancel visit to Nazi cemetery 40 years ago this hour (Apr 19 1985)
