(Saturday, July 24, 1982) — “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six weeks (July 24/31, August 7/14/21/28, 1982). Continue reading ‘Eye of the Tiger’ by Survivor peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 24 1982)
‘Hold Me ’ by Fleetwood Mac peaks at #4 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 24 1982)
(Saturday, July 24, 1982) — “Hold Me” by Fleetwood Mac peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for seven weeks. Continue reading ‘Hold Me ’ by Fleetwood Mac peaks at #4 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 24 1982)
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‘Hooked on Swing’ by Larry Elgart peaks at #31 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 24 1982)
(Saturday, July 24, 1982) — “Hooked on Swing” by Larry Elgart and His Manhattan Swing Orchestra peaked at #31 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Hooked on Swing’ by Larry Elgart peaks at #31 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 24 1982)
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Former U.S. President Martin Van Buren, 79, dies in Kinderhook, New York 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 24 1862)
Video: 'American President #8: Martin Van Buren (1837-1841)'
(Thursday, July 24, 1862, 2:00 a.m. local time) — Martin Van Buren, the 8th president of the United States from 1837 to 1841 and the first to have been born after the American Revolution, died this morning of bronchial asthma and heart failure at his Lindenwald estate in Kinderhook, New York, the town where he was born in 1782. Van Buren was 79. Continue reading Former U.S. President Martin Van Buren, 79, dies in Kinderhook, New York 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 24 1862)
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Actor Vic Morrow, two child actors killed when helicopter crashes on ‘Twilight Zone’ movie set 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 23 1982)
Video: 'Vic Morrow: News Report of His Death - July 23, 1982'
(Friday, July 23, 1982, about 2:30 a.m. PDT) — Actor Vic Morrow and two child actors, 7-year-old Myca Dinh Le and 6-year-old Renee Shin-Yi Chen, were killed this morning when a Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter crashed on top of them during filming of a Vietnam War scene for Twilight Zone: The Movie northwest of Los Angeles. Continue reading Actor Vic Morrow, two child actors killed when helicopter crashes on ‘Twilight Zone’ movie set 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 23 1982)
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‘How Do You Do’ by Mouth & MacNeal peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1972)
(Saturday, July 22, 1972) — “How Do You Do” by Mouth & MacNeal peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘How Do You Do’ by Mouth & MacNeal peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1972)
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Paul McCartney and his band Wings perform at Pavillon Montreux in Switzerland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1972)
Audio: 'Paul Mccartney & Wings - Live At The Pavillion Montreux, Switzerland 1973-07-22 - Full Concert'
(Saturday, July 22, 1972, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Central European Time; during the Wings Over Europe Tour) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his new group, Wings, performed tonight at Pavillon Montreux in Switzerland, the eighth of 25-stops of the Wings Over Europe Tour, McCartney’s first tour of Continental Europe since The Beatles made a three-city swing through Germany in June 1966. Continue reading Paul McCartney and his band Wings perform at Pavillon Montreux in Switzerland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1972)
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‘Take It Easy’ by the Eagles peaks at #12 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1972)
(Saturday, July 22, 1972) — “Take It Easy” by the Eagles (with Glenn Frey singing lead vocals) peaked at #12 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Take It Easy’ by the Eagles peaks at #12 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1972)
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‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ by (Paul McCartney &) Wings peaks #28 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1972)
(Saturday, July 22, 1972) — “Mary Had a Little Lamb” by former Beatle Paul McCartney’s new group, Wings, peaked at #28 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ by (Paul McCartney &) Wings peaks #28 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1972)
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President Abraham Lincoln presents preliminary draft of Emancipation Proclamation to cabinet 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1862)
Video: 'Abraham Lincoln's Cabinet Review on the Emancipation Proclamation'
(Tuesday, July 22, 1862, during the American Civil War) — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln presented a preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation to his entire cabinet today proposing to free more than 3.5 million enslaved African Americans in the secessionist Confederate states. Continue reading President Abraham Lincoln presents preliminary draft of Emancipation Proclamation to cabinet 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 22 1862)