(Saturday, July 11, 1992) — “If You Asked Me To” by Céline Dion peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘If You Asked Me To’ by Céline Dion peaks at #4 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1992)
‘Love’s Been a Little Bit Hard on Me’ by Juice Newton peaks at #7 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 10 1982)
(Saturday, July 10, 1982) — “Love’s Been a Little Bit Hard on Me” by Juice Newton peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Love’s Been a Little Bit Hard on Me’ by Juice Newton peaks at #7 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 10 1982)
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‘Do I Do’ by Stevie Wonder peaks at #13 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 10 1982)
(Saturday, July 10, 1982) — “Do I Do” by Stevie Wonder peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Do I Do’ by Stevie Wonder peaks at #13 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 10 1982)
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Nearly decimated Allied Arctic convoy PQ 17 suffers final losses one day ahead of arrival in Russia 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 10 1942)
Video: 'The worst naval decision of WW2? - The Destruction of PQ17'
(Friday, July 10, 1942; part of the Second World War, Arctic Campaign) — PQ 17, the code name for an Allied convoy in the Arctic Ocean sailing eastbound from Hvalfjord, Iceland (on June 27, 1942), for the port of Arkhangelsk, Russia, today suffered final losses as German submarine U-251 sank Panamanian freighter El Capitan and German submarine U-376 sank U.S. ship Hoosier in the Barents Sea. Continue reading Nearly decimated Allied Arctic convoy PQ 17 suffers final losses one day ahead of arrival in Russia 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 10 1942)
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U.S. Vice President George M. Dallas born in Philadelphia 230 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 10 1792)
Video: 'George Mifflin Dallas (Part 1)- DALLAS'
(Tuesday, July 10, 1792) — George M. Dallas, the 11th vice president of the United States from 1845 to 1849, serving under President James K. Polk, was born George Mifflin Dallas today in Philadelphia. Continue reading U.S. Vice President George M. Dallas born in Philadelphia 230 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 10 1792)
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Telstar 1 experimental communications satellite rockets into orbit 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 10 1962)
Video: 'Telstar Satellite Brings World Closer 1962/7/12'
(Tuesday, July 10, 1962, 4:35:00 a.m. EDT) — Telstar 1, the world’s first commercial communications satellite, was launched today from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on top of a Thor-Delta rocket, marking a historic, highly successful first step toward achieving a revolutionary new global communications system in space. Continue reading Telstar 1 experimental communications satellite rockets into orbit 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 10 1962)
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145 people on jetliner die in crash, 8 killed on ground as plane sets Louisiana houses afire 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 9 1982)
Video: 'Pan Am Flight 759 (1982 disaster)' (9 videos)
(Friday, July 9, 1982, 4:09:05 p.m. CDT; during Pan Am Flight 759) — A Pan American World Airways jet crashed in a residential area just after being forced down by a microburst shortly after takeoff from New Orleans this afternoon, killing all 145 on board and eight people on the ground. Continue reading 145 people on jetliner die in crash, 8 killed on ground as plane sets Louisiana houses afire 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 9 1982)
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Paul McCartney launches first tour of Continental Europe since The Beatles’ break-up 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 9 1972)
Video: 'Wingspan Paul and Linda McCartney Documentary' (Wings Over Europe Tour at 38:19)
(Sunday, July 9, 1972, evening Central European Time; during the Wings Over Europe Tour) — Paul McCartney’s newly formed band, Wings, launched a tour of Continental Europe tonight before approximately 2,000 fans at the Centre Culturel de Châteauvallon in Ollioules, France. Continue reading Paul McCartney launches first tour of Continental Europe since The Beatles’ break-up 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 9 1972)
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Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton selects Al Gore as running mate 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 9 1992)
Video: 'Bill Clinton Secretly Meets Al Gore for Beers & To Secure VP Nomination | THE CIRCUS | SHOWTIME'
(Thursday, July 9, 1992, 12:04 p.m. CDT, less than five months before the 1992 United States presidential election) — Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas today selected Senator Al Gore of Tennessee to join him as his vice presidential running mate when he receives the Democratic nomination for president in New York next week (click here to watch video of today’s announcement). Continue reading Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton selects Al Gore as running mate 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 9 1992)
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U.S. President Lincoln confers with Union General McClellan at Harrison’s Landing 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 8 1862)
Video: 'Ken.Burns.The.Civil.War.3of9.Forever.Free.' (July 8, 1862, at 23:26)
(Tuesday, July 8, 1862, Lincoln arrives at Harrison’s landing at 6:00 p.m. local time; during the American Civil War) — Six days after Army of the Potomac retreated to the safety of Harrison’s Landing on the James River in Virginia, following the Seven Days Battles, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln visited Maj. Gen. George McClellan tonight aboard USS Ariel to assess the Union strategy. Continue reading U.S. President Lincoln confers with Union General McClellan at Harrison’s Landing 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 8 1862)
