(Saturday, October 16, 1971) — “Superstar” by The Carpenters peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Superstar’ by The Carpenters peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 16 1971)
‘If You Really Love Me’ by Stevie Wonder peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 16 1971)
(Saturday, October 16, 1971) — “If You Really Love Me” by Stevie Wonder peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘If You Really Love Me’ by Stevie Wonder peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 16 1971)
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1,900 Jewish men, women and children massacred at Lubny by Nazi death squads 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 16 1941)
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(Thursday, October 16, 1941; during The Holocaust and Operation Barbarossa on the Eastern Front of World War II) — 1,900 Jews, including women and children, were massacred today by German Einsatzgruppen on the outskirts of Lubny in Nazi-occupied Ukraine. Continue reading 1,900 Jewish men, women and children massacred at Lubny by Nazi death squads 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 16 1941)
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‘I Love Lucy’ television sitcom starring Lucille Ball debuts on CBS 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 15 1951)
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(Monday, October 15, 1951, 9 p.m. EST) — I Love Lucy, an American television series often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential sitcoms in history, debuted tonight on CBS. Continue reading ‘I Love Lucy’ television sitcom starring Lucille Ball debuts on CBS 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 15 1951)
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono interviewed for BBC Radio 1’s ‘Scene and Heard’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 15 1971)
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(Friday, October 15, 1971, 12:30 p.m. EDT) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, were interviewed today by David Wigg for the BBC Radio 1’s Scene and Heard at the St. Regis New York hotel, 2 East 55th Street, Manhattan, New York City. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono interviewed for BBC Radio 1’s ‘Scene and Heard’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 15 1971)
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono appear on public television’s ‘Free Time’ conceptual program 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 14 1971)
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(Thursday, October 14, 1971, 10:30 p.m. EDT) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, appeared tonight on the American television conceptual series Free Time at WNET Studios in New York City and telecast by the New York PBS TV station. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono appear on public television’s ‘Free Time’ conceptual program 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 14 1971)
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‘Emotions’ by Mariah Carey peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 12 1991)
(Saturday, October 12, 1991) — “Emotions” by Mariah Carey peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of three weeks (October 12/19/26, 1991). Continue reading ‘Emotions’ by Mariah Carey peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 12 1991)
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Charles ‘Tex’ Watson found guilty in Tate-LaBianca murders 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 12 1971)
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(Tuesday, October 12, 1971, announced at 4:10 p.m. PDT) — Charles “Tex” Watson, 25, was found guilty this afternoon on seven counts of first-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to murder in the first degree by a jury in Los Angeles in the Tate-La Bianca murders. Continue reading Charles ‘Tex’ Watson found guilty in Tate-LaBianca murders 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 12 1971)
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Anita Hill accuses Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 11 1991)
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(Friday, October 11, 1991; during the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination) — Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, law professor Anita Hill today accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexually harassing her. Continue reading Anita Hill accuses Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 11 1991)
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John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’/’It’s So Hard’ single released in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 11 1971)
(Monday, October 11, 1971) — “Imagine” by former Beatle John Lennon, #3 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 2004 list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time,” was released today as a single in the U.S. (it would not be released a single in the UK until 1975). Continue reading John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’/’It’s So Hard’ single released in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 11 1971)
