(Saturday, April 25, 1981) — “Playing With Lightning” by Shot In The Dark peaked today at #71 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Playing With Lightning’ by Shot In The Dark peaks at #71 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 25 1981)
‘Runaway’ by Del Shannon peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 24 1961)
(Monday, April 24, 1961) — “Runaway” by Del Shannon became the #1 song on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart today for four consecutive weeks (Apr. 24, May 1/8/15, 1961). Continue reading ‘Runaway’ by Del Shannon peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 24 1961)
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Former U.S. Vice President Charles G. Dawes dies 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 23 1951)
Video: 'Did U Know: VP Charles Dawes'
(Monday, April 23, 1951, 10:00 p.m. CST) — Charles G. Dawes, the 30th vice president of the United States from 1925 to 1929 during the administration of President Calvin Coolidge, died tonight at his Evanston, Illinois, home from coronary thrombosis at the age of 85.
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U.S. ‘cannot win this war for England,’ Charles Lindbergh warns packed New York rally 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 23 1941)
Video: 'Charles Lindbergh and the Rise of 1940s Nazi Sympathizers'
(Wednesday, April 23, 1941, event scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. EST; during World War II) — Charles Lindbergh, aviation hero-turned-isolationist, declared tonight at a mass meeting of the America First Committee in New York City that the United States “cannot win this war for England, regardless of how much assistance we extend.”
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Vietnam veterans discard medals in war protest at U.S. Capitol 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 23 1971)
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - Homefront USA [10/11]' (Vietnam veterans protest, April 19–23, 1971, at 49:57)
(Friday, April 23, 1971; during the Vietnam War) — About 700 veterans of the Vietnam War marched past the United States Capitol today and bitterly flung away battle decorations which they now regard as symbols of wasted suffering in an unjust war.
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U.S. President James Buchanan born in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania 230 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 23 1791)
Video: 'The American President series profiles the 15th president, James Buchanan'
(Saturday, April 23, 1791) — James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States who served from 1857 to 1861 and the 17th U.S. secretary of state (1845–1849), was born today in a log cabin in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania.
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Eisenhower urges nation to back Kennedy on Cuba after Camp David meeting 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1961)
Video: 'April 22, 1961 - President John F. Kennedy meets former President Dwight Eisenhower at Camp David'
(Saturday, April 22, 1961, 12:46-2:30 p.m. EST; during the Cold War) — President John F. Kennedy and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower shaped a policy of national unity today following the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion, conferring for 90 minutes at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland.
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‘Chinese spring offensive’ launched against United Nations forces in Korea 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1951)
Video: 'Korean War - PART 20, MacArthur is Fired, 6.25' (Chinese Spring Offensive at 4:41)
(Sunday, April 22, 1951, 5:00 p.m. Korea Standard Time; during the Korean War, part of the Cold War and the Korean conflict) — The Chinese spring offensive, a military operation conducted by the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army (PVA) aimed at permanently driving the United Nations Command (UN) forces off the Korean peninsula, began today near the 38th Parallel.
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‘How High the Moon’ by Les Paul & Mary Ford peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 21 1951)
(Saturday, April 21, 1951) — “How High the Moon” by Les Paul and Mary Ford was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the first of nine weeks (April 21/28, May 5/12/19/26, June 2/9/16, 1951).
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‘Victory has a hundred fathers…’: JFK dodges Cuba questions at news conference 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 21 1961)
Video: 'JFK'S 10th PRESS CONFERENCE (APRIL 21, 1961) (VIDEO VERSION)'
(Friday, April 21, 1961, 10:00 a.m. EST; during the Cold War) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy declined to discuss the recent Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba despite repeated questioning by reporters at a news conference today in Washington, except to declare, “There’s an old saying that victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan… What matters is only one fact, I am the responsible officer of the government.”
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