(Saturday, April 3, 1971) — “Power to the People” by former Beatle John Lennon, credited to John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, debuted today at #73 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart.
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‘Blue Moon’ by The Marcels peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 3 1961)
(Monday, April 3, 1961) — “Blue Moon” by The Marcels is the #1 song on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of three consecutive weeks (April 3/10/17, 1961).
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‘Apache’ by Jørgen Ingmann peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 3 1961)
(Monday, April 3, 1961) — “Apache” by Jørgen Ingmann was the #2 song on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of two weeks.
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‘Angel’ by Shaggy featuring Rayvon peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 31 2001)
(Saturday, March 31, 2001) — “Angel” by Shaggy featuring Rayvon peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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President Ronald Reagan shot and seriously injured outside Washington hotel 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 30 1981)
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(Monday, March 30, 1981, 2:27 p.m. EST; during the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan) — U.S. President Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded by a lone gunman today as he was returning to his limousine after a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C.
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‘Coming Out of the Dark’ by Gloria Estefan peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 30 1991)
(Saturday, March 30, 1991) — “Coming Out of the Dark” by Gloria Estefan peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Mar. 30, Apr. 6, 1991).
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Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘The King and I’ musical premieres on Broadway 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1951)
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(Thursday, March 29, 1951, 8:00 p.m. EST) — The King and I, the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein, about the relationship between the King of Siam and a British schoolteacher, premiered tonight at Broadway’s St. James Theatre located at 246 West 44th Street in midtown Manhattan.
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Jury recommends gas chamber for Charles Manson and three women for Tate–LaBianca murders 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1971)
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(Monday, March 29, 1971, 4:37 p.m. PST) — The same Los Angeles jury that found Charles Manson and the three young women members of his hippie “family” guilty two months ago of the seven brutal August 9-10, 1969, home invasion Tate-LaBianca murders voted death in the gas chamber as their punishment today following 10 hours of deliberation.
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U.S. Army First Lieutenant William Calley found guilty of 22 murders in My Lai massacre 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1971)
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(Monday, March 29, 1971, 4:31 p.m. EST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. Army First Lieutenant William Calley was found guilty today of the premeditated murder of at least 22 South Vietnamese civilians on Mar. 16, 1968, in the My Lai massacre.
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Constitutional amendment granting DC residents right to vote in presidential elections ratified 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1961)
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(Wednesday, March 29, 1961, 12:14 p.m. CST) — The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, which extended the right to vote in presidential elections to citizens residing in the District of Columbia, was ratified today when Kansas became the 38th state to approve the measure.
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