(Saturday, January 9, 1971) — “Black Magic Woman” by Santana peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘Silver Moon’ by Michael Nesmith & The First National Band peaks at #42 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 9 1971)
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(Saturday, January 9, 1971) — “Silver Moon” by former Monkee Michael Nesmith peaked at #42 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Mother’ by John Lennon debuts at #87 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 9 1971)
(Saturday, January 9, 1971) — “Mother” by former Beatle John Lennon debuted at #87 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
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‘Wonderland by Night’ by Bert Kaempfert peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 9 1961)
(Monday, January 9, 1961) — “Wonderland by Night” by Bert Kaempfert peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Jan. 9/16/23, 1961).
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Mississippi becomes second Southern state to secede from the Union 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 9 1861)
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(Wednesday, January 9, 1861; nine weeks after the 1860 United States presidential election) — 64 days after Abraham Lincoln’s victory in the presidential election of 1860 on a platform which opposed the expansion of slavery into the western territories, Mississippi became the second state to secede today when a state convention meeting in Jackson voted 84-15 to leave the Union.
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United Nations headquarters officially opens in New York 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 8 1951)
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(Monday, January 8, 1951) — The $65 million Headquarters of the United Nations, an intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation and be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations, officially opened today in New York City.
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‘Woman’ by John Lennon released as a single 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 8 1981)
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(Thursday, January 8, 1981) — “Woman,” a song written and performed by former Beatle John Lennon, was released as a single today in the United States (Jan. 16, 1981, in the United Kingdom).
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U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords critically wounded in Tucson shooting rampage 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 8 2011)
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(Saturday, January 8, 2011, 10:10 a.m. MST; during the 2011 Tucson shooting) — U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat representing Arizona’s 8th congressional district, was shot and critically wounded today when a gunman opened fire as the congresswoman met with constituents in a supermarket parking lot in Casas Adobes, Arizona.
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‘Grenade’ by Bruno Mars peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 8 2011)
(Saturday, January 8, 2011) — “Grenade” by Bruno Mars peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for four non-consecutive weeks (Jan. 8/22, Feb. 5/12 2011).
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FDR outlines ‘Four Freedoms’ in State of the Union address 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 6 1941)
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(Monday, January 6, 1941, 2:00 p.m. EST; during World War II) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his Four Freedoms speech today before a joint session of the new 77th Congress, proposing four fundamental freedoms that all the people of the world ought to enjoy: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear.
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