(Saturday, October 8, 1955) — “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” by The Four Aces was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for two non-consecutive weeks (Oct. 8/22, 1955). Continue reading ‘Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing’ by The Four Aces peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago today (Oct 8 1955)
Achille Lauro hijackers kill Jewish American passenger, throw body overboard 40 years ago this hour (Oct 8 1985)
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(Tuesday, October 8, 1985, at about 3:00 p.m. Eastern European Summer Time) — The hijackers of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro today killed passenger Leon Klinghoffer, a retired, wheelchair-bound Jewish American businessman, shooting him in the forehead and chest, then forcing the ship’s barber and a waiter to throw his body and wheelchair overboard. Continue reading Achille Lauro hijackers kill Jewish American passenger, throw body overboard 40 years ago this hour (Oct 8 1985)
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President Lyndon B. Johnson undergoes operation to remove gall bladder 60 years ago this hour (Oct 8 1965)
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(Friday, October 8, 1965, 7:00-9:15 a.m. EDT) — U.S. President Lyndon Johnson underwent a successful operation today at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, during which surgeons removed his gall bladder and a ureteral stone.
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Powerful earthquake flattens villages on Pakistan-India border, killing 86,000 people 20 years ago this hour (Oct 8 2005)
Video: 'Kashmir Earthquake 2005: A Tale of Resilience and Survival'
(Saturday, October 8, 2005, 8:50:39 Pakistan Standard Time) — A magnitude 7.6 earthquake centered in the Hindu Kush mountains of Pakistan this morning sent tremors across South Asia, killing an estimated 86,000 people. Continue reading Powerful earthquake flattens villages on Pakistan-India border, killing 86,000 people 20 years ago this hour (Oct 8 2005)
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Detroit Tigers win World Series in six games 90 years ago this hour (Oct 7 1935)
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(Monday, October 7, 1935, 3:27 p.m. EST) — The Detroit Tigers won the 1935 World Series today, beating the Chicago Cubs 4-3 at Navin Field in Detroit, Michigan, in the sixth and deciding game. Continue reading Detroit Tigers win World Series in six games 90 years ago this hour (Oct 7 1935)
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Michael Nesmith’s screen test for ‘The Monkees’ series filmed 60 years ago today (Oct 7 1965)
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(Thursday, October 7, 1965) — Michael Nesmith, who answered a Screen Gems advertisement seeking “Folk & Roll Musicians-Singers for acting roles in new TV series” that would eventually become The Monkees, auditioned today on the set of The Farmers Daughter TV show. Continue reading Michael Nesmith’s screen test for ‘The Monkees’ series filmed 60 years ago today (Oct 7 1965)
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Former Beatle John Lennon wins appeal to stay in U.S. 50 years ago today (Oct 7 1975)
Video: 'How John Lennon Changed Immigration Policy | msnbc' (primary archival film used in this video was actually shot Friday, Aug. 30, 1974, not "August 1975" as indicated)
(Tuesday, October 7, 1975) — Former Beatle John Lennon won a major legal victory today when a federal appeals court ruled that a 1968 marijuana conviction in Britain cannot be used to deport him from the United States. Continue reading Former Beatle John Lennon wins appeal to stay in U.S. 50 years ago today (Oct 7 1975)
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Palestinian gunmen hijack Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro 40 years ago this hour (Oct 7 1985)
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(Monday, October 7, 1985, 1:07 p.m. Eastern European Time) — Palestinian gunmen hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro today in the Mediterranean with more than 400 people aboard, demanding the release of 50 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Continue reading Palestinian gunmen hijack Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro 40 years ago this hour (Oct 7 1985)
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Yanks’ Niekro wins 300th game 40 years ago this hour (Oct 6 1985)
Video: 'NYY@TOR: Phil Niekro picks up career win No. 300'
(Sunday, October 6, 1985, at about 4:00 p.m. EDT) — Phil Niekro, 46-year-old right-hander of the New York Yankees, became the 18th player in baseball history to win 300 games today as the Yankees defeated the Blue Jays 8-0 in Toronto.
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‘Diary of Anne Frank’ opens on Broadway 70 years ago this hour (Oct 5 1955)
Video: 'The Forward Presents: Behind the Curtain - Actors From "The Diary of Anne Frank" 70 Years Later'
(Wednesday, October 5, 1955, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — The Diary of Anne Frank, a stage adaptation of the book The Diary of a Young Girl by Holocaust victim Anne Frank (1929-1945), opened tonight at Cort Theatre, a Broadway theater at 138 West 48th Street, between Seventh Avenue and Sixth Avenue, in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York. Continue reading ‘Diary of Anne Frank’ opens on Broadway 70 years ago this hour (Oct 5 1955)
