Video: 'Janis Joplin Final 24 Hours HD'
(Sunday, October 4, 1970, approximately 1:40 a.m. PDT) — American rock star Janis Joplin, ranked number 46 among the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time” by Rolling Stone magazine, died early this morning in her room at Landmark Motor Hotel in Hollywood. Continue reading Rock star Janis Joplin dies of accidental heroin overdose in Hollywood 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 4 1970)
Video: 'The Andy Griffith Show "The New Housekeeper" First Scene'
(Friday, October 3, 1960, 9:30-10:00 p.m. EDT) — The Andy Griffith Show, an American situation comedy television series about the widowed sheriff of Mayberry, North Carolina, a fictional community of 2,000 people, debuted tonight on CBS-TV. Continue reading ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ sitcom series debuts on CBS-TV 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 3 1960)
Video: 'George W. Bush and Al Gore 1st Presidential Debate 2000'
(Tuesday, October 3, 2000, 9:00-10:30 p.m. EDT; during the 2000 United States presidential election) — Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush presented starkly different stands on issues ranging from taxes to abortion to oil drilling tonight as Gore repeatedly cast Bush as a friend of the rich and Bush upbraided his rival as a Washington insider with big promises and few accomplishments. Continue reading Bush and Gore stake out differences in first 2000 general election presidential debate 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 3 2000)
Video: 'Early 1970'
(Saturday, October 3, 1970, 3:00 p.m.-midnight BST) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr recorded “Early 1970,” tentatively titled “When I Come To Town (4 Knights In Moscow),” today at EMI Studio 3 in London, with fellow ex-Beatle George Harrison on guitar, for the B-side to his next hit single “It Don’t Come Easy,” released Apr. 9, 1971.
Continue reading Ringo Starr records ‘Early 1970’ at EMI in London 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 3 1970)
(Saturday, October 3, 1970) — “Lookin’ Out My Back Door” by Creedence Clearwater Revival peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Lookin’ Out My Back Door’ by Creedence Clearwater Revival peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 3 1970)
(Saturday, October 3, 1970) — “Candida” by Dawn peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Candida’ by Dawn peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 3 1970)
(Monday, October 3, 1960) — “Chain Gang” by Sam Cooke peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Chain Gang’ by Sam Cooke peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 3 1960)
Video: ''Escape was not possible': 49 years ago, a football team's plane crashed in the Colorado mountains'
(Friday, October 2, 1970, 1:14 p.m. MDT) — One of two chartered twin-engine planes flying the Wichita State University football team to Utah crashed into a mountain today near Silver Plume, Colorado, killing 31 (14 of whom were Wichita State football players) of the 40 people on board. Continue reading 31 people killed in Wichita State University football team plane crash 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 2 1970)
(Saturday, October 2, 2010) — “Just the Way You Are” by Bruno Mars peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (Oct. 2/9/16/23, 2010). Continue reading ‘Just the Way You Are’ by Bruno Mars peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 2 2010)
Video: 'The Origins of Charlie Brown'
(Monday, October 2, 1950) — The comic strip Peanuts, created by Charles M. Schulz, was published for the first time today, in seven U.S. newspapers, including the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the Seattle Times. Continue reading ‘Peanuts’ comic strip by Charles M. Schulz debuts in seven U.S. newspapers 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 2 1950)
