(Saturday, May 3, 1980) — “Lost in Love” by Air Supply peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four weeks. Continue reading ‘Lost in Love’ by Air Supply peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 3 1980)
‘You May Be Right’ by Billy Joel peaks at #7 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 3 1980)
(Saturday, May 3, 1980) — “You May Be Right” by Billy Joel peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘You May Be Right’ by Billy Joel peaks at #7 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 3 1980)
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Anti-war demonstrators set Kent State’s ROTC building on fire 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1970)
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - Homefront USA [10/11]' (Cambodia Campaign at 45:43)
(Saturday, May 2, 1970, firefighters arrived shortly after 8:45 p.m. EDT; during the Cambodian Campaign, part of the Vietnam War, Cambodian Civil War, Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — A group of 600 protesters opposed to President Richard Nixon’s decision to send U.S. troops into Cambodia set fire to the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) building on the Kent State University (KSU) campus tonight in Kent, Ohio. Continue reading Anti-war demonstrators set Kent State’s ROTC building on fire 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1970)
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The Doors perform at Pittsburgh Civic Arena 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1970)
Video: 'THE DOORS - Live in Pittsburgh 1970 - FULL ALBUM - '
(Saturday, May 2, 1970, 8:30 p.m. EDT scheduled start time for opening act Blues Image) — American rock band The Doors performed tonight at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh. Continue reading The Doors perform at Pittsburgh Civic Arena 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1970)
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‘You Make Me Real’/’Roadhouse Blues’ by The Doors peaks at #50 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1970)
Video: 'You Make Me Real'
(Saturday, May 2, 1970) — The single “You Make Me Real”/“Roadhouse Blues” by The Doors peaked at #50 for one week on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘You Make Me Real’/’Roadhouse Blues’ by The Doors peaks at #50 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1970)
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‘Gladiator’ premieres in Beverly Hills 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 2000)
Video: 'Gladiator' trailer
(Monday, May 1, 2000, 7:30 p.m. PDT) — Gladiator, an epic historical drama action film about a former Roman General who sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery, premiered tonight at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California. Continue reading ‘Gladiator’ premieres in Beverly Hills 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 2000)
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The Doors perform at The Spectrum in Philadelphia 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 1970)
Video: 'The Doors Live At The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA May 1,1970'
(Friday, May 1, 1970, 8:00 p.m. EDT scheduled start time for opening acts Blues Image and the Staple Singers) — American rock band The Doors performed tonight at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, with approximately 14,000 people in attendance. Continue reading The Doors perform at The Spectrum in Philadelphia 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 1970)
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‘Nothin’ on You’ by B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 2010)
(Saturday, May 1, 2010) — “Nothin’ on You” by B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (May 1/8, 2010). Continue reading ‘Nothin’ on You’ by B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 2010)
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Nixon puts ‘bums’ label on some college radicals 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 1970)
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - Homefront USA [10/11]' (May 1, 1970, at 46:06)
(Friday, May 1, 1970, 8:41-10:25 a.m. EDT; during the Cambodian Campaign, part of the Vietnam War, Cambodian Civil War, Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. President Richard Nixon today referred to some campus radicals who violently oppose his Vietnam policies as “bums” and, in contrast, he said American soldiers were “the greatest.” Continue reading Nixon puts ‘bums’ label on some college radicals 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 1970)
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Soviets shoot down American U-2 reconnaissance plane over Sverdlovsk, captures pilot 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1, 1960)
Video: 'Yesterday's Air Force: The U-2 and Gary Powers Incident'
(Sunday, May 1, 1960, 8:53 a.m. Moscow Standard Time; during the 1960 U-2 incident, part of the Cold War) — A United States U-2 spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Air Defence Forces today while performing photographic aerial reconnaissance at 70,500 feet deep into Soviet territory. Continue reading Soviets shoot down American U-2 reconnaissance plane over Sverdlovsk, captures pilot 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1, 1960)
