(Saturday, June 10, 1989) — “Wind Beneath My Wings” by Bette Midler peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ by Bette Midler peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1989)
‘Love You Inside Out’ by Bee Gees peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 9 1979)
(Saturday, June 9, 1979) — “Love You Inside Out” by the Bee Gees peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Love You Inside Out’ by Bee Gees peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 9 1979)
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‘Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)’ by GQ peaks at #12 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 9 1979)
(Saturday, June 9, 1979) — “Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)” by GQ peaked at #12 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)’ by GQ peaks at #12 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 9 1979)
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‘Good Timin” by The Beach Boys peaks at #40 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 9 1979)
(Saturday, June 9, 1979) — “Good Timin'” by The Beach Boys peaked at #40 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Good Timin” by The Beach Boys peaks at #40 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 9 1979)
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‘Church’ by Bob Welch peaks at #73 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 9 1979)
(Saturday, June 9, 1979) — “Church” by Bob Welch peaked at #73 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Church’ by Bob Welch peaks at #73 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 9 1979)
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Nixon to pull 25,000 American troops from Vietnam 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1969)
Video: 'Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War - The Village War [10/13]' (June 8, 1969, at 28:27-30:02)
(Sunday, June 8, 1969; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Following a meeting at Midway Island with South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu, U.S. President Richard Nixon announced today that 25,000 of 540,000 American troops in South Vietnam would be withdrawn by August 31, 1969. Continue reading Nixon to pull 25,000 American troops from Vietnam 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1969)
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‘Back to the Egg’ album by Wings released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1979)
Video: 'Back to the Egg (1993 Digital Remaster)' (first 14 videos constitute original album)
(Friday, June 8, 1979) — Back to the Egg, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney’s ninth studio album since the 1970 break-up of The Beatles (and the seventh and final studio album with his band Wings), was released today in the UK (June 11, 1979 in the U.S.). Continue reading ‘Back to the Egg’ album by Wings released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1979)
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‘Dream Lover’ by Bobby Darin peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1959)
(Monday, June 8, 1959) — “Dream Lover” by Bobby Darin peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Dream Lover’ by Bobby Darin peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1959)
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FDR welcomes Britain’s King George and Queen Elizabeth to Washington 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1939)
Video: 'King George VI And Queen Elizabeth In Washington (1939)'
(Thursday, June 8, 1939, 11:00 a.m. EDT) — With war clouds looming on the European continent, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor, welcomed Britain’s King George VI and his wife, Queen Elizabeth, today at Union Station in Washington, D.C. Continue reading FDR welcomes Britain’s King George and Queen Elizabeth to Washington 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1939)
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‘Grazing in the Grass’ by The Friends of Distinction peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 7 1969)
(Saturday, June 7, 1969) — “Grazing in the Grass” by The Friends of Distinction peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Grazing in the Grass’ by The Friends of Distinction peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 7 1969)
