Video: 'Hillsborough Disaster: How it happened in 1989'
(Saturday, April 15, 1989, 3:05 p.m. BST; during the Hillsborough disaster) — 96 people were killed and 766 others were injured today when soccer fans surged forward in severely overcrowded stands at a match in the northern English city of Sheffield. Continue reading 96 soccer fans killed in Hillsborough disaster 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 15 1989)
Video: '33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee [SirQ Restoration]'
(Monday, April 14, 1969, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, a television special starring The Monkees, premiered tonight on NBC. Continue reading ’33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee’ premieres on NBC 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 14 1969)
(Saturday, April 14, 1979) — “What a Fool Believes” by The Doobie Brothers peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘What a Fool Believes’ by The Doobie Brothers peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 14 1979)
Video: 'The Ballad Of John And Yoko (Remastered 2015)'
(Monday, April 14, 1969, 2:30-9:00 p.m. BST) — The Beatles recorded “The Ballad of John and Yoko” today at EMI Studio 3 in London for release as a single on May 30, 1969. Continue reading The Beatles record ‘The Ballad of John & Yoko’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 14 1969)
(Monday, April 13, 1959) — “Come Softly to Me” by The Fleetwoods peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (Apr. 13/20/27, May 4, 1959). Continue reading ‘Come Softly to Me’ by The Fleetwoods peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1959)
Video: '13th April 1919: British troops commit the Amritsar Massacre'
(Sunday, April 13, 1919, 5:37 p.m. India Standard Time; during the Jallianwala Bagh massacre) — British Indian Army soldiers under Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer, the military commander of Amritsar, opened fire at an unarmed gathering of men, women and children today in the Jallianwala Bagh (garden) near the Golden Temple in northwestern British India. Continue reading British Indian Army soldiers open fire on thousands of civilians in Amritsar 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1919)
(Saturday, April 12, 1969) — “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” by The 5th Dimension peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six consecutive weeks (Apr. 12/19/26, May 3/10/17, 1969). Continue reading ‘Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In’ by The 5th Dimension peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 12 1969)
(Saturday, April 12, 1969) — “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy” by Blood, Sweat & Tears peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘You’ve Made Me So Very Happy’ by Blood, Sweat & Tears peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 12 1969)
(Saturday, April 12, 1969) — “Galveston” by Glen Campbell peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Galveston’ by Glen Campbell peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 12 1969)
Video: 'Instant Replay' (first 12 videos constitute original LP)
(Saturday, April 12, 1969) — Instant Replay, The Monkees’ seventh studio album and the first released after Peter Tork left the group, peaked at #32 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Instant Replay’ LP by The Monkees peaks at #32 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 12 1969)
