Video: 'July 3-5, 1988 Iran Air Flight 655 Shootdown News Coverage (Part 1)'
(Sunday, July 3, 1988; 10:54 a.m. Iran Standard Time) — The USS Vincennes, while seeking to protect itself from what was thought to be a hostile F-14 jet fighter, today shot down Iran Air Flight 655, a scheduled civilian passenger flight from Tehran to Dubai. Continue reading U.S. downs Iranian airliner mistaken for jet fighter 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 3 1988)
Video: 'Ringo Starr- What Goes On'
(Wednesday, July 2, 2008, scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr and His Tenth All-Starr Band (Billy Squier, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, Hamish Stuart and Gregg Bissonette) performed tonight at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida. Continue reading Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band perform in Clearwater 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 2 2008)
(Saturday, July 2, 1988) — “Dirty Diana” by Michael Jackson peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Dirty Diana’ by Michael Jackson peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 2 1988)
(Saturday, July 2, 1988) — “The Valley Road” by Bruce Hornsby and the Range peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘The Valley Road’ by Bruce Hornsby and the Range peaks at #5 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 2 1988)
Video: 'The Art Exhibition You Are Here Monday 1 July 1968.'
(Monday, July 1, 1968; during recording sessions for The Beatles, also known as “The White Album”) — John Lennon of The Beatles and his new girlfriend, avant-garde artist Yoko Ono, opened their first joint art exhibition, officially titled You Are Here (To Yoko from John Lennon, With Love) today at the Robert Fraser Gallery in London. Continue reading John Lennon and Yoko Ono open art exhibition 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 1 1968)
Video: 'Thingumybob (Stereo)'
(Sunday, June 30, 1968; during recording sessions for The Beatles, also known as “The White Album”) — Paul McCartney of The Beatles produced the Lennon-McCartney compositions “Thingumybob” (the theme to a Yorkshire Television sitcom of the same name) and “Yellow Submarine” for The Black Dyke Mills Band, a brass band from Yorkshire, England, today in Saltaire near Bradford. Continue reading McCartney records ‘Thingumybob’ by Black Dyke Mills Band 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 30 1968)
(Monday, June 30, 1958) — “Ooh! My Soul” by Little Richard peaked at #31 on today’s Billboard Best Selling Pop Singles in Stores chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Ooh! My Soul’ by Little Richard peaks at #31 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 30 1958)
Video: 'The Doors Golden Hall,San Diego Concourse 29 06 1968 640x480'
(Saturday, June 29, 1968, 8:00 p.m PDT scheduled start time) — The Doors performed tonight at Community Concourse Golden Hall in San Diego, California. Continue reading The Doors perform in San Diego 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 29 1968)
Video: 'Elvis Presley (June 29, 1968)'
(Saturday, June 29, 1968, 6:00 p.m PDT) — Elvis Presley performed the first of two stand-up live mini-concerts for his television special Singer Presents…ELVIS (commonly referred to as the 68 Comeback Special) tonight at NBC Studios in Burbank, California, for airing on Dec. 3, 1968. Continue reading Presley tapes stand-up show for TV special 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 29 1968)
Video: 'Ringo Starr and his All Star Band - Westbury, NY - Boys'
(Sunday, June 29, 2008, scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr and His Tenth All-Starr Band (Billy Squier, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, Hamish Stuart and Gregg Bissonette) performed tonight at Capital One Bank Theatre in Westbury, New York. Continue reading Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band perform in Westbury, NY 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 29 2008)
