We remember President Richard Nixon who died on April 22, 1994. He was born in 1913 and the 37th President of the US, 1969-74. After leaving office, President Nixon wrote some wonderful books, such as "No more Vietnams" and "Memoirs".
You can file this one under strange coincidences: "The first Earth Day in 1970 on Vladimir Lenin’s 100th birthday?" In 1990, I wrote a letter addressing the coincidence that Earth Day 1970 was created on the 100th anniversary of Vladimir Lenin’s birthday. Maybe the whole thing was a coincidence but I doubt it.
We remember Glen Campbell, who was born in Arkansas on this day in 1936. He died in 2017. Among his hits were "Rhinestone Cowboy", a # 1 song from 1975, and "Galveston" from 1969.
On this day in 1978, The Blues Brothers made their first appearance on Saturday Night Live and the rest is history. They had 3 top-40 hits (“Soul Man,” “Rubber Biscuit” and “Gimme Some Lovin'”), a #1 pop album (Briefcase Full of Blues) and a 1980 film, "The Blues Brothers".
1968: Bobby Goldsboro's "Honey" was # 1 this week. It was a very sad song about a young man who remembers his late young wife. Yes, it was very sad song that made it in the pop & country charts.
1973: "Tie a yellow ribbon" was the #1 song in the US. The song coincided with the release of US POW's from North Vietnam. It became the unofficial hymn for families waiting for their husbands, sons and fathers to come home.
1967: Frank and daughter Nancy Sinatra had the # 1 song this week: "Something stupid". Father & daughter sounded great.
1993: The Bee Gees released a new album "Size isn't everything". My favorite song was "Blue Island".
We say happy # 68 to David Clyde. In 1973, 18-year old Clyde made his major league debut with the Texas Rangers. To say the least, Clyde, who had pitched in a high school game a few weeks before, was rushed to sell seats. Sadly, he was out of baseball in 5 years: 18-33 with a 4.67 ERA. Honestly, a sad human story.
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