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#BlackHistoryMonth: 49 Years Ago, Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly With His Song”

By Stephen Rutledge on February 17, 2022 3:03 pm

#BlackHistoryMonth: 49 Years Ago, Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly With His Song”

In September 1972, Roberta Flack was opening for Marvin Gaye at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. After performing her prepared encore song, Flack was advised by Gaye to sing an additional song. Flack later said: "I said well, I got this song I've been working on called 'Killing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, History, LBGTQ, Music

#OnThisDay: 1973, Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs and “The Battle Of The Sexes”

By Stephen Rutledge on September 20, 2021 3:04 am

#OnThisDay: 1973, Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs and “The Battle Of The Sexes”

September 20, 1973-  The Battle Of The Sexes 55-year-old Bobby Riggs was a former Wimbledon champion. In the early 1970s, he began announcing to anyone willing to listen, that he could still win against any woman player. With great reluctance, Billie Jean King became the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Culture, Entertainment, History, LBGTQ, Life, Misc, Movies, Sports, TV & Video

#OnThisDay1973: Roe v.Wade is Decided by SCOTUS

By Stephen Rutledge on January 22, 2020 11:25 am

#OnThisDay1973: Roe v.Wade is Decided by SCOTUS

CBS News via YouTube January 22 marks the 47th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Culture, Politics

#OnThisDay: 1973, Dick’s Saturday Night Massacre

By Stephen Rutledge on October 20, 2018 4:36 pm

#OnThisDay: 1973, Dick’s Saturday Night Massacre

The Saturday Night Massacre wasn't one thing; it was a series of events which took place on the evening of Saturday, October 20, 1973, at the height of the Watergate Scandal. President Richard Nixon ordered Attorney General Elliot Richardson to fire independent special prosecutor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Culture, Politics

Respect Your Elders: The Exorcist

By Jordan Papadopoulos on October 24, 2013 11:07 am

Respect Your Elders: The Exorcist

With only one new horror movie released in theaters this October its time to dust off the classics, here is a look back at the Exorcist hysteria including real audience reactions, what do you think it would take for a horror movie to ever have this same impact? In 1973 The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Misc

Flashback 1973

By Stephen Saban on December 4, 2012 7:11 am

Flashback 1973

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Too-Soon Tune for Today: Akim & Teddy Vann’s “Santa Claus Is a Black Man”

By Stephen Saban on November 27, 2012 12:51 pm

Too-Soon Tune for Today: Akim & Teddy Vann’s “Santa Claus Is a Black Man”

Dreaming of a black Christmas? Here's Vann and his little daughter Akim's 1973 take on "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus." Our new favorite old Christmas song. (via [Read more...]

Filed Under: Misc

Flashback 1973: The Way They Were

By Stephen Saban on June 28, 2012 6:00 am

Flashback 1973: The Way They Were

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Snap!

By Stephen Saban on December 5, 2011 3:51 pm

Snap!

Dick, January, 1973. (via superbomba) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Misc

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