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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

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...]

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

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

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...]

#OnThisDay1973: Roe v.Wade is Decided by SCOTUS

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

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...]

#OnThisDay: 1973, Dick’s Saturday Night Massacre

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

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...]

Respect Your Elders: The Exorcist

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

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...]