Daily Archives: May 28, 2017

165 people killed in Beverly Hills Supper Club fire 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1977)


Video: 'Archive: Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire'

(Saturday, May 28, 1977, 8:59 p.m. EDT) — 165 Memorial Day holiday nightclub patrons, engulfed in panic, smoke and flame, died tonight when fire raced through the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky. Continue reading 165 people killed in Beverly Hills Supper Club fire 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1977)

The Temptations perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1967)


Video: 'The Ed Sullivan Show - FULL Music Performances (Part 2 of 3 Parts)' (May 28, 1967, at 1:01:59)

(Sunday, May 28, 1967, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — The Temptations performed a medley of “(I Know) I’m Losing You,” “All I Need” and “My Girl” on tonight’s CBS television variety show The Ed Sullivan Show live from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading The Temptations perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1967)

Sir Francis Chichester completes epic single-handed voyage around the world 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1967)


Video: 'Chichester Arrival (1967)'

(Sunday, May 28, 1967, 8:58 p.m. BST) — Sir Francis Chichester, waving and smiling, sailed into Plymouth Harbor at dusk this evening, home at last after becoming the first person to sail single-handed around the world by the clipper route, and the fastest circumnavigator, in nine months and one day overall in 1966-67. Continue reading Sir Francis Chichester completes epic single-handed voyage around the world 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1967)