(Wednesday, June 19, 1963, during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–68)) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy sent Congress today a five-point civil rights program (which would eventually become the Civil Rights Act of 1964), providing the most “responsible, reasonable and urgently needed solutions” to discrimination in public accommodations, education and employment.
Video: 'Korean War - PART 28, End of the War, 6.25' (June 18, 1953, at 6:25)
(Thursday, June 18, 1953, by 5 a.m. local time; during the Korean War, part of the Cold War) — With an armistice agreement was all but complete, South Korea President Syngman Rhee unilaterally ordered the release of 25,000 anti-communist North Korean prisoners of war today in protest of the proposed settlement.
Video: 'Ringo Starr - "Old Wave" [Full Album]'
(Thursday, June 16, 1983) — Old Wave, the ninth (and last for nine years) studio album by ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, was released today in Germany (it was not released in the U.S. or UK until 1994). A single, “In My Car”/”As Far as We Can Go”, was also pulled from the album today for release in Germany.
Video: 'Rise and Fall of the National Industrial Recovery Act'
(Friday, June 16, 1933); part of the New Deal in response to the Great Depression) — The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt today after being passed by the U.S. Congress, creating the National Recovery Administration (NRA). The Act, however, would be later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Video: 'Jim Croce - Bad Bad Leroy Brown (Midnight Special - 1973)'
(Saturday, June 16, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EDT) — Jim Croce was among the performers on tonight’s episode of the late-night musical variety NBC-TV series The Midnight Special as hosted by Croce.
Video: 'Governor Connally Speaks Emotionally About JFK Assassination And Dismisses MBT - NBC Video'
(Tuesday, June 15, 1993, at about 5:15 p.m. EDT) — John Connally, a three-time Texas governor and former Cabinet member who was wounded in the gunfire that killed President John F. Kennedy, died today in Houston of pulmonary fibrosis. He was 76.
Video: 'Gathie Barnett Edmonds (2003) on the Barnette case (1943)'
(Monday, June 14, 1943; Flag Day) — The U.S. Supreme Court, in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, ruled 6-3 today that children in public schools could not be forced to salute the flag of the United States. Continue reading Flag salute law held invalid by U.S. Supreme Court 70 years ago today (1943)
Video: 'Paul Mc Cartney - Veterans Stadium (Philly) 6-13-93 (Part#1 720p)'
(Friday, June 11, 1993) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed tonight at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, on the 21st stop (and 21st performance) of the North America leg of his The New World Tour.
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 11' (June 13, 1973, at 12:19)
(Wednesday, June 13, 1973; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger signed an “amplification and consolidation” of the Vietnam peace agreement today in Paris and said it meets all major points of concern over peace violations.
The new accord, termed “satisfactory” by Kissinger, was also signed by Hanoi Politboro member Le Duc Tho and representiatives of the Saigon government and the Viet Cong’s Provisional Revolutionary Government.
Video: 'Marlon Brando Interview 1973'
(Tuesday, June 12, 1973, 11:30 p.m. EST) — Actor Marlon Brando, who just months earlier had rejected his Academy Award for The Godfather to protest the plight of American Indians, appeared on tonight’s The Dick Cavett Show on ABC-TV with representatives of the Cheyenne, Paiute, and Lummi tribes to promote his views. Continue reading Actor Marlon Brando appears on ‘The Dick Cavett Show’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)
