Monthly Archives: October 2013

Kennedy questions whether Soviet Union abandoning moon race 50 years ago this hour (1963)

1960s, Cold War, space exploration, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'President John F. Kennedy's 63rd News Conference - October 31, 1963'

(Thursday, October 31, 1963, 4:00 p.m. EDT; during the Cold War and Space Race) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy told a news conference today that he “would not make any bets at all upon Soviet intentions” despite Premier Khrushchev’s statement that his country would not race to the moon but, rather, would profit from American experience in that field. Continue reading Kennedy questions whether Soviet Union abandoning moon race 50 years ago this hour (1963) →

Paul McCartney releases ‘Pipes of Peace’ album 30 years ago today (1983)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s, The Beatles 1980s


Video: 'Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace (Full Album)'

(Monday, October 31, 1983) — Pipes of Peace, the fifth solo studio album by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney was released today in both the U.S. and UK, featuring two duets with Michael Jackson and ex-Beatle Ringo Starr on drums for some of the tracks.

McCartney, Starr interviewed for radio in Stockholm 50 years ago this morning (1963)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'Interview with The Beatles for Swedish radio [Part 2]'

(Thursday, October 31, 1963, morning) — Before The Beatles left Stockholm today, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr gave an interview to TV and radio producer/presenter Klas Burling, whom The Beatles had befriended on the group’s tour of Sweden

Paul McCartney interviewed live on ‘The Late Late Breakfast Show’ 30 years ago this hour (1983)

1980s, Television 1980s, The Beatles 1980s


Video: 'Paul & Linda McCartney on The Late Late Breakfast Show '1983'

(Saturday, October 29, 1983, 5:50-6:35 p.m. UTC) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his wife Linda made their first live television studio appearance in ten years today on the variety show The Late Late Breakfast Show, hosted by the DJ Noel Edmonds and transmitted from the BBC Television Centre in Wood Lane, London, on BBC1.

Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ becomes longest-running album on Billboard charts 30 years ago today (1983)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s


Audio: 'Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (1973) [Full Album]'

(Saturday, October 29, 1983) — The Dark Side of the Moon, the eighth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. today became the longest-running album on the Billboard music charts, with a total of 491 weeks, although that record has since been broken.

Diem reviews troops in Saigon 50 years ago today (1963)

1960s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 2' (Oct. 26, 1963, at 45:26)

(Saturday, October 26, 1963; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem reviewed 8,000 troops and $20 million worth of arms contributed by the U.S. for the war against Communist guerrillas today in Saigon on Vietnam’s national day, knowing that a coup against him was being planned.

Yom Kippur War truce begins 40 years ago this hour (1973)

1970s, Cold War


Video: 'Our World Fall 1973 Part 1' (Oct. 6-25, 1973, at 3:16)

(Thursday, October 25, 1973, 7 a.m. local time; during the Yom Kippur War, part of the Cold War and Arab–Israeli conflict) — A cease-fire to end The Yom Kippur War, the fourth and largest Arab–Israeli conflict, went into effect this morning, 19 days after Egyptian and Syrian forces attacked Israeli forces in the Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights. Continue reading Yom Kippur War truce begins 40 years ago this hour (1973) →

‘Kojak’ debuts as a regular series on CBS 40 years ago this hour (1973)

1970s, Television 1970s


Video: 'Kojak: Siege of Terror'

(Wednesday, October 24, 1973, 10:00 p.m. EDT) — Kojak, a crime drama TV series about New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak, debuted tonight as a regular series on CBS following a 90-minute pilot that aired on Mar. 8, 1973. The program starred Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer and Kevin Dobson.