Monthly Archives: November 2013

South Vietnamese President Ngo Dihn Diem assassinated in military coup 50 years ago this hour (1963)

1960s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 2' (Nov. 2, 1963, at 48:16)

(Saturday, November 2, 1963, just after 6:50 a.m. ICT; during the 1963 South Vietnamese coup, part of the Vietnam War, the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem and his younger brother Ngo Dinh Nhu were arrested and assassinated this morning after the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) had been successful in a bloody overnight siege on Gia Long Palace in Saigon. Continue reading South Vietnamese President Ngo Dihn Diem assassinated in military coup 50 years ago this hour (1963) →

John Lennon interviewed on Malibu Beach, California 40 years ago today (1973)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, Television 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'Imagine John Lennon Documentation HD part 6' (Nov. 1, 1973, at :49-1:40)

(Thursday, November 1, 1973) — Ex-Beatle John Lennon was interviewed today by Elliott Mintz of Channel 7’s ABC Eyewitness News on Malibu Beach, California, to promote his new album Mind Games (click here to watch more of the interview). Continue reading John Lennon interviewed on Malibu Beach, California 40 years ago today (1973) →

Leon Jaworski appointed new Watergate special prosecutor 40 hours ago today (1973)

1970s, U.S. Presidents, Watergate


Image: Robert Bork, Acting Attorney General speaking at the microphone in the White House Press Room (Nov. 1, 1973)

(Thursday, November 1, 1973; during the Watergate scandal) — Following the Saturday Night Massacre, Acting Attorney General Robert H. Bork today appointed Leon Jaworski to be the new Watergate special prosecutor, succeeding Archibald Cox, who was fired Oct. 20, 1973.

The Rolling Stones release second single ‘I Wanna Be Your Man/Stoned’ 50 years ago today (1963)

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


Audio: 'The Rolling Stones - I Wanna Be Your Man'

(Friday, November 1, 1963) — The Rolling Stones released their second single, Lennon-McCartney’s “I Wanna Be Your Man” and the original group composition “Stoned,” today in Britain. Continue reading The Rolling Stones release second single ‘I Wanna Be Your Man/Stoned’ 50 years ago today (1963) →