Video: 'Everywhere It's Christmas - The Beatles (1966)'
(Friday, December 16, 1966) — The Beatles’ fourth Christmas record, “Pantomime: Everywhere It’s Christmas,” was sent to members of band’s UK fan club today. Continue reading The Beatles release ‘Pantomime: Everywhere It’s Christmas’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 16 1966)
Video: 'The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe (Official Audio)'
(Friday, December 16, 1966) — The Jimi Hendrix Experience released their debut single “Hey Joe”/“Stone Free” today in Britain. Continue reading Jimi Hendrix Experience releases ‘Hey Joe’/’Stone Free’ debut single 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 16 1966)
Video: 'Baby Doll' trailer
(Sunday, December 16, 1956) — Francis Cardinal Spellman, the Archbishop of New York, personally denounced the about-to-be released movie Baby Doll, an American black comedy and drama film about a child bride who holds her husband at bay while flirting with a sexy Italian farmer, saying Catholics would be committing a sin if they saw it.
Video: 'The Pink Panther Strikes Again' trailer
(Wednesday, December 15, 1976) — After driving his boss to insanity, Inspector Clouseau has to stop him from destroying the world in The Pink Panther Strikes Again, the fifth film in The Pink Panther series which opened today in U.S. theaters including the Forum Theater in New York City.
Directed by Blake Edwards, the film starred Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Lesley-Anne Down, Burt Kwouk and Leonard Rossiter.
Video: 'Mini BIO - Walt Disney'
(Thursday, December 15, 1966, 9:35 a.m. PST) — Walt Disney, who built his whimsical cartoon world of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs into a $100-million-a year entertainment empire, died this morning of circulatory collapse caused by lung cancer at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Burbank, California. He was 65 years old. Continue reading Film animation pioneer Walt Disney dies 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1966)
Video: 'Strawberry Fields Forever - Take 25 Slowed Down'
(Thursday, December 15, 1966, 2:30 p.m.-midnight GMT) — The Beatles resumed working on “Strawberry Fields Forever” today at EMI Studio 2 in London, adding brass and string parts, John Lennon’s first lead vocals and George Harrison on svarmandal, an Indian zither instrument. Continue reading The Beatles continue working on ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1966)
Video: 'UN in 3D: The story of building where history is made'
(Saturday, December 14, 1946, soon after 9:30 p.m. EST) — A six-block tract in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan offered as a $8.5 million gift by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., was chosen late tonight as the permanent world capital of the United Nations by a vote of 46 to 7. Continue reading General Assembly votes to establish the U.N.’s headquarters in New York 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 14 1946)
Video: 'YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU on Broadway - Montage'
(Monday, December 14, 1936, 8:40 p.m. EST) — The comedy You Can’t Take It with You by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart opened tonight on Broadway at the Booth Theatre in New York City. Continue reading ‘You Can’t Take It with You’ opens on Broadway 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 14 1936)
(Saturday, December 14, 1946) — “Ole Buttermilk Sky” by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra (Michael Douglas, vocal) peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for two consecutive weeks (Dec. 14/21, 1946).
Video: '1917 Immigration Act'
(Thursday, December 14, 1916; during World War I) — President Woodrow Wilson vetoed an immigration measure today aimed at preventing “undesirables” and anyone born in the “Asiatic Barred Zone” from entering the U.S. Continue reading President Wilson vetoes sweeping immigration bill 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 14 1916)
