Video: 'The Ed Sullivan Show - ''Arthur Worsley' (Ventriloquist) and Dummy Charlie Brown' (Aired January 6, 1957)'
(Sunday, January 6, 1957, 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. EST) — British ventriloquist Arthur Worsley performed on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading Arthur Worsley performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 6 1957)
Video: 'Elvis Presley "Medley" plus "Don't be cruel" Ed Sullivan'
(Sunday, January 6, 1957, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Elvis Presley performed “Hound Dog,” “Love Me Tender,” “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Too Much,” “When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again” and “Peace in the Valley” on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading Elvis Presley censored during ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ performance 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 6 1957)
Video: 'President Franklin Roosevelt during his Annual message to Congress speaks on the ...HD Stock Footage'
(Wednesday, January 6, 1937, 2:00 p.m. EST) — Addressing a joint session of the 75th United States Congress, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was cheered to the rafters today when he challenged the judicial branch to join the legislative and executive branches of the Federal Government in the march for social progress, or risk a curb on its powers (click here for audio of the full address). Continue reading FDR urges courts to join march for social progress in State of the Union address 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 6 1937)
Video: '80th Congress Convenes; Truman State of the Union 1947/1/6' (Jan. 6, 1947, at 1:15-3:22)
(Monday, January 6, 1947, 1:00 p.m. EST) — Delivering his State of the Union message in person (the first to be broadcast on television), President Harry Truman today handed the new Republican 80th United States Congress a legislative program topped by recommendations for new labor laws and asked its members to work with him for a new and finer “state of well being” in America (click here to listen to the complete address).
Video: 'The Family Way Original Movie Soundtrack - Paul McCartney (1967)'
(Friday, Janaury 6, 1967) — The Family Way, a soundtrack recording composed by Paul McCartney of The Beatles and performed by The George Martin Orchestra (Martin was The Beatles’ producer at the time) for the 1966 film of the same name, was released today in the UK (June 12, 1967 in the U.S.). Continue reading ‘The Family Way’ soundtrack album released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 6 1967)
Video: 'Scenes From Deckhouse Five: Marines & USS Iwo Jima Vietnam War'
(Friday, January 6, 1967; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese troops today launched Operation Deckhouse Five, an offensive in the Mekong River delta.
The 10-day operation reportedly claimed the lives of 21 Viet Cong fighters along with seven Americans.
Video: 'PRESIDENTS LBJ Part 2' (Jan. 5, 1967, at 1:08:30)
(Thursday, January 5, 1967; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — With the Vietnam War dragging on with no end in sight, First Lady Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson, wife of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson, wrote today in her diary, “A miasma of trouble hangs over everything.” Continue reading ‘A miasma of trouble hangs over everything,’ writes Lady Bird Johnson 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 5 1967)
Video: 'The Other Side of Suez (BBC Documentary)' (Jan. 5, 1957 at 55:24)
(Saturday, January 5, 1957, 12:30 p.m. EST; during the Cold War) — President Dwight Eisenhower today asked a solemn assembly of Congress to authorize him to use the armed forces of the United States against any Communist or Communist-dominated aggressor in the Middle East area in what became known as the Eisenhower Doctrine. Continue reading President Eisenhower asks Congress for right to combat a Red attack in Mideast 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 5 1957)
(Saturday, January 5, 1957) — “Love Me” by Elvis Presley peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for two weeks.
(Saturday, January 5, 1957) — “Mary’s Boy Child” by Harry Belafonte peaked at #12 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
