Monthly Archives: December 2017

Ray Charles performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 3 1967)


Video: 'RAY CHARLES "What'd I Say" on The Ed Sullivan Show'

(Sunday, December 3, 1967, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Ray Charles performed “What’d I Say” on tonight’s CBS television variety show The Ed Sullivan Show live from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading Ray Charles performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 3 1967)

‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ opens on Broadway 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 3 1947)


Video: 'Jessica Tandy & Marlon Brando-A Streetcar Named Desire (Radio Version)'

(Wednesday, December 3, 1947, 8:00 p.m. EST)A Streetcar Named Desire, a play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams about a fading southern belle who tries to build a new life with her sister in New Orleans, opened on Broadway tonight at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City. Continue reading ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ opens on Broadway 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 3 1947)

’20th Century Limited’ luxury train completes final run 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 3 1967)


Video: '20th Century Limited - Decades TV Network'

(Sunday, December 3, 1967, evening CST) — The famed luxury train 20th Century Limited completed its final run from New York to Chicago tonight after 65 years of service, arriving nine hours and 50 minutes late at LaSalle Street Station in Chicago due to a freight derailment near Conneaut, Ohio. Continue reading ’20th Century Limited’ luxury train completes final run 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 3 1967)

‘Good Will Hunting’ premieres in Westwood, California 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 2 1997)


Video: 'Good Will Hunting' trailer

(Tuesday, December 2, 1997)Good Will Hunting, an American drama film about a child abuse survivor who reveals a surprising genius for mathematics, premiered today at the Mann Bruin Theatre in Westwood, California. Continue reading ‘Good Will Hunting’ premieres in Westwood, California 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 2 1997)

Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs world’s first heart transplant 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 3 1967)


Video: '50th anniversary of first human heart transplant'

(Sunday, December 3, 1967, 2:20-6:45 a.m. SAST) — Surgeons in Cape Town, South Africa, led by Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first human heart transplant this morning at Groote Schuur Hospital. Continue reading Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs world’s first heart transplant 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 3 1967)

‘In Another Land’/’The Lantern’ single by The Rolling Stones released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 2 1967)


Video: 'In Another Land (Original Single Mono Version)

(Saturday, December 2, 1967) — The Rolling Stones today released the single “In Another Land”/“The Lantern” from the band’s forthcoming album Their Satanic Majesties Request. Continue reading ‘In Another Land’/’The Lantern’ single by The Rolling Stones released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 2 1967)