Daily Archives: February 17, 2018

Vietnam-bound troops given send-off by LBJ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 17 1968)

1960s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - Tet [6/11]' (LBJ at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina at 5:08-5:15 p.m. EST on Feb. 17, 1968, at 31:21)

(Saturday, February 17, 1968, 5:08 p.m. EST/8:43 p.m. PST; during the Tet Offensive, part of the Vietnam War, Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. President Lyndon Johnson flew to Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina and El Toro Marine Air Station in California today to offer prayers and good wishes to paratroopers and marines as they strapped themselves into transports for bound for Vietnam. Continue reading Vietnam-bound troops given send-off by LBJ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 17 1968) →

Harrison, Lennon study meditation in India 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 17 1968)

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


Video: 'George & John - Ashram, Rishikesh, India (17.02.1968) (Filmed 19.02.1968)'

(Saturday, February 17, 1968) — George Harrison and John Lennon of The Beatles were filmed today in India, having arrived the previous day to study Transcendental Meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his ashram in Rishikesh. Continue reading Harrison, Lennon study meditation in India 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 17 1968) →

‘Sugartime’ by The McGuire Sisters peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 17 1958)

1950s, Popular Music 1950s

(Monday, February 17, 1958) — “Sugartime” by The McGuire Sisters peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for four consecutive weeks (Feb. 17/24, Mar. 3/10, 1958). Continue reading ‘Sugartime’ by The McGuire Sisters peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 17 1958) →