Monthly Archives: February 2018

‘Don’t’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 10 1958)

1950s, Elvis Presley, Popular Music 1950s

(Monday, February 10, 1958) — “Don’t” by Elvis Presley peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for five consecutive weeks (Feb. 10/17/24, Mar. 3/10, 1958). Continue reading ‘Don’t’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 10 1958) →

‘(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons’ by Sam Cooke peaks at #17 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 10 1958)

1950s, Popular Music 1950s

(Monday, February 10, 1958) — “(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons” by Sam Cooke peaked at #17 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week. Continue reading ‘(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons’ by Sam Cooke peaks at #17 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 10 1958) →

Peggy Fleming wins skating gold medal at Grenoble 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 10 1968)

1960s


Video: 'Peggy Fleming - 1968 Olympics - FS'

(Saturday, February 10, 1968, 1:00 p.m. CET) — U.S. figure skater Peggy Fleming, 19, won America’s only gold medal of the 1968 Winter Olympics today in Grenoble, France, in the ladies’ singles event. Continue reading Peggy Fleming wins skating gold medal at Grenoble 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 10 1968) →

Serial killer Ted Bundy murders final victim 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 9 1978)

1970s


Video: 'Ted Bundy : Serial Killer Documentary' (Kimberly Leach murder at 25:57)

(Thursday, February 9, 1978, approx. 8:00 a.m. EST) — Serial killer Ted Bundy, having committed some 30 homicides in seven states since 1974, abducted and murdered his final victim — 12-year-old Kimberly Diane Leach — today in Lake City, Florida. Continue reading Serial killer Ted Bundy murders final victim 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 9 1978) →

Three teens killed in Orangeburg massacre 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 8 1968)

1960s, African-American Civil Rights


Video: 'The Forgotten Orangeburg South Carolina Israelite Massacre'

(Thursday, February 8, 1968, approx. 10:30 p.m. EST; during the African-American civil rights movement (1954–1968)) — Three African-American college students (Samuel Hammond Jr., 18, Henry Smith, 19, and Delano Middleton, 17) were killed and 27 others were wounded tonight in a confrontation with highway patrolmen in Orangeburg, South Carolina, during a civil rights protest against a whites-only bowling alley. Continue reading Three teens killed in Orangeburg massacre 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 8 1968) →

Robert F. Kennedy says U.S. cannot win Vietnam War 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 8 1968)

1960s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: '"KENNEDYS DON'T CRY" (1975)' (Feb. 8, 1968, at 1:14:13)

(Thursday, February 8, 1968; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York attacked today every important facet of the Johnson Administration’s policy in Vietnam, calling the President’s claims of progress “illusory” and denied that there was “any prospect” of an American military victory. Continue reading Robert F. Kennedy says U.S. cannot win Vietnam War 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 8 1968) →

George Wallace to run as third-party presidential candidate 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 8 1968)

1960s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'George Wallace discusses running on a third party ticket 1968'

(Thursday, February 8, 1968; during the African-American civil rights movement (1954–1968); during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Former Democratic Governor George Wallace of Alabama, a staunch racial segregationist, announced today in Washington that he would run for the presidency as a candidate of the American Independent Party and “run to win.” Continue reading George Wallace to run as third-party presidential candidate 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 8 1968) →

‘Planet of the Apes’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 8 1968)

1960s, Movies 1960s


Video: 'Planet of the Apes' trailer

(Thursday, February 8, 1968, 10:00 a.m. EST) — Planet of the Apes, an American science fiction film about an astronaut crew that crash lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, opened today at Loew’s Capitol theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘Planet of the Apes’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 8 1968) →