Daily Archives: March 18, 2018

King calls for citywide march in Memphis 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 18 1968)

1960s, African-American Civil Rights


Video: 'Eyes On The Prize - (Part 10) The Promised Land 1967–1968' (Mar. 18, 1968, at 26:10)

(Monday, March 18, 1968, after 9:00 p.m. CST; during the Memphis sanitation strike, part of the African-American civil rights movement (1954–1968)) — Civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr., who was in the midst of organizing the Poor People’s Campaign, flew into Memphis today to call for a citywide march in support of striking sanitation workers. Continue reading King calls for citywide march in Memphis 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 18 1968) →

‘Night Fever’ by Bee Gees peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 18 1978)

1970s, Movies 1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, March 18, 1978) — “Night Fever” by the Bee Gees peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for eight consecutive weeks (Mar. 18/25, Apr. 1/8/15/22/29, May 6, 1978). Continue reading ‘Night Fever’ by Bee Gees peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 18 1978) →

300,000+ rock Cal Jam II music festival 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 18 1978)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s


Video: 'Cal Jam II'

(Saturday, March 18, 1978, 9:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m. PST) — California Jam II (also known as Cal Jam II), an all-day music festival held at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California, opened this morning with a performance by Bob Welch. Continue reading 300,000+ rock Cal Jam II music festival 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 18 1978) →

LBJ asks for ‘austerity’ to win Vietnam War 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 18 1968)

1960s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents, Vietnam War


Video: 'American Experience LBJ 2' (Mar. 18, 1968, at 1:18:32)

(Monday, March 18, 1968, 10:42 a.m. CST; during the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1968 and the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. President Lyndon Johnson, speaking to delegates at the National Farmers Union Convention at the Leamington Hotel in Minneapolis, said today that the time had come for “austerity” and a “total national effort” to win the war and peace in Vietnam and solve domestic problems. Continue reading LBJ asks for ‘austerity’ to win Vietnam War 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 18 1968) →

‘(What A) Wonderful World’ by Art Garfunkel with James Taylor & Paul Simon peaks at #17 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 18 1978)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, March 18, 1978) — “(What A) Wonderful World” by Art Garfunkel with James Taylor & Paul Simon peaked at #17 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘(What A) Wonderful World’ by Art Garfunkel with James Taylor & Paul Simon peaks at #17 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 18 1978) →