Monthly Archives: April 2018

Siege of Khe Sanh broken 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 6 1968)

1960s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: 'Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War - Tet! [7/13]' (Apr. 6, 1968, at 38:29)

(Saturday, April 6, 1968, 1:40 p.m. Saigon Standard Time; during the Battle of Khe Sanh, part of the Vietnam War, the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Relief forces from Operation Pegasus moved into Khe Sanh today, ending a 77-day siege. Continue reading Siege of Khe Sanh broken 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 6 1968) →

Body of MLK Jr. flown to Atlanta 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 5 1968)

1960s, African-American Civil Rights


Video: 'MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.'S CASKET ARRIVES AT MEMPHIS AIRPORT APRIL 5, 1968 85614'

(Friday, April 5, 1968, 11:30 a.m. CST; during the African-American civil rights movement (1954–1968)) — One day after the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., the casket containing his body was loaded aboard an American Airlines Convair chartered by Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy today at the Memphis Airport for a flight to Atlanta. Continue reading Body of MLK Jr. flown to Atlanta 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 5 1968) →

‘Bleeding Love’ by Leona Lewis peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 5 2008)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s

(Saturday, April 5, 2008) — “Bleeding Love” by Leona Lewis peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for four non-consecutive weeks (Apr. 5/26, May 10/17, 2008). Continue reading ‘Bleeding Love’ by Leona Lewis peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 5 2008) →

Lana Turner’s daughter murders movie star’s boyfriend 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1958)

1950s, Movies 1950s


Video: 'Inside a Hollywood Scandal: The Cheryl Crane Story'

(Good Friday, April 4, 1958, at about 9:25 p.m. PST) — Johnny Stompanato, 32, a bodyguard and enforcer for gangster Mickey Cohen and the Cohen crime family and the boyfriend of actress Lana Turner, was stabbed to death tonight at Turner’s house in Beverly Hills, California, by Turner’s teenage daughter, Cheryl Crane, who said she did it to defend her mother from a vicious beating by Stompanato. Continue reading Lana Turner’s daughter murders movie star’s boyfriend 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1958) →

Robert Kennedy urges ‘compassion’ after King murder 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1968)

1960s, African-American Civil Rights, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'The Greatest Speech Ever - Robert F Kennedy Announcing The Death Of Martin Luther King'

(Thursday, April 4, 1968, 9:30 p.m. EST; during the African-American civil rights movement (1954–1968)) — Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, moved almost to tears by the death of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., told a street corner rally of African-Americans tonight in Indianapolis, Indiana, that they must strive for “love, and wisdom, and compassion toward one another.” Continue reading Robert Kennedy urges ‘compassion’ after King murder 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1968) →

President Johnson deplores ‘brutal’ murder of King 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1968)

1960s, African-American Civil Rights, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'April 4, 1968: President Johnson addresses the nation after death of Martin Luther King Jr.'

(Thursday, April 4, 1968, 9:07 p.m. EST; during the African-American civil rights movement (1954–1968)) — U.S. President Johnson, speaking outside the entrance to the West Lobby at the White House, deplored tonight in a brief television address to the nation the “brutal slaying” of civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr., 39, asking “every citizen to reject the blind violence that has struck Dr. King, who lived by non-violence.” Continue reading President Johnson deplores ‘brutal’ murder of King 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1968) →

RFK makes first statement on King murder 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1968)

African-American Civil Rights, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - Homefront USA [10/11]' (Apr. 4, 1968, at 21:02)

(Thursday, April 4, 1968, at about 8:40 p.m. EST; during the African-American civil rights movement (1954–1968)) — Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, having arrived at Weir Cook Municipal Airport tonight in Indianapolis, Indiana, for a scheduled campaign stop, made his first public statement on the assassination of civil rights leader The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. earlier this evening in Memphis, Tennessee. Continue reading RFK makes first statement on King murder 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1968) →

Martin Luther King Jr. pronounced dead 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1968)

1960s, African-American Civil Rights


Video: '"KENNEDYS DON'T CRY" (1975)' (Apr. 4, 1968, at 1:18:30)

(Thursday, April 4, 1968, 7:05 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., 39, was pronounced dead tonight, sixty-four minutes after he was shot as he stood on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Continue reading Martin Luther King Jr. pronounced dead 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1968) →

Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1968)

1960s, African-American Civil Rights


Video: 'MLK: The Assassination Tapes - The Aftermath of the Assassination' (click here to watch the full episode with shooting at 19:05)

(Thursday, April 4, 1968, 6:01 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., 39, was fatally shot tonight as he stood on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Continue reading Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1968) →