Monthly Archives: April 2018

VP Humphrey joins presidential race 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 27 1968)


Video: 'The Hubert Humphrey Presidential Campaign of 1968'

(Saturday, April 27, 1968, 1:00 p.m. EST; during the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1968) — Vice President Hubert Humphrey announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination today during a televised speech to 1,700 friends and supporters jammed into the Regency Ballroom of the Shoreham Hotel in Washington. Continue reading VP Humphrey joins presidential race 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 27 1968)

‘If You Can Want’ by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles peaks at #11 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 27 1968)

(Saturday, April 27, 1968)“If You Can Want” by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles peaks at #11 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘If You Can Want’ by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles peaks at #11 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 27 1968)

‘Forever Came Today’ by Diana Ross & the Supremes peaks at #28 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 27 1968)

(Saturday, April 27, 1968)“Forever Came Today” by Diana Ross & the Supremes peaks at #28 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Forever Came Today’ by Diana Ross & the Supremes peaks at #28 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 27 1968)

‘Ringo’ television film debuts on NBC 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 26 1978)


Video: '1978 Ringo' (6 videos)

(Wednesday, April 26, 1978, 9:00-10:00 p.m. EST)Ringo, a television film starring former Beatle Ringo Starr as both a fictionalized version of himself and his fictional half-brother “Ognir Rrats” (loosely based on The Prince and the Pauper), was broadcast tonight NBC. Continue reading ‘Ringo’ television film debuts on NBC 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 26 1978)

‘China Beach’ debuts on ABC-TV 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 26 1988)


Video: 'China Beach 1x00a - Pilot Part 1'

(Sunday, April 26, 1988, 9:00-11:00 p.m. EDT)China Beach, an American dramatic television series set at an evacuation hospital during the Vietnam War, debuted tonight on ABC. Continue reading ‘China Beach’ debuts on ABC-TV 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 26 1988)

‘The Last Waltz’ premieres in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 26 1978)


Video: 'The Last Waltz' trailer

(Wednesday, April 26, 1978; 12:45 p.m. EST)The Last Waltz, a filmed concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band, held on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, premiered today at The Ziegfeld theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘The Last Waltz’ premieres in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 26 1978)

Former VP Nixon campaigns in Roseburg, Oregon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 25 1968)


Video: 'KEVU April Part 2 1968 Oregon Primary RDTV' (Apr. 25, 1968, at 11:31)

(Thursday, April 25, 1968, scheduled for noon PST; during the Republican Party presidential primaries, 1968) — Former Vice President Richard Nixon campaigned today in Roseburg, Oregon, ahead of the state’s May 28, 1968, GOP presidential primary. Continue reading Former VP Nixon campaigns in Roseburg, Oregon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 25 1968)