Daily Archives: May 23, 2018

‘My All’ by Mariah Carey peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 23 1998)

(Saturday, May 23, 1998) — “My All” by Mariah Carey peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘My All’ by Mariah Carey peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 23 1998) →

Video: 'April RDTV Part One The 1968 Oregon Primary' (May 23, 1968, at 18:26)

(Thursday, May 23, 1968; during the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1968) — Senator Robert F. Kennedy, campaigning for Oregon’s May 28, 1968, Democratic presidential primary, challenged Vice President Hubert Humphrey to join him on the campaign trail today during a stop in St. Helens, saying “I think if he wants your votes, that he should come here and ask for your votes.” Continue reading Kennedy challenges Humphrey to campaign in Oregon 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 23 1968) →

Video: 'Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War - Tet! [7/13]' (May 23, 1968, at 41:41)

(Thursday, May 23, 1968, 11:38 a.m. EDT; during the Battle of Khe Sanh, part of the Vietnam War, the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — President Lyndon Johnson said today the marine defense of Khe Sanh greatly strengthen the American initiative toward peace talks “for they vividly demonstrated to the enemy the utter futility of his attempts to win a military victory in the South.” Continue reading LBJ defends decision to hold Khe Sanh 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 23 1968) →

Video: 'Beatles Paul McCartney interview 1968 [HQ] - YouTube.flv'

(Thursday, May 23, 1968) — Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were interviewed separately about the British rock scene today in the control room of EMI Studios in London for “Omnibus – All My Loving,” an episode of the BBC1’s arts-based British documentary series Omnibus, for airing on Nov. 3, 1968. Continue reading McCartney, Starr interviewed for ‘Omnibus’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 23 1968) →