Video: 'Hair (Original Broadway Cast Recording)' (32 videos)
(Monday, May 6, 1968) — The original Broadway cast recording of the rock musical Hair was recorded today, one week after the show opened on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre in New York City. Continue reading Broadway cast recording of ‘Hair’ recorded 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1968)
Video: 'Hamlet' trailer
(Thursday, May 6, 1948, evening BST) — Hamlet, a British film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play of the same name about a melancholy Dane who flirts with insanity while trying to prove his uncle murdered his father, premiered today at The Odeon, Leicester Square, London. Continue reading Laurence Olivier’s ‘Hamlet’ premieres in London 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1948)
Video: 'May 1968 events in France'
(Monday, May 6, 1968; during May 1968 events in France) — Bloody pitched battles between French student protesters, demonstrating against the May 2, 1968, shutdown of the Nanterre campus of the University of Paris and the May 3, 1968, police invasion of the Sorbonne campus of the University of Paris, and mobile riot policemen turned Sorbonne into a battle zone today, resulting in hundreds of arrests and injuries. Continue reading French student protesters clash with police 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1968)
Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings - Same Time Next Year (1978 Version) (1990 Remaster)'
(Saturday, May 6, 1978) — The recording of “Same Time Next Year” by Wings was essentially completed today at Abbey Road Studios in London as former Beatle Paul McCartney supervised overdubs of a lavish orchestra following the arrangement of Paul and Fiachra Trench. Continue reading McCartney records overdubs for ‘Same Time Next Year’ 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1978)
Video: 'London Town' (14 videos)
(Saturday, May 6, 1978) — London Town, Paul McCartney’s eighth studio album since the 1970 break-up of The Beatles (the sixth with his band Wings), peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart for six consecutive weeks. Continue reading ‘London Town’ album by Paul McCartney/Wings peaks at #2 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1978)
(Saturday, May 6, 1978) — “More Than a Woman” by Tavares peaked at #32 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘More Than a Woman’ by Tavares peaks at #32 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1978)
(Saturday, May 6, 1978) — “Ego” by Elton John peaked at #34 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Ego’ by Elton John peaks at #34 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1978)
Video: 'BING CROSBY "White Christmas" on The Ed Sullivan Show'
(Sunday, May 5, 1968, 7:30-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Irving Berlin’s 80th birthday was celebrated tonight with performances by a variety of artists, including Berlin himself, on a special 90-minute edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ salutes Irving Berlin 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 5 1968)
Video: 'Peace, Love, And Branding: The History Of Ben & Jerry’s In 3 Minutes'
(Friday, May 5, 1978) — Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, an American company that manufactures ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet, was founded today as business partners Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield opened an ice cream parlor at a converted gas station in Burlington, Vermont. Continue reading Ben & Jerry’s ice cream founded in Burlington 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 5 1978)
Video: 'We Were There: CBS News at 50 special (1998)'
(Monday, May 4, 1998, 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT) — CBS’ first half-century of television news reporting was commemorated tonight on the network with a special report anchored by Charles Osgood. Continue reading ‘We Were There: CBS News at 50’ airs 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 4 1998)
