Monthly Archives: October 2018

LBJ orders bombing halt on North Vietnam 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 31 1968)

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


Video: 'The President: October 1968. MP901.' (Oct. 31 1968, at 41:44)

(Thursday, October 31, 1968, filmed at 1:35 p.m. for 8:00 p.m. broadcast EST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Citing progress in the Paris peace talks, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announced tonight in a nationwide address that he was ordering a complete halt to “all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam” as of 8:00 a.m EST (9:00 p.m. Saigon Standard Time) on Friday, Nov. 1, 1968. Continue reading LBJ orders bombing halt on North Vietnam 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 31 1968) →

‘Turkeys Away’ episode airs on ‘WKRP in Cincinnati ‘ 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 30 1978)

1970s, Television 1970s


Video: 'WKRP in Cincinnati S01E07 Turkeys Away'

(Monday, October 30, 1978, 8:00-8:30 p.m. EST) — Mr. Carlson puts on a Thanksgiving promotion involving turkeys tossed from a helicopter at a shopping mall on tonight’s episode of the CBS situation comedy television series WKRP in Cincinnati. Continue reading ‘Turkeys Away’ episode airs on ‘WKRP in Cincinnati ‘ 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 30 1978) →

‘War of the Worlds’ radio broadcast causes panic 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 30 1938)

1930s


Video: 'War Of The Worlds - Original 1938 Radio Broadcasts (2011 Remastered Version)'

(Halloween Eve, Sunday, October 30, 1938, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — A wave of mass hysteria seized thousands of  listeners throughout the nation tonight when a radio adaptation of H. G. Wells’s 1898 novel “The War of the Worlds” led people to believe that an interplanetary conflict had started with invading Martians spreading widespread death and destruction in New Jersey and New York. Continue reading ‘War of the Worlds’ radio broadcast causes panic 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 30 1938) →

Phillies beat Rays to win World Series 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 2008)

2000s, World Series


Video: '2008 World Series Game 5 - Rays vs Phillies @mrodsports'

(Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 8:37 p.m. EDT) — The Philadelphia Phillies won the 2008 World Series tonight beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, in the fifth and deciding game. Continue reading Phillies beat Rays to win World Series 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 2008) →

John Glenn, 77, becomes oldest traveler in outer space 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 1998)

1990s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'CNN Coverage of STS-95 (The Return of John Glenn to Space (The Launch) Part 19'

(Thursday, October 29, 1998, 2:19:34 p.m. EST) — U.S. Senator John Glenn of Ohio, the first American to circle the planet in 1962, returned to orbit today in the space shuttle Discovery, this time as, at age 77, the oldest traveler in outer space. Continue reading John Glenn, 77, becomes oldest traveler in outer space 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 1998) →

‘Quantum of Solace’ premieres in London 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 2008)

2000s, James Bond, movies 2000s


Video: 'Quantum of Solace' trailer

(Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 7:00 p.m. GMT) — Quantum of Solace, the 22nd film in the Eon Productions James Bond film series and the second to star Daniel Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond, premiered tonight at the Odeon Leicester Square cinema in London. Continue reading ‘Quantum of Solace’ premieres in London 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 2008) →

‘Handle With Care’ by Traveling Wilburys debuts at #83 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 1988)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s, The Beatles 1980s


Video: 'The Traveling Wilburys - Handle With Care'

(Saturday, October 29, 1988) — “Handle With Care” by Traveling Wilburys (featuring ex-Beatle George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty) debuted at #83 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart . Continue reading ‘Handle With Care’ by Traveling Wilburys debuts at #83 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 1988) →

‘Whenever I Call You ‘Friend”’ by Kenny Loggins peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 28 1978)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, October 28, 1978) — “Whenever I Call You ‘Friend'” by Kenny Loggins (with Stevie Nicks) peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Whenever I Call You ‘Friend”’ by Kenny Loggins peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 28 1978) →