Video: 'Pan Am Flight 103 taken down in 1988 bombing'
(Wednesday, December 21, 1988, 19:02:50 UTC) — 270 people were killed tonight when a terrorist bomb exploded aboard a Pan Am Boeing 747 over Lockerbie, Scotland, sending wreckage crashing to the ground. Continue reading 270 people killed as Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1988)
(Saturday, December 21, 1968) — “Both Sides, Now” by Judy Collins peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Both Sides, Now’ by Judy Collins peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)
(Saturday, December 21, 1968) — “Crosstown Traffic” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience peaked at #52 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Crosstown Traffic’ by The Jimi Hendrix Experience peaks at #52 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)
Video: 'Head (Deluxe Edition)' (original LP first 14 videos)
(Saturday, December 21, 1968) — Head, the soundtrack to the film Head, the only theatrical release by The Monkees, debuted at #162 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart. Continue reading The Monkees’ ‘Head’ soundtrack LP debuts at #162 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)
Video: 'Apollo 8 CBS' (Apollo 8 leaves Earth's orbit on video #13 at 2:10)
(Saturday, December 21, 1968, 15:47:05 UTC) — The three astronauts of Apollo 8 soared through the black emptiness of space today their way to man’s first rendezvous with the moon. Continue reading Astronauts speed toward moon as Apollo 8 leaves Earth’s orbit 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)
Video: 'Apollo 8 CBS' (Apollo 8 launches on video #5 at 6:09)
(Saturday, December 21, 1968, 12:51:00 UTC) — The three astronauts of Apollo 8 — Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders — were launched this morning from Cape Kennedy, Florida, to become the first manned spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit, reach the Earth’s Moon, orbit it and return safely to Earth. Continue reading Apollo 8 launched on mission to orbit moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)
Video: 'The Zodiac Killer - Serial Killer Documentary' (Dec. 20, 1968, at 0:38)
(Friday, December 20, 1968, shortly after 11:00 p.m. PST) — High school students Betty Lou Jensen and David Faraday were shot and killed tonight while parked along Lake Herman Road near Benicia, California, becoming the first confirmed victims of the Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who operated in Northern California from at least the late 1960s to the early 1970s. Continue reading Zodiac Killer’s first confirmed victims murdered 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 20 1968)
