Monthly Archives: December 2018

‘Crosstown Traffic’ by The Jimi Hendrix Experience peaks at #52 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(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) →

The Monkees’ ‘Head’ soundtrack LP debuts at #162 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Monkees


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) →

Astronauts speed toward moon as Apollo 8 leaves Earth’s orbit 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)

1960s, space exploration


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) →

Apollo 8 launched on mission to orbit moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)

1960s, space exploration


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) →

Zodiac Killer’s first confirmed victims murdered 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 20 1968)

1960s


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) →

‘Once Upon a Time in the West’ premieres in Rome 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 20 1968)

1960s, Movies 1960s


Video: 'Once Upon a Time in the West' trailer

(Friday, December 20, 1968) — Once Upon a Time in the West, an epic Spaghetti Western film about a mail-order bride who enlists an outlaw and a mystery man to help protect her land from a ruthless cattleman, premiered today in Rome. Continue reading ‘Once Upon a Time in the West’ premieres in Rome 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 20 1968) →

President Clinton impeached, faces a Senate trial 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 19 1998)

1990s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'The President impeachment. Bill Clinton 1998 impeachment on CBS news with Dan Rather, a look back'

(Saturday, December 19, 1998, 1:22 p.m. EST; during the Impeachment of Bill Clinton) — U.S. President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, was impeached on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice today by a Republican-controlled House of Representatives, which recommended virtually along party lines that the Senate remove the nation’s 42nd President from office. Continue reading President Clinton impeached, faces a Senate trial 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 19 1998) →

Peter Tork performs final duty as a Monkee 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 17 1968)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Monkees


Video: 'The Monkees - 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee (Complete TV Special)' (Dec. 17, 1968, audio at 51:37)

(Tuesday, December 17, 1968, 7:30-10:30 p.m. PST) — Peter Tork performed his final duty as a member of 1960s incarnation of The Monkees today at Wally Heider Studio 3 in Hollywood, recording vocals and playing banjo on an off-kilter rendition of the standard “California Here I Come,” for the closing credits of the band’s next TV special “33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee,” which would air Apr. 14, 1969, on NBC. Continue reading Peter Tork performs final duty as a Monkee 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 17 1968) →

‘Candy’ premieres in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 16 1968)

1960s, Movies 1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'Candy' trailer

(Monday, December 16, 1968, scheduled for 8:30 p.m. EST) — Candy, a sex farce film about a college girl who seeks truth and meaning in life, premiered tonight at the Astor Theatre at 1537 Broadway, at West 45th Street in Times Square in New York City. Continue reading ‘Candy’ premieres in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 16 1968) →