Monthly Archives: March 2022

The Doors perform at Painters Mill Music Theatre in Owings Mills, Maryland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 3 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Doors


Video: 'The Doors - Live @ Painters Mill Music Fair

(Friday, March 3, 1972, following the 8:00 p.m. EST scheduled start time for opening acts Badfinger and David Pomeranz) — Nearly eight months after lead singer Jim Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in Paris, the surviving members of the American rock group The Doors — keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore — performed tonight at Painters Mill Music Theatre in Owings Mills, Maryland. Continue reading The Doors perform at Painters Mill Music Theatre in Owings Mills, Maryland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 3 1972) →

Wilt Chamberlain scores NBA record 100 points in one game 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1962)

1960s


Video: 'Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single game'

(Friday, March 2, 1962, evening EST) — Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points tonight for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169-147 victory over the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania, an NBA record that still stands. Continue reading Wilt Chamberlain scores NBA record 100 points in one game 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1962) →

‘To Serve Man’ episode airs on ‘The Twilight Zone’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1962)

1960s, Television 1960s

Video: 'To Serve Man' extended clip

(Friday, March 2, 1962, 10:00 p.m. EST) — The Kanamits, 9 foot tall aliens with ulterior motives, come to Earth, promising peace and sharing technology in “To Serve Man,” tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV anthology series The Twilight Zone (1959). Continue reading ‘To Serve Man’ episode airs on ‘The Twilight Zone’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1962) →

The Doors perform at C.W. Post Auditorium on Long Island, New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Doors


Video: 'THE DOORS: Greenvale, NY (March 2, 1972), full show without Jim Morrison'

(Thursday, March 2, 1972, following the 8:00 p.m. EST scheduled start time for opening acts Badfinger and unknown artist) — Nearly eight months after lead singer Jim Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in Paris, the surviving members of the American rock group The Doors — keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore — performed tonight at C.W. Post Auditorium on the campus of C.W. Post College in Greenvale, New York. Continue reading The Doors perform at C.W. Post Auditorium on Long Island, New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1972) →

Lindbergh baby kidnapped from home of parents on farm near Princeton, New Jersey 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 1 1932)

1930s


Video: 'Newsreel 'Nation aroused at revolting kidnapping of Lindbergh Baby, Hopewell N.J' HD Stock Footage'

(Tuesday, March 1, 1932, between 8:00-10:00 p.m. EST; during the Lindbergh kidnapping) — Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of Charles A. Lindbergh, pilot of the world’s first non-stop transatlantic flight, was abducted tonight from the crib in the upper floor of the Lindberghs’ home, Highfields, in East Amwell, New Jersey, about 13 miles northwest of Princeton. Continue reading Lindbergh baby kidnapped from home of parents on farm near Princeton, New Jersey 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 1 1932) →