Daily Archives: August 28, 2023

U.S. President John F. Kennedy meets with civil rights leaders following March on Washington 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1963)

1960s, African-American Civil Rights, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'August 28, 1963 - President John F. Kennedy meets with the leaders of the March On Washington'

(Wednesday, August 28, 1963, 5:00-6:12 p.m. EDT; during the civil rights movement) — Following the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, highlighted by the “I Have A Dream” speech delivered by American civil rights activist and Baptist minister Martin Luther King Jr., 10 leaders of the event walked over to the White House today for a 72-minute meeting with President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Oval Office. Continue reading U.S. President John F. Kennedy meets with civil rights leaders following March on Washington 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1963) →

Martin Luther King Jr. delivers ‘I Have a Dream’ speech during March on Washington 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1963)

1960s, African-American Civil Rights


Video: 'Martin Luther King | I Have A Dream Speech | August 28, 1963, Full Speech'

(Wednesday, August 28, 1963, approximately 3:00 p.m. EDT; during the civil rights movement) — American civil rights activist and Baptist minister Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech today from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Continue reading Martin Luther King Jr. delivers ‘I Have a Dream’ speech during March on Washington 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1963) →

The Beatles are interviewed for BBC documentary ‘The Mersey Sound’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1963)

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


Video: 'The Mersey Sound - Full Documentary - Featuring The Beatles - 9 October 1963' (Aug. 28, 1963, at 15:00-15:20/17:54-22:03/22:39-22:44/22:54-23:29/26:59-28:12)

(Wednesday, August 28, 1963) — The Beatles were filmed today for a second day for the BBC documentary The Mersey Sound in a dressing room at the BBC’s Dickenson Road studio in Manchester, England. Continue reading The Beatles are interviewed for BBC documentary ‘The Mersey Sound’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1963) →