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Seven found guilty in ‘Mississippi Burning’ trial 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 20 1967)

1960s, African-American Civil Rights


Image: Neshoba County Sheriff Lawrence A. Rainey, right, and deputy Cecil Price, center, pass a Meridian policeman en route to court on Oct. 11, 1967.

(Friday, October 20, 1967, 9:12 a.m. CDT; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)) — A federal jury of white Mississippians convicted Mississippi Deputy Sheriff Cecil R. Price and six other defendants today in Meridian, Mississippi, for participating in a Ku Klux Klan conspiracy to murder three young civil rights workers in 1964 in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Continue reading Seven found guilty in ‘Mississippi Burning’ trial 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 20 1967) →

Black Monday: Record plunge rocks Wall Street 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 19 1987)

1980s


Video: 'NBC Nightly News - Black Monday - 19 October 1987'

(Black Monday, October 19, 1987) — The stock market crashed today as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or 22.6 percent in value, to close at 1,738.74. Continue reading Black Monday: Record plunge rocks Wall Street 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 19 1987) →

The Beatles return to ‘Hello, Goodbye’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 19 1967)

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


Video: 'The Beatles - Hello, Goodbye (Anthology 2 [Disc 2])'

(Thursday, October 19, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-3:30 a.m. BST) — The Beatles returned to Paul McCartney’s “Hello, Goodbye” song (under the working title “Hello Hello”) tonight at EMI Studio 1 in London, adding guitar, lead/backing vocals and handclaps/”Hela, heba, heloa” vocals onto the coda, for the group’s single for the 1967 Christmas season. Continue reading The Beatles return to ‘Hello, Goodbye’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 19 1967) →

Supersonic Concorde makes first landing in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 19 1977)

1970s


Photo: Air France / British Airways Concorde landing at JFK Airport after first supersonic transatlantic flight, New York, New York, October 19, 1977.

(Wednesday, October 19, 1977, 11:09 a.m. EDT) — After a 19-month battle over noise and pollution, the supersonic Concorde airliner made its maiden flight into New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport today with modest noise, no organized demonstrators to greet it and nonpaying officials and test teams as its only passengers. Continue reading Supersonic Concorde makes first landing in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 19 1977) →

‘Looking for Mr. Goodbar’ opens in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 19 1977)

1970s, Movies 1970s, Popular Music 1970s


Video: 'Looking for Mr. Goodbar' trailer

(Wednesday, October 19, 1977, 10:30 a.m. EDT) — Looking for Mr. Goodbar, an American drama film about a dedicated schoolteacher who spends her nights cruising bars, opened today at Loews State 1 theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘Looking for Mr. Goodbar’ opens in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 19 1977) →

Jackson hits 3 HRs, Yanks win World Series 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 18 1977)

1970s, World Series


Video: '1977 World Series, Game 6: Dodgers @ Yankees'

(Thursday, October 18, 1977, at approximately 8:15 p.m.-10:33 p.m. EDT) — With Reggie Jackson hitting three home runs in his last three times at bat, the New York Yankees swept all those family feuds under the rug tonight and overpowered the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-4, to win their first World Series in 15 years. Continue reading Jackson hits 3 HRs, Yanks win World Series 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 18 1977) →

The Beatles attend ‘How I Won The War’ premiere 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 18 1967)

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


Video: 'How I Won The War' trailer

(Wednesday, October 18, 1967, evening BST) — All four Beatles, along with their wives and girlfriends, attended the world premiere of How I Won The War (featuring John Lennon as Private Gripweed) tonight at the London Pavilion (click here to watch video of the premiere). Continue reading The Beatles attend ‘How I Won The War’ premiere 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 18 1967) →

First ‘Rolling Stone’ cover features John Lennon 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 18 1967)

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

(Wednesday, October 18, 1967) — The first issue of Rolling Stone magazine, which carried a cover date of Nov. 9, 1967, and featured a photo of John Lennon of The Beatles in the film How I Won the War, rolled off the press today.

Paul McCartney debuts with John Lennon’s Quarrymen 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 18 1957)

1950s, Popular Music 1950s, The Beatles 1950s


Image: 'The Quarry Men 23 November 1957 - Saturday New Clubmoor Hall Broadway Liverpool '

(Friday, October 18, 1957) — Musicians John Lennon, 17, and Paul McCartney, 15, performed onstage together for the first time today as McCartney (playing lead guitar) debuted with the Quarrymen at the New Clubmoor Hall in Norris Green, Liverpool, England. Continue reading Paul McCartney debuts with John Lennon’s Quarrymen 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 18 1957) →

‘Jailhouse Rock’ premieres in Memphis 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 17 1957)

1950s, Elvis Presley, Movies 1950s, Popular Music 1950s


Video: 'Jailhouse Rock' trailer

(Thursday, October 17, 1957) — Elvis Presley’s third film, Jailhouse Rock, an American musical drama about a young man who becomes a rock ‘n’ roll sensation after learning to play the guitar in prison, premiered tonight at Loews State Theater in Memphis, Tennessee. Continue reading ‘Jailhouse Rock’ premieres in Memphis 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 17 1957) →