Video: 'The Doors Live in London Sep 6th 1968 Late Show'
(Saturday, September 7, 1968, 2:30 a.m. BST scheduled start time) — The Doors performed tonight at the Roundhouse in London with approximately 2,500 in attendance. Continue reading The Doors perform in London 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 7 1968)
Video: '01. Wanted Dead or Alive Season 1 Episode 01 - The Martin Poster'
(Saturday, September 6, 1958, 8:30-9:00 p.m EDT) — Wanted Dead or Alive, an American Western television series about a bounty hunter, debuted tonight on CBS-TV, starring Steve McQueen. Continue reading ‘Wanted Dead or Alive’ debuts on CBS-TV 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 1958)
Video: 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Remastered 2009)'
(Friday, September 6, 1968, 7:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m. BST) — The Beatles completed recording George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” at EMI Studio 2 in London tonight, adding numerous overdubs including Eric Clapton’s guitar solo. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 1968)
Video: 'The Doors Are Open Part 3' (Sep. 6, 1968, at 6:36)
(Friday, September 6, 1968) — The Doors held a soundcheck today at London’s Roundhouse, where the band would make their European debut tonight with the first of four shows in two nights. Continue reading The Doors hold soundcheck at London’s Roundhouse 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 1968)
(Saturday, September 6, 2008) — “Whatever You Like” by T.I. peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for seven non-consecutive weeks (Sep. 6/13/20, Oct. 4/11, Nov. 1/8, 2008). Continue reading ‘Whatever You Like’ by T.I. peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 2008)
(Thursday, September 5, 1918, at approximately 2:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m. CDT) — Game 1 of the 1918 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs began today at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Continue reading Only World Series played entirely in September begins 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 5 1918)
Video: 'The Beatles - Recording Session, September 5 1968'
(Thursday, September 5, 1968, 7:00 p.m.-3:45 a.m. BST) — The Beatles worked on two versions of George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” at EMI Studio 2 in London tonight. Continue reading The Beatles work on ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 5 1968)
(Saturday, September 5, 1998) — “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for four consecutive weeks (Sept. 5/12/19/26, 1998). Continue reading ‘I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing’ by Aerosmith peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 5 1998)
Video: 'Sen. John McCain's full speech to the RNC'
(Thursday, September 4, 2008, 9:12 p.m. CDT; during the 2008 Republican National Convention) — Senator John McCain of Arizona accepted the Republican presidential nomination tonight at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with a pledge to move the nation beyond “partisan rancor” and narrow self-interest. Continue reading McCain accepts Republican POTUS nomination 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 4 2008)
Video: 'Nixon American experience' (Sep. 4, 1968, at 1:05:42)
(Wednesday, September 4, 1968, scheduled for noon CDT; during the campaign for United States presidential election of 1968) — In contrast to the disturbances that marred the Democratic National Convention in Chicago the previous week, Chicagoans by the hundreds of thousands turned out today to greet Republican presidential nominee Richard M. Nixon, his wife and his daughters as they drove through the streets under a relentless and occasionally dangerous blizzard of confetti. Continue reading 400,000 welcome Nixon in Chicago this hour 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 4 1968)
