Category Archives: 1950s

Yankees beat Braves to win World Series 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 9 1958)

1950s, World Series


Video: '1958 Yankees win world series in 7th game newsreel archival footage'

(Thursday, October 9, 1958, approximately 2:00 p.m.-4:31 p.m. CDT) — The New York Yankees won the 1958 World Series today, beating the Milwaukee Braves 6-2 at County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the seventh and deciding game. Continue reading Yankees beat Braves to win World Series 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 9 1958) →

‘The Rifleman’ debuts on ABC-TV 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1958)

1950s, Television 1950s


Video: 'The Rifleman - Season 1 Episode 1 Sharpshooter'

(Tuesday, September 30, 1958, 9:00-9:30 p.m EDT) — The Rifleman, an American Western television series about the adventures of a Wild West rancher wielding a customized rapid fire Winchester rifle and his son, debuted tonight on ABC-TV. Continue reading ‘The Rifleman’ debuts on ABC-TV 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1958) →

‘It’s All in the Game’ by Tommy Edwards peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 29 1958)

1950s, Popular Music 1950s, U.S. Presidents

(Monday, September 29, 1958) — “It’s All in the Game” by Tommy Edwards peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six consecutive weeks (Sep. 29, Oct. 6/13/20/27, Nov. 3, 1958). Continue reading ‘It’s All in the Game’ by Tommy Edwards peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 29 1958) →

‘The Donna Reed Show’ debuts on ABC-TV 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1958)

1950s, Television 1950s


Video: 'THE DONNA REED SHOW (1958-1966) Opening Credits'

(Wednesday, September 24, 1958, 9:00-9:30 p.m EDT) — The Donna Reed Show, an American sitcom television series about middle-class housewife Donna Stone, her pediatrician husband and two teenage children, debuted tonight on ABC-TV. Continue reading ‘The Donna Reed Show’ debuts on ABC-TV 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1958) →

‘The Defiant Ones’ opens in New York City 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1958)

1950s, Movies 1950s


Video: 'The Defiant Ones' trailer

(Wednesday, September 24, 1958, doors scheduled to open at 9:30 a.m. EDT) — The Defiant Ones , a crime film which tells the story of two escaped prisoners, one white and one black, who are shackled together and who must co-operate in order to survive, opened today at Victoria Theatre in New York City. Continue reading ‘The Defiant Ones’ opens in New York City 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1958) →

Martin Luther King Jr. stabbed, nearly dies 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 20 1958)

1950s, African-American Civil Rights


Video: 'If MLK Sneezed (MLK's Last Speech)'

(Saturday, September 20, 1958, 3:30 p.m. EDT; during the Civil rights movement) — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., an African-American civil rights leader who urges his race to practice non-violent resistance to segregation, was stabbed today by an African-American woman in Blumstein’s department store in Harlem. Continue reading Martin Luther King Jr. stabbed, nearly dies 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 20 1958) →