Category Archives: 1950s

‘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) →

‘West Side Story’ Broadway cast perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1958)

1950s, Broadway, Popular Music 1950s, Television 1950s


Video: 'West Side Story "Cool" on The Ed Sullivan Show'

(Sunday, September 14, 1958, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — The Broadway cast of West Side Story performed “Cool” on tonight’s 11th season premiere of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show live from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading ‘West Side Story’ Broadway cast perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1958) →

‘Wanted Dead or Alive’ debuts on CBS-TV 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 1958)

1950s, Television 1950s


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) →

‘Volare’ by Dean Martin peaks at #15 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1958)

1950s, Popular Music 1950s

(Monday, September 1, 1958) — “Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)” by Dean Martin With Orchestra Conducted By Gus Levene peaked at #15 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Volare’ by Dean Martin peaks at #15 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1958) →