(Monday, April 21, 1958) — “The Book of Love” by The Monotones peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Top 100 Sides chart for one week. Continue reading ‘The Book of Love’ by The Monotones peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 21 1958)
Category Archives: 1950s
North Korea conference opposes UN election 70 years ago today #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 19 1948)
Video: 'Korean War - PART 2, Prelude to war (1946-1947) 6.25' (Apr. 19-22, 1948, at 7:29)
(Monday, April 19, 1948) — The North Korean People’s Committee convened a meeting for Korean leaders from both zones of occupation today at Moranbong Theater in Pyongyang, the capital of the Soviet occupation zone, ostensibly to find a Korean solution for Korea’s problems. Continue reading North Korea conference opposes UN election 70 years ago today #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 19 1948)
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‘Playhouse 90’ wins four Emmys 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 15 1958)
Video: ''The Comedian' (aired February 14, 1957)
(Tuesday, April 15, 1958, 7:00-8:30 p.m. PST) — Playhouse 90, an American television anthology drama series, won four awards tonight at the 10th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Best Dramatic Anthology Series and Best Single Program of the Year (“The Comedian”). Continue reading ‘Playhouse 90’ wins four Emmys 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 15 1958)
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‘He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands’ by Laurie London peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 14 1958)
(Monday, April 28, 1958) — “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” by Laurie London peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for four consecutive weeks (Apr. 14/21/28, May 5, 1958). Continue reading ‘He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands’ by Laurie London peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 14 1958)
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‘Don’t You Just Know It’ by Huey ‘Piano’ Smith and The Clowns peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 14 1958)
(Monday, April 14, 1958) — “Don’t You Just Know It” by Huey ‘Piano’ Smith and The Clowns peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Top 100 Sides chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Don’t You Just Know It’ by Huey ‘Piano’ Smith and The Clowns peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 14 1958)
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‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ episode airs on ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1958)
Video: 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents Lamb to the Slaughter. (1958) - YouTube'
(Sunday, April 13, 1958, 9:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. EST) — A woman’s police officer husband comes home and announces that he is leaving her and their unborn child for another woman on tonight’s episode of the CBS television anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Continue reading ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ episode airs on ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1958)
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New York Yankees stars sing on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1958)
Video: 'New York Yankees Stars Sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" - 1958'
(Sunday, April 13, 1958, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — New York Yankees stars Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle and Bill Skowron sang Jack Norworth’s “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” on tonight’s edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show live from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading New York Yankees stars sing on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1958)
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‘Hey Boy’s Revenge’ episode airs on ‘Have Gun – Will Travel’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 12 1958)
Video: 'Have Gun - Will Travel S01 31. Hey Boy's Revenge'
(Saturday, April 12, 1958, 9:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. EST) — Paladin’s houseboy Hey Boy is put in jail for trying to avenge his brother’s death on tonight’s episode of the CBS American Western television series Have Gun – Will Travel. Continue reading ‘Hey Boy’s Revenge’ episode airs on ‘Have Gun – Will Travel’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 12 1958)
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‘Maybe Baby’ by The Crickets peaks at #17 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 7 1958)
(Monday, April 7, 1958) — “Maybe Baby” by (Buddy Holly and) The Crickets peaked at #17 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Maybe Baby’ by The Crickets peaks at #17 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 7 1958)
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Lana Turner’s daughter murders movie star’s boyfriend 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1958)
Video: 'Inside a Hollywood Scandal: The Cheryl Crane Story'
(Good Friday, April 4, 1958, at about 9:25 p.m. PST) — Johnny Stompanato, 32, a bodyguard and enforcer for gangster Mickey Cohen and the Cohen crime family and the boyfriend of actress Lana Turner, was stabbed to death tonight at Turner’s house in Beverly Hills, California, by Turner’s teenage daughter, Cheryl Crane, who said she did it to defend her mother from a vicious beating by Stompanato. Continue reading Lana Turner’s daughter murders movie star’s boyfriend 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1958)
