Video: 'Nixon' (May 15, 1958, at 1:48)
(Thursday, May 15, 1958, 11:59 a.m. EDT) — Vice President Richard Nixon received a hero’s welcome today from President Dwight D. Eisenhower and other well-wishers on his return to Washington from a violence-marred tour of Latin America. Continue reading 100,000 welcome Nixon back from stormy tour 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 15 1958)
Video: 'Tragic Incidents In Venezuela Against Vice President Nixon (1958)'
(Tuesday, May 13, 1958, at about noon Venezuelan Standard Time) — A limousine carrying Vice President Richard Nixon, who was on an eight-nation tour of South America, was battered today by rocks thrown by anti-U.S. demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela. Continue reading Mob attacks Vice President Nixon in Caracas, Venezuela 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 13 1958)
(Monday, May 12, 1958) — “All I Have to Do Is Dream” by The Everly Brothers peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Selling Pop Singles in Stores chart for four consecutive weeks (May 12/19/26, June 2, 1958). Continue reading ‘All I Have to Do Is Dream’ by The Everly Brothers peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 12 1958)
(Monday, May 12, 1958) — “Skinny Minnie” by Bill Haley and his Comets peaked at #22 on today’s Billboard Top 100 Sides chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Skinny Minnie’ by Bill Haley and his Comets peaks at #22 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 12 1958)
Video: 'Korean War - PART 2, Prelude to war (1946-1947) 6.25' (May 10, 1948, at 8:20)
(Monday, May 10, 1948) — The National Alliance for the Rapid Realization of Korean Independence (NARRKI) led by Syngman Rhee won 55 of 200 seats today (the most of any party, although 85 were held by independents) as more than 95 per cent of South Korea’s 8 million eligible voters ignored Communist threats of violence and reprisal to vote in the country’s Constitutional Assembly elections. Continue reading NARKKI wins 55 seats in South Korean election 70 years ago today #OnThisDay #OTD (May 10 1948)
Video: 'Vertigo' trailer
(Friday, May 9, 1958) — Vertigo, a film noir psychological thriller film about a detective who falls for the mysterious woman he’s been hired to tail, premiered today at the Stage Door Theater in San Francisco, the movie’s setting. Continue reading Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’ premieres in San Francisco 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 9 1958)
Video: 'Nixon in Peru - 1958 | Today In History | 8 May 17'
(Thursday, May 8, 1958) — Vice President Richard Nixon, on an eight-nation tour of South America, was spat upon, grazed on the neck by a stone, shoved and booed as he marched today in Lima, Peru, into mobs of Communist-led demonstrators demanding his ouster from the country. Continue reading Vice President Nixon Nixon stoned by rioters in Lima, Peru 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 8 1958)
(Monday, April 28, 1958) — “Witch Doctor” by David Seville peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Selling Pop Singles in Stores chart for two consecutive weeks (Apr. 28, May 5, 1958). Continue reading ‘Witch Doctor’ by David Seville peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 28 1958)
(Monday, April 28, 1958) — “Wear My Ring Around Your Neck” by Elvis Presley peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Best Selling Pop Singles in Stores chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Wear My Ring Around Your Neck’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 28 1958)
Video: 'Touch of Evil' trailer
(Wednesday, April 23, 1958) — Touch of Evil, a film noir about a narcotics agent who risks his wife’s life to investigate a crooked cop, was released today in ten theaters Los Angeles. Continue reading ‘Touch of Evil’ released in Los Angeles 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 23 1958)
