Category Archives: 1950s

‘Over the Mountain; Across the Sea’ by Johnnie & Joe peaks at #8 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 22 1957)

1950s, Popular Music 1950s

(Monday, July 22, 1957) — “Over the Mountain; Across the Sea” by Johnnie & Joe peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Top 100 chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Over the Mountain; Across the Sea’ by Johnnie & Joe peaks at #8 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 22 1957) →

John Glenn sets transcontinental speed record 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 16 1957)

1950s


Video: 'John Glenn's Transcontinental Record (1957)'

(Tuesday, July 16, 1957, 6:04:12.2 a.m. PDT-12:27:20.6 EDT) — Marine Maj. John Glenn set a transcontinental speed record today by flying a F8U-1P Crusader jet from Los Angeles, California, to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn New York in three hours, 23 minutes and 8.4 seconds. Continue reading John Glenn sets transcontinental speed record 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 16 1957) →

‘An Affair to Remember’ premieres in New York City 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1957)

1950s, Movies 1950s


Video: 'An Affair to Remember' trailer

(Thursday, July 11, 1957, evening EDT) — An Affair to Remember, an American romance film about a couple who fall in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building, premiered tonight aboard the SS Constitution moored in New York City. Continue reading ‘An Affair to Remember’ premieres in New York City 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1957) →

‘(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 8 1957)

1950s, Elvis Presley, Movies 1950s, Popular Music 1950s

(Monday, July 8, 1957) — “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” by Elvis Presley peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for seven consecutive weeks (July 8/15/22/29, Aug. 5/12/19, 1957). Continue reading ‘(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 8 1957) →

Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum dedicated 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 6 1957)

1950s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Truman Library Dedication 1957/7/8'

(Saturday, July 6, 1957, afternoon CDT) — The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, a presidential library and future resting place of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953), was dedicated today in Independence, Missouri, with former President Herbert Hoover, Chief Justice Earl Warren and former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt among those in attendance. Continue reading Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum dedicated 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 6 1957) →

Lennon and McCartney meet at garden fete in Liverpool 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 6 1957)

1950s, Popular Music 1950s, The Beatles 1950s


Video: 'How Lennon Met McCartney'

(Saturday, July 6, 1957, late afternoon BST) — John Lennon, 16, first met Paul McCartney, 15, today when Lennon’s band, the Quarrymen skiffle group, performed at the garden fete of St. Peter’s Church in Woolton, Liverpool. Continue reading Lennon and McCartney meet at garden fete in Liverpool 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 6 1957) →