Video: 'Candide (original Broadway cast)'
(Saturday, December 1, 1956, 8:00 p.m. EST) — The Leonard Bernstein musical Candide, based on the story by Voltaire, opened tonight on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre — directed by Tyrone Guthrie and conducted by Samuel Krachmalnick. Continue reading ‘Candide’ musical opens on Broadway 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 1 1956)
Video: 'Bells Are Ringing (Original Broadway Cast)' (16 videos)
(Thursday, November 29, 1956, 7:30 p.m. EST) — Bells Are Ringing, a musical that revolves around Ella (Judy Holliday), who works at an answering service, and the characters that she meets there, opened tonight on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre, directed by Jerome Robbins and choreographed by Robbins and Bob Fosse.
Video: 'The Ed Sullivan Show - Vol. 1 (Hosted by Carol Burnett)' (Nov. 25, 1956, at 13:43)
(Sunday, November 25, 1956, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Teresa Brewer performed “Gonna Get Along Without You Now” and Maria Callas performed “Vissi d’arte” from Tosca on tonight’s edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading Teresa Brewer, Maria Callas perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1956)
Video: 'Melbourne 1956 | Opening Ceremony'
(Thursday, November 22, 1956, 10:30 a.m. AEST) — The Duke of Edinburgh opened the 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, today at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) stadium in Melbourne, Australia. Continue reading 1956 Summer Olympics open in Melbourne, Australia 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 22 1956)
Video: '1956 Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill - Sullivan Show'
(Sunday, November 18, 1956, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Fats Domino performed “Blueberry Hill” tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading Fats Domino performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 18 1956)
Video: 'Love Me Tender' trailer
(Thursday, November 15, 1956, 8:00 a.m. EST) — Elvis Presley’s film debut, Love Me Tender, an American black-and-white CinemaScope motion picture about three brothers who unwittingly become outlaws after robbing a train the day after peacetime, premiered today at the Paramount Theater in New York City.
Directed by Robert D. Webb and Stanley Hough, the film also starred Richard Egan and Debra Paget.
Video: 'Browder v Gayle: The Most Important Civil Rights Case You Never Heard Of'
(Tuesday, November 13, 1956; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)) — In Browder v. Gayle, the U.S. Supreme Court today struck down state and municipal laws requiring segregation of races on public city and state buses in Montgomery, Alabama, leading to the end of the Montgomery Bus Boycott on Dec. 20, 1956, after 381 days. Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court rules segregated public transportation unconstitutional 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 13 1956)
(Saturday, November 10, 1956) — “True Love” by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for one week.
(Saturday, November 10, 1956) — “I Walk the Line” by Johnny Cash peaked at #17 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
Video: 'The Ten Commandments' trailer
(Thursday, November 8, 1956, 8:00 p.m. EST) — The Ten Commandments, a biblical epic film about the Egyptian Prince, Moses, who learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people, premiered tonight at New York City’s Criterion Theatre. Continue reading ‘The Ten Commandments’ premieres in New York City 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 8 1956)
