(Saturday, November 16, 1963) — “500 Miles” by Bobby Bare peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘500 Miles’ by Bobby Bare peaks at #10 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 16 1963)
Category Archives: 1960s
President John F. Kennedy denounces Soviet arrest of U.S. professor in what would turn out to be his 64th and last press conference 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 14 1963)
Video: 'President John F. Kennedy's 64th News Conference, November 14, 1963'
(Thursday, November 14, 1963, 11:00-11:30 a.m. EST; during the Cold War) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy asserted forcefully today that Yale Prof. Frederick C. Barghoorn was “innocent of any intelligence mission” in the Soviet Union and demanded his prompt release. Continue reading President John F. Kennedy denounces Soviet arrest of U.S. professor in what would turn out to be his 64th and last press conference 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 14 1963)
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The Beatles perform first of two shows at ABC Cinema in Plymouth 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 13 1963)
Video: 'The Beatles Live At The ABC Cinema, Plymouth, UK (Wednesday 13th November 1963)'
(Wednesday, November 13, 1963, the shows were scheduled to begin at 6:15 and 8:30 p.m. GMT) — The Beatles performed tonight at ABC Cinema in Plymouth, a port city in Devon, southwest England, on the 10th date of the band’s 1963 Autumn Tour. Continue reading The Beatles perform first of two shows at ABC Cinema in Plymouth 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 13 1963)
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The Beatles interviewed for ITV’s ‘Move Over, Dad’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 13 1963)
Video: 'The Beatles Outside Askers Road House Hotel, Bridport - Color Home Movie - 13 November 1963'
(Wednesday, November 13, 1963, afternoon GMT) — Prior to their evening concert at the ABC Cinema in Plymouth, The Beatles were interviewed today for the ITV show Move Over, Dad by presenter Stuart Hutchison at Westward Television Studios in Plymouth, for broadcast on Nov. 16, 1963, at 5:15 p.m. GMT. Continue reading The Beatles interviewed for ITV’s ‘Move Over, Dad’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 13 1963)
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The Beatles interviewed for Southern Television’s ‘Day by Day’ show 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 12 1963)
Video: 'The Beatles Interviewed In Their Dressing Room At Guild Hall, Portsmouth - Day By Day - 12 Nov. 1963'
(Tuesday, November 12, 1963, afternoon GMT) — The Beatles, including a queasy Paul McCartney, were interviewed today in their dressing room at Guildhall in Portsmouth by Jeremy James for broadcast at 6:05 p.m. on Southern Television’s Day by Day. Continue reading The Beatles interviewed for Southern Television’s ‘Day by Day’ show 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 12 1963)
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The Beatles perform first of two shows at Granada Cinema in East Ham, London 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1963)
Video: 'The Beatles Live At Granada Cinema, East Ham (9 November 1963)'
(Saturday, November 9, 1963, 6:45 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. GMT) — The Beatles performed tonight at the Granada Cinema in East Ham, London, on the eighth date of the rock music band’s 1963 Autumn Tour. Continue reading The Beatles perform first of two shows at Granada Cinema in East Ham, London 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1963)
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‘It’s All Right by The Impressions peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1963)
(Saturday, November 9, 1963) — “It’s All Right” by The Impressions peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘It’s All Right by The Impressions peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1963)
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‘We Shall Overcome’ by Joan Baez peaks at #90 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1963)
(Saturday, November 9, 1963) — “We Shall Overcome” by Joan Baez peaked at #90 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘We Shall Overcome’ by Joan Baez peaks at #90 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1963)
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Beatles cross into Northern Ireland, interviewed for ‘Ulster News’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 8 1963)
Video: 'The Beatles Car Breaks Down In Belfast, Ireland - Color Home Movie - 8 November 1963'
(Friday, November 8, 1963; afternoon GMT) — The Beatles were interviewed today in Killeen by Jimmy Robinson for Ulster News, shortly after the rock music band from Liverpool, England, crossed the border while being driven from Dublin in the Republic of Ireland to Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the seventh stop the group’s 1963 Autumn Tour. Continue reading Beatles cross into Northern Ireland, interviewed for ‘Ulster News’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 8 1963)
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‘It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World’ epic comedy film premieres in Hollywood 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1963)
Video: ‘It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World’ trailer
(Thursday, November 7, 1963) — It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, an epic comedy film about the madcap pursuit of a suitcase full of stolen cash by a colorful group of strangers, premiered tonight at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, California. Continue reading ‘It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World’ epic comedy film premieres in Hollywood 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1963)
