(Saturday, October 6, 1962) — “It Might As Well Rain Until September” by Carole King peaked at #22 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘It Might As Well Rain Until September’ by Carole King peaks at #22 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 6 1962)
Category Archives: 1960s
‘Dr. No,’ first James Bond feature film, premieres in London 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 5 1962)
Video: 'Dr. No' trailer
(Friday, October 5, 1962, evening British Summer Time) — Dr. No, the first feature film in the James Bond series about a fictional secret agent — created by British novelist Ian Fleming in 1953 — who works for the UK’s foreign intelligence service commonly known as MI6 under the codename 007, license to kill, premiered tonight at the 1,186-seat London Pavilion, Piccadilly Circus. Continue reading ‘Dr. No,’ first James Bond feature film, premieres in London 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 5 1962)
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The Beatles release their first single ‘Love Me Do’/’P.S. I Love You’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 5 1962)
Video: 'Love Me Do'
(Friday, October 5, 1962) — “Love Me Do,” the official debut single by the English rock band The Beatles, backed by “P.S. I Love You,” was released today in the United Kingdom on Parlophone. Continue reading The Beatles release their first single ‘Love Me Do’/’P.S. I Love You’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 5 1962)
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‘The Saint’ British mystery spy thriller television series starring Roger Moore debuts on ITV 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 4 1962)
Video: 'The Saint: Season 1 Episode 1 - The Talented Husband (Full Episode)' (Oct. 4, 1962)
(Thursday, October 4, 1962, 8:00 p.m. Brtish Summer Time) — The Saint, a British mystery spy thriller television series based on the literary character Simon Templar that was created by Leslie Charteris in the 1920s and featured in many novels over the years, premiered tonight on ITV. Continue reading ‘The Saint’ British mystery spy thriller television series starring Roger Moore debuts on ITV 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 4 1962)
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Wally Schirra launched into space from Cape Canaveral for longest U.S. manned orbital flight yet 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 3 1962)
Video: 'American In Orbit - Stage III' (launch at 1:12:50)
(Wednesday, October 3, 1962, 8:15:12-5:28:22 p.m. EDT; during the crewed Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) space mission, part of NASA’s Mercury program) — Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. was launched into space this morning from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and whizzed around the earth six times through space with robot precision in the Sigma 7 spacecraft before landing safely in the Pacific Ocean. Continue reading Wally Schirra launched into space from Cape Canaveral for longest U.S. manned orbital flight yet 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 3 1962)
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‘The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson’ late-night television talk show debuts on NBC 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 1 1962)
Video: 'The Very First Show of The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (10/01/1962)'
(Monday, October 1, 1962, 11:15 p.m. EDT) — The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, an American late-night talk show hosted by Johnny Carson, the third iteration of The Tonight Show franchise, debuted tonight on NBC. Continue reading ‘The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson’ late-night television talk show debuts on NBC 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 1 1962)
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The Beach Boys release first studio album, ‘Surfin’ Safari,’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 1 1962)
Video: 'The Beach Boys- Surfin’ Safari Album (12 videos)
(Monday, October 1, 1962) — Surfin’ Safari, the debut album by the American rock band The Beach Boys, was released today on Capitol Records. Continue reading The Beach Boys release first studio album, ‘Surfin’ Safari,’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 1 1962)
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James Meredith enrolls as first black student following 15-hour riot at ‘Ole Miss’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 1 1962)
Video: 'Oct. 1, 1962 - James Meredith Enrolls at the University of Mississippi'
(Monday, October 1, 1962, 8:15-9:10 a.m. EDT; just after the Ole Miss riot of 1962, part of the American Civil Rights Movement) — Escorted by U.S. Marshals, James Meredith, the first Black student to enroll at the all-white University of Mississippi, registered for classes this morning as federal troops, and federalized units of the Mississippi National Guard quelled a 15-hour riot. Continue reading James Meredith enrolls as first black student following 15-hour riot at ‘Ole Miss’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 1 1962)
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President Kennedy urges Mississippi to obey federal law and bring an end to desegregation crisis 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1962)
Video: 'John F. Kennedy's Address on the Situation at the University of Mississippi. September 30, 1962'
(Sunday, September 30, 1962, 10:00 p.m. EDT; during the Ole Miss riot of 1962, part of the Civil rights movement) — As rioting intensified tonight in anticipation of the enrollment of James Meredith as the first African-American student at the University of Mississippi, U.S. President John F. Kennedy appealed to the students and the people of Mississippi tonight to comply peacefully with federal law and bring the desegregation crisis to an end. Continue reading President Kennedy urges Mississippi to obey federal law and bring an end to desegregation crisis 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1962)
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Rioting breaks out at all-white ‘Ole Miss’ as first African-American student prepares to enroll 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1962)
Video: 'video Ole Miss Campus Riots'
(Sunday, September 30, 1962, 8:15 p.m. EDT; during the Ole Miss riot of 1962, part of the Civil rights movement) — Rioting broke out tonight at the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford after James Meredith, a Black student, was escorted by 24 federal marshals to his guarded dormitory one day before his enrollment as the first African-American admitted to “Ole Miss.” Continue reading Rioting breaks out at all-white ‘Ole Miss’ as first African-American student prepares to enroll 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1962)
