(Monday, June 5, 1961) — “Running Scared” by Roy Orbison peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Running Scared’ by Roy Orbison peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 5 1961)
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‘I Feel So Bad’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 5 1961)
(Monday, June 5, 1961) — “I Feel So Bad” by Elvis Presley (recorded Sunday, March 12, 1961 in RCA Studio B, in Nashville) peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I Feel So Bad’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 5 1961)
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‘It will be a cold winter’: Kennedy, Khrushchev exchange war threats as two-day Cold War summit ends in Vienna 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 4 1961)
Video: 'CBS News: Kennedy/Khrushchev summit (1961)' (aired June 4, 1961, at 6:00 p.m. EDT)
(Sunday, June 4, 1961, 3:15 p.m. Central European Time; during the Cold War) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev concluded their two-day summit in Vienna, Austria, today, exchanging threats of war. Continue reading ‘It will be a cold winter’: Kennedy, Khrushchev exchange war threats as two-day Cold War summit ends in Vienna 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 4 1961)
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Kennedy, Khrushchev meet in Vienna for tense two-day Cold War summit 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1961)
Video: 'CBS News: Kennedy/Khrushchev summit (1961)' (aired June 4, 1961, at 6:00 p.m. EDT)
(Saturday, June 3, 1961, 12:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m. Central European Time; during the Cold War) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev began a two-day summit today in Vienna, Austria, meeting for about four hours in total at the U.S. Embassy to discuss numerous issues in the relationship between their countries. Continue reading Kennedy, Khrushchev meet in Vienna for tense two-day Cold War summit 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1961)
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‘Travelin’ Man’ by Ricky Nelson peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 29 1961)
(Monday, May 29, 1961) — “Travelin’ Man” by Ricky Nelson peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two non-consecutive weeks (May 29, June 12, 1961). Continue reading ‘Travelin’ Man’ by Ricky Nelson peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 29 1961)
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President Kennedy aims to put an American on the Moon ‘before this decade is out’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 25 1961)
Video: 'President Kennedy's "Moon Address" to Congress, May 25, 1961'
(Thursday, May 25, 1961, 12:30-1:00 p.m. EDT) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy, addressing a joint session of the Congress today, declared “I believe this nation should commit itself, to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the earth.” Continue reading President Kennedy aims to put an American on the Moon ‘before this decade is out’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 25 1961)
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‘Mother-in-Law’ by Ernie K-Doe peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1961)
(Monday, May 22, 1961) — “Mother-in-Law” by Ernie K-Doe peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart today for one week.
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‘The Touchables In Brooklyn’ by Dickie Goodman peaks at #42 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1961)
(Monday, May 22, 1961) — “The Touchables in Brooklyn” by Dickie Goodman peaked at #42 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Flaming Star’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #14 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 15 1961)
(Monday, May 15, 1961) — “Flaming Star” by Elvis Presley peaked today at #14 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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Freedom Riders attacked by violent white mob in Anniston, Alabama 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 14 1961)
Video: 'The Heinous 1961 KKK Attack on the Freedom Riders'
(Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 14, 1961, shortly after 1:00 p.m. CDT; part of the Civil Rights Movement) — A group of civil rights activists known as the Freedom Riders, traveling by Greyhound bus from Washington, D.C., to New Orleans, were met by a white mob today in Anniston, Alabama.
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