Category Archives: 1960s

Former VP Richard Nixon denounces media as biased in ‘last press conference,’ declaring ‘you don’t have Nixon to kick around anymore’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1962)

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Video: 'Nixon's Bitter Concession Speech'

(Wednesday, November 7, 1962, morning PST; during Richard Nixon’s November 1962 press conference following the 1962 California gubernatorial election) — The day after losing his bid for governor of California to Democratic incumbent Pat Brown by 51.9 to 46.9 percent, a bitter former Vice President Richard Nixon lashed out at reporters today at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, proclaiming that “you don’t have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference.” Continue reading Former VP Richard Nixon denounces media as biased in ‘last press conference,’ declaring ‘you don’t have Nixon to kick around anymore’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1962) →

JFK’s youngest brother, Ted Kennedy, 30, elected to U.S. Senate, defeating George Cabot Lodge 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 6 1962)

1960s


Video: '1962 George Cabot Lodge and Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts Senatorial Race'

(Tuesday, November 6, 1962) — President John F. Kennedy’s youngest brother, Ted Kennedy, 30, scored a decisive victory today over Republican George C. Lodge, son of Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., who lost re-election to the Senate in 1952 to JFK, to win a special election in Massachusetts to fill the vacant seat previously held by his brother, John, who had taken office as the U.S. president. Continue reading JFK’s youngest brother, Ted Kennedy, 30, elected to U.S. Senate, defeating George Cabot Lodge 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 6 1962) →

‘He’s a Rebel’ by The Crystals peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1962)

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(Saturday, November 3, 1962) — “He’s a Rebel” by The Crystals peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Nov. 3/10, 1962). Continue reading ‘He’s a Rebel’ by The Crystals peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1962) →

‘Only Love Can Break a Heart’ by Gene Pitney peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1962)

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(Saturday, November 3, 1962) — “Only Love Can Break a Heart” by Gene Pitney peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Only Love Can Break a Heart’ by Gene Pitney peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1962) →

‘Working for the Man’ by Roy Orbison peaks at #33 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1962)

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(Saturday, November 3, 1962) — “Working for the Man” by Roy Orbison peaked at #33 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Working for the Man’ by Roy Orbison peaks at #33 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1962) →

U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces that Soviet missile bases in Cuba were being dismantled 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 2 1962)

1960s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'November 2, 1962 - President Kennedy's Remarks on the Dismantling of Soviet Missile Bases in Cuba'

(Friday, November 2, 1962, 5:30 p.m. EST; after the Cuban missile crisis, part of the Cold War) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy reported to the nation tonight that Soviet missile bases in Cuba were being dismantled and “progress is now being made toward the restoration of peace in the Caribbean.” Continue reading U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces that Soviet missile bases in Cuba were being dismantled 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 2 1962) →

The Beatles tape second-ever TV appearance for ‘People And Places’ in Manchester, England 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 1962)

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Video: 'The Beatles People and Places November 2 1962'

(Monday, October 29, 1962, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time) — Twelve days after their television debut on the People And Places show, The Beatles returned to Granada TV Centre in Manchester today to tape a second performance for airing on Nov. 2, 1962, at 6:30 p.m. GMT. Continue reading The Beatles tape second-ever TV appearance for ‘People And Places’ in Manchester, England 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 1962) →

Soviets agree to remove nuclear missiles in Cuba after America pledges not to invade Caribbean island, effectively ending Cuban Missile Crisis 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 28 1962)

1960s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'To Save the World Takes Only One Good Man | The Cuban Missile Crisis | Day 13'

(Sunday, October 28, 1962, 9:00 a.m. EST/5:00 p.m. Moscow Standard Time; the thirteenth and final day of the Cuban missile crisis, part of the Cold War) — Radio Moscow announced today that the Soviet Union had accepted a proposed solution to end the Cuban Missile Crisis, releasing the text of a letter from Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev affirming that the missiles will be removed in exchange for a non-invasion pledge from the United States. Continue reading Soviets agree to remove nuclear missiles in Cuba after America pledges not to invade Caribbean island, effectively ending Cuban Missile Crisis 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 28 1962) →

Earliest surviving recorded interview of The Beatles conducted 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 27 1962)

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Audio: 'The Beatles first radio interview (10/27/1962)'

(Saturday, October 27, 1962, 8:45 p.m. British Summer Time) — Members of the British rock music group The Beatles were interviewed tonight for Radio Clatterbridge at Hulme Hall in Birkenhead, England, for the radio program Sunday Spin, limited to closed-circuit broadcasting in Cleaver and Clatterbridge, two local hospitals, for broadcast the next day. Continue reading Earliest surviving recorded interview of The Beatles conducted 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 27 1962) →

American U-2 pilot shot down over Cuba by Soviet surface-to-air missile in only combatant fatality of Cuban Missile Crisis 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 27 1962)

1960s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Black Saturday, Nuclear War on Autopilot | The Cuban Missile Crisis | Day 12'

(Saturday, October 27, 1962, around noon EDT, day twelve of the Cuban missile crisis, part of the Cold War) — U.S. Air Force Maj. Rudolf Anderson Jr. became the first and only combatant fatality of the Cuban Missile Crisis today when his U-2F Dragon Lady (the third CIA U-2A, modified for air-to-air refueling) reconnaissance aircraft was shot down by one of two Soviet-supplied S-75 Dvina (NATO designation SA-2 Guideline) surface-to-air missiles that were fired at his aircraft high over Banes, Cuba. Continue reading American U-2 pilot shot down over Cuba by Soviet surface-to-air missile in only combatant fatality of Cuban Missile Crisis 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 27 1962) →