Category Archives: 1960s

Kennedy family patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. suffers massive stroke 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 19 1961)

1960s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'December 19, 1961 - President John F. Kennedy arrives West Palm Beach to visit his Father'

(Tuesday, December 19, 1961) — Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., former U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and the father of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, suffered a massive stroke today after playing golf in Palm Beach, Florida. Continue reading Kennedy family patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. suffers massive stroke 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 19 1961) →

‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ by The Tokens peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 18 1961)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Monday, December 18, 1961) — “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of three weeks (Dec. 18/25, 1961, Jan. 6, 1962). Continue reading ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ by The Tokens peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 18 1961) →

‘Let There Be Drums’ by Sandy Nelson peaks at #7 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 18 1961)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Monday, December 18, 1961) — “Let There Be Drums” by Sandy Nelson peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Let There Be Drums’ by Sandy Nelson peaks at #7 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 18 1961) →

Architect of The Holocaust sentenced to die by Israeli war crimes tribunal 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1961)

1960s, The Holocaust, World War II


Video: 'German Nazi Adolf Eichmann convicted and sentenced to Hang PublicDomainFootage.com'

(Friday, December 15, 1961, 9:20 a.m. Israel Standard Time; following the Eichmann trial) — Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi SS officer regarded as the architect of The Holocaust, the genocide of European Jews during World War II, was sentenced to death by an Israeli war crimes tribunal today in Jerusalem — four days after being found guilty of 15 criminal charges, including war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes against the Jewish people. Continue reading Architect of The Holocaust sentenced to die by Israeli war crimes tribunal 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1961) →

‘Judgment at Nuremberg’ premieres in West Berlin 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 14 1961)

1960s, Movies 1960s, The Holocaust, World War II


Video: 'Judgment at Nuremberg' trailer

(Thursday, December 14, 1961) — Judgment at Nuremberg, an American epic courtroom drama film about an aging American judge who presides over the trial of Nazi war criminals, premiered tonight in West Berlin at a gala event in Kongress Halle attended by Mayor Willy Brandt, many members of the cast, and some 300 foreign and domestic reporters. Continue reading ‘Judgment at Nuremberg’ premieres in West Berlin 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 14 1961) →

‘Please Mr. Postman’ by The Marvelettes peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1961)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Monday, December 11, 1961) — “Please Mr. Postman” by The Marvelettes peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Please Mr. Postman’ by The Marvelettes peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1961) →

‘Tonight’ by Ferrante & Teicher peaks at #8 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1961)

1960s, Movies 1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Monday, December 11, 1961) — “Tonight” by Ferrante & Teicher peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Tonight’ by Ferrante & Teicher peaks at #8 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1961) →

‘Moon River’ by Jerry Butler peaks at #11 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1961)

1960s, Movies 1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Monday, December 11, 1961) — “Moon River” by Jerry Butler peaked at #11 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Moon River’ by Jerry Butler peaks at #11 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1961) →

Former Nazi SS officer who organized Hitler’s ‘final solution of the Jewish question’ found guilty on all counts 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1961)

1960s, The Holocaust, World War II


Video: 'EICHMANN GUILTY'

(Monday, December 11, 1961, shortly after 9:00 a.m. Israel Standard Time, during the Eichmann trial) — After months of trial before a three-judge panel in Jerusalem, former Nazi SS officer Adolf Eichmann, one of the major organizers of The Holocaust, was found guilty this morning of “unsurpassed” crimes against the Jews and that his role in Adolf Hitler’s “Final Solution to the Jewish Question” would be remembered “until the end of time.” Continue reading Former Nazi SS officer who organized Hitler’s ‘final solution of the Jewish question’ found guilty on all counts 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1961) →

Enos the chimp orbits Earth, paves way for U.S. to send human aloft 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 29 1961)

1960s, space exploration


Video: 'Enos the Chimpanzee travels to space on NASA's Mercury Atlas 5 1960 video'

(Wednesday, November 29, 1961, 10:07 a.m. EST) — The U.S. successfully placed a chimpanzee, Enos, into orbit around the Earth today, clearing the way for the first American astronaut to break the pull of Earth’s gravity. Continue reading Enos the chimp orbits Earth, paves way for U.S. to send human aloft 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 29 1961) →