Category Archives: 1960s

Roger Maris breaks Babe Ruth’s season home-run record with 61st round-tripper 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 1 1961)

1960s


Video: 'Roger Maris 1961 - 61st Home Run as Called by Red Barber, WPIX-TV, 10/1/1961'

(Sunday, October 1, 1961, 1:46 p.m. EDT) — Baseball player Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit his 61st home run of the season in the fourth inning of the last game of the season (against the Boston Red Sox) today at Yankee Stadium in New York, breaking Babe Ruth’s 34-year-old record of 60 set in 1927. Continue reading Roger Maris breaks Babe Ruth’s season home-run record with 61st round-tripper 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 1 1961) →

Former U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon announces he’ll run for governor in California, bars 1964 presidential bid 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 27 1961)

1960s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Nixon Speaks On His Future (1961)'

(Wednesday, September 27, 1961, scheduled for 7:00 PST) — Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon, who had narrowly lost the U.S. presidential race in 1960, announced tonight in Los Angeles that he would not run for president in 1964, and that he would run for Governor of California in 1962, challenging incumbent Democrat Edmund G. “Pat” Brown. Continue reading Former U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon announces he’ll run for governor in California, bars 1964 presidential bid 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 27 1961) →

‘The Mountain’s High” by Dick and Dee Dee peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 25 1961)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Monday, September 25, 1961) — “The Mountain’s High” by Dick and Dee Dee peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of two weeks. Continue reading ‘The Mountain’s High” by Dick and Dee Dee peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 25 1961) →

U.S. President John F. Kennedy says Western powers will defend Berlin by ‘whatever means’ in address to UN General Assembly 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 25 1961)

1960s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'TNC:20 (excerpt) JFK on Nuclear Weapons'

(Monday, September 25, 1961, 11:30 a.m. EDT; during the Cold War) — Six weeks after construction of the Berlin Wall began, U.S. President John F. Kennedy told the United Nations today that’ the United States and its allies have decided to defend West Berlin by “whatever means are forced upon them.” Continue reading U.S. President John F. Kennedy says Western powers will defend Berlin by ‘whatever means’ in address to UN General Assembly 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 25 1961) →

‘Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)’ by Barry Mann peaks at #7 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 25 1961)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Monday, September 25, 1961) — “Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)” by Barry Mann peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)’ by Barry Mann peaks at #7 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 25 1961) →

‘Take Good Care of My Baby’ by Bobby Vee peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1961)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Monday, September 18, 1961) — “Take Good Care of My Baby” by Bobby Vee peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of three consecutive weeks (Sept. 18/25, Oct. 2, 1961). Continue reading ‘Take Good Care of My Baby’ by Bobby Vee peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1961) →

‘(Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1961)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Monday, September 18, 1961) — “(Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame” by Elvis Presley peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘(Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1961) →

United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold killed in plane crash in northern Rhodesia 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1961)

1960s


Video: 'Hammarskjold's Death Shocks The World (1961)'

(Monday, September 18, 1961, 12:13 a.m. Central Africa Time; during the 1961 Ndola United Nations DC-6 crash) — United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, 56, was killed today when his plane crashed under mysterious circumstances nine miles west of Ndola in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) while en route to cease-fire negotiations during the Congo Crisis, part of the Decolonisation of Africa and the Cold War. Continue reading United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold killed in plane crash in northern Rhodesia 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1961) →

‘Michael’ by The Highwaymen peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 4 1961)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Monday, September 4, 1961) — “Michael” by The Highwaymen peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of two consecutive weeks (Sept. 4/11, 1961). Continue reading ‘Michael’ by The Highwaymen peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 4 1961) →

‘Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn)’ by Joe Dowell #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1961)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Monday, August 28, 1961) — “Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn)” by Joe Dowell peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn)’ by Joe Dowell #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1961) →