(Monday, August 29, 1960) — “Walk, Don’t Run” by The Ventures peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Walk, Don’t Run’ by The Ventures peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 29 1960)
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50 people injured in racially motivated ‘Ax Handle Saturday’ attack in Jacksonville, Florida 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 1960)
Video: 'AX HANDLE SATURDAY'
(Saturday, August 27, 1960, early afternoon; during Ax Handle Saturday) — 50 people were injured today when group of 200 middle aged and older white men (allegedly some were members of the Ku Klux Klan), armed with baseball bats and ax handles, clashed with African Americans who were engaging in sit-in protests opposing racial segregation in Hemming Park in Jacksonville, Florida. Continue reading 50 people injured in racially motivated ‘Ax Handle Saturday’ attack in Jacksonville, Florida 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 1960)
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1960 Summer Olympics open in Rome 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 1960)
Video: '1960: Be A Man- Sell Out (1970 documentary narrated by Peter Jennings)' (Rome Olympics at 9:20)
(Thursday, August 25, 1960, 4:30 p.m. Central European Time) — The 1960 Summer Olympics opened today at Stadio Olimpico in Rome with a record 5,348 athletes from 83 nations competing. Continue reading 1960 Summer Olympics open in Rome 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 1960)
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‘Give me a week’: Eisenhower dodges question on Nixon’s leadership 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 24 1960)
Video: 'IFP:135 F-12-1M Eisenhower on Nixon - JFK Campaign Spot'
(Wednesday, August 24, 1960, 10:30-11:00 a.m. EDT; during the 1960 United States presidential election) — U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had long been ambivalent about Vice President (and now GOP presidential nominee) Richard Nixon, held a televised press conference today in which a reporter, Charles Mohr of Time, mentioned Nixon’s claims that he had been a valuable administration insider and adviser.
Mohr asked Eisenhower if he could give an example of a major idea of Nixon’s that he had heeded. Eisenhower responded with the flip comment, “If you give me a week, I might think of one.”
Although both Eisenhower and Nixon later claimed that he was merely joking with the reporter, the remark hurt Nixon, as it undercut his claims of having greater decision-making experience than Nixon’s Democratic opponent, Senator John F. Kennedy.
The remark proved so damaging to Nixon that the Democrats turned Eisenhower’s statement into a television commercial.
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The Beatles depart Liverpool for first residency in Hamburg, West Germany 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 16 1960)
Video: 'The Beatles in Hamburg'
(Tuesday, August 16, 1960, during The Beatles in Hamburg) — The largely unknown English rock group The Beatles — consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and brand new drummer Pete Best — embarked today on a journey from their hometown of Liverpool, England, to Hamburg, West Germany, to begin their first residency in the port city at the Indra Club the following evening. Continue reading The Beatles depart Liverpool for first residency in Hamburg, West Germany 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 16 1960)
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‘It’s Now or Never’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1960)
(Monday, August 15, 1960) — “It’s Now or Never” by Elvis Presley peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for five consecutive weeks (Aug. 15/22/29, Sept. 5/12, 1960). Continue reading ‘It’s Now or Never’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1960)
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‘Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini’ by Brian Hyland peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 8 1960)
(Monday, August 8, 1960) — “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini” by Brian Hyland peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini’ by Brian Hyland peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 8 1960)
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Richard Nixon accepts Republican presidential nomination 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 1960)
Video: '1960 Richard Nixon Republican Convention Acceptance Speech'
(Thursday, July 28, 1960, evening CDT; during the 1960 Republican National Convention) — Vice President Richard Nixon of California accepted the Republican presidential nomination tonight at International Amphitheatre in Chicago, pledging that his administration would develop a “an offensive for peace and freedom” against communism designed to win the battle for freedom without war. Continue reading Richard Nixon accepts Republican presidential nomination 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 1960)
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Lunch counter at Woolworth store in Greenboro, North Carolina desegregated 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 25 1960)
Video: 'Woolworth Lunch Counter'
(Monday, July 25, 1960, 2:30 p.m. EDT; during the Greensboro sit-ins, part of the civil rights movement) — The lunch counter at the Woolworth’s store in Greensboro, North Carolina, where the “Greensboro Four,” four black students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (Joseph McNeil, David Richmond, Franklin McCain and Ezell Blair, Jr.), had started the first sit-in on Feb. 1, 1960, began service to African-American customers (actually, four store employees) today. Continue reading Lunch counter at Woolworth store in Greenboro, North Carolina desegregated 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 25 1960)
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‘Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)’ by Roy Orbison peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 25 1960)
(Monday, July 25, 1960) — “Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)” by Roy Orbison peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)’ by Roy Orbison peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 25 1960)
