(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)
Category Archives: 1960s
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)
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Sirimavo Bandaranaike becomes first elected female head of government 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 20 1960)
Video: 'SIRIMAVO BANDARANAIKE, WORLD'S FIRST FEMALE PRIME MINISTER (SRI LANKA'S IRON LADY)'
(Wednesday, July 20, 1960) — Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the world’s first elected female head of government today after her Sri Lanka Freedom Party won a majority in elections in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Continue reading Sirimavo Bandaranaike becomes first elected female head of government 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 20 1960)
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‘I’m Sorry’ by Brenda Lee peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 18 1960)
(Monday, July 18, 1960) — “I’m Sorry” by Brenda Lee peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (July 18/25, Aug. 1, 1960).
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‘When Will I Be Loved’ by The Everly Brothers peaks at #8 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 18 1960)
(Monday, July 18, 1960) — “When Will I Be Loved” by The Everly Brothers peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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John F. Kennedy accepts Democratic presidential nomination 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 1960)
Video: '1960 John F. Kennedy Democratic Convention Acceptance Speech'
(Friday, July 15, 1960 8:00-8:25 p.m. PDT; during the 1960 Democratic National Convention) — Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts accepted the Democratic presidential nomination tonight at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with a warning that the national road to a “New Frontier” called for more sacrifices, not more luxuries. Continue reading John F. Kennedy accepts Democratic presidential nomination 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 1960)
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JFK and LBJ meet in TV ‘debate’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 12 1960)
Video: '1960 Lyndon Johnson Speech to delegates of Democratic Convention at Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles'
(Tuesday, July 12, 1960, 3:00 p.m. PDT; during the 1960 Democratic National Convention) — U.S. Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas made his big pitch for the Democratic presidential nomination today with a stump speech to an audience of Texans — plus his chief rival Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts — at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Continue reading JFK and LBJ meet in TV ‘debate’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 12 1960)
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Harper Lee’s classic novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ published 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1960)
Video: 'To Kill a Mockingbird Audiobook Part 1 of 2 by Harper Lee'
(Monday, July 11, 1960) — To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee loosely based on observations of her family, her neighbors and an event that occurred near her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, in 1936, when she was ten, was published today by J. B. Lippincott & Co.
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