(Saturday, November 29, 1969) — “Make Your Own Kind of Music” by Mama Cass Elliot peaked at #36 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Make Your Own Kind of Music’ by Mama Cass Elliot peaks at #36 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 29 1969)
Category Archives: 1960s
Starr completes ‘Stardust’ for debut solo LP 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 28 1969)
Video: 'Stardust'
(Friday, November 28, 1969, 8:30-11:00 p.m. BST) — Ringo Starr of The Beatles completed recording “Stardust” tonight at EMI Studio 2 in London for his debut solo album Sentimental Journey. Continue reading Starr completes ‘Stardust’ for debut solo LP 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 28 1969)
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John Lennon returns MBE medal in protest against Biafran, Vietnam policies 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1969)
Video: 'John Lennon Apple Corps Interview // 25 November 1969'
(Tuesday, November 25, 1969, morning BST) — John Lennon sent back to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II today the Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) medal she gave him and the other Beatles in 1965 for helping Britain earn dollars “as a protest against Britain’s involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing, against our support of America in Vietnam and against ‘Cold Turkey’ slipping down the charts.”
Lennon signed the letter ‘With love, John Lennon” in own handwriting.
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Apollo 12’s crew splashes down in Pacific, ending 10-day trip to Moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 24 1969)
Video: '(13) Apollo 12 (CBS,NBC & ABC NEWS)' (Nov. 24, 1969, begins on 16th of 26 videos)
(Monday, November 24, 1969, 20:58:24 Coordinated Universal Time) — The Apollo 12 crew, which included the third and fourth humans (Charles “Pete” Conrad and Alan L. Bean) ever to walk on the Moon and Command Module Pilot Richard F. Gordon, splashed down in the South Pacific Ocean this afternoon approximately 500 nautical miles east of American Samoa. Continue reading Apollo 12’s crew splashes down in Pacific, ending 10-day trip to Moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 24 1969)
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‘Take a Letter Maria’ by R. B. Greaves peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 22 1969)
(Saturday, November 22, 1969) — “Take a Letter Maria” by R. B. Greaves peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Take a Letter Maria’ by R. B. Greaves peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 22 1969)
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‘Smile a Little Smile for Me’ by The Flying Machine peaks at #5 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 22 1969)
(Saturday, November 22, 1969) — “Smile a Little Smile for Me” by The Flying Machine peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Smile a Little Smile for Me’ by The Flying Machine peaks at #5 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 22 1969)
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‘Fortunate Son’ by Creedence Clearwater Revival peaks at #14 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 22 1969)
Video: 'Creedence Clearwater Revival "Fortunate Son" on The Ed Sullivan Show'
(Saturday, November 22, 1969) — “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival peaked at #14 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Fortunate Son’ by Creedence Clearwater Revival peaks at #14 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 22 1969)
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Native American occupation of Alcatraz begins 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 20 1969)
Video: '20th November 1969: Native Americans begin their occupation of Alcatraz Island'
(Thursday, November 20, 1969, at approximately 5:00 a.m. PST; during the Occupation of Alcatraz) — The first of five boatloads of American Indians of various Native American tribes arrived and took up residence this morning on Alcatraz Island, claiming the island located in California’s San Francisco Bay from the U.S. government based on a 19th century land treaty. Continue reading Native American occupation of Alcatraz begins 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 20 1969)
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Apollo 12 astronauts begin mankind’s second moonwalk 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 19 1969)
Video: 'Apollo 12 - Moonwalking (Full Mission 17)' (Conrad's first steps on Moon at 15:25)
(Wednesday, November 19, 1969, 6:44:22 a.m. EST/Monday, July 21, 1969, 11:44:22 UTC Coordinated Universal Time) — A third person from Earth set foot on the Moon today as American astronaut Charles “Pete” Conrad, commander of the Apollo 12 manned mission, climbed down the lunar module’s ladder and said, “Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that’s a long one for me.” Continue reading Apollo 12 astronauts begin mankind’s second moonwalk 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 19 1969)
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The Rolling Stones perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 18 1969)
Video: 'The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter - 1969 Ed Sullivan Show'
(Tuesday, November 18, 1969) — The Rolling Stones performed “Gimme Shelter,” “Live with Me” and “Honky Tonk Women” live to a pre-recorded backing track today at CBS Television City studios in Los Angeles for the Nov. 23, 1969, edition of the CBS-TV variety series The Ed Sullivan Show. Continue reading The Rolling Stones perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 18 1969)
