(Saturday, March 29, 1969) — “Time of the Season” by The Zombies peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Time of the Season’ by The Zombies peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1969)
Category Archives: 1960s
‘Wishful Sinful’ by The Doors debuts at #79 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1969)
(Saturday, March 29, 1969) — “Wishful Sinful” by The Doors debuted today at #79, the band’s seventh appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart since June 3, 1967. Continue reading ‘Wishful Sinful’ by The Doors debuts at #79 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1969)
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Lennon performs two songs during interview in Amsterdam 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1969)
Video: 'John Lennon - Bed-In Amsterdam, March 25-31 1969' (Mar. 28, 1969, at 0:00-1:48)
(Friday, March 28, 1969, 6:30-7:10 p.m. Central Europe Time; during the Vietnam War) — On the fourth day of his first-bed-in for peace with new wife, avant-garde artist Yoko Ono, in room 902 at the Amsterdam Hilton hotel, John Lennon of The Beatles performed “Don’t Let Me Down” and “Those Were The Days” tonight during an interview with Wim Noordhoek and Jan Donkers for the VPRO program Hee. Continue reading Lennon performs two songs during interview in Amsterdam 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1969)
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Former POTUS Dwight D. Eisenhower dies 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1969)
Video: 'Death of President Dwight Eisenhower NBC News Huntley Brinkley Report'
(Friday, March 28, 12:25 p.m. EST) — Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States (1953-1961), died today of congestive heart failure at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He was 78 years old. Continue reading Former POTUS Dwight D. Eisenhower dies 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1969)
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Lennon, Ono stage first ‘Bed-In’ for peace in Amsterdam 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 25 1969)
Video: 'Beatles member John Lennon and new wife Yoko Ono stage a bed-in in Amsterdam' (Mar. 25, 1969, at 0:34)
(Tuesday, March 25, 1969, 2:00 p.m. Central Europe Time; during the Vietnam War) — Five days after they married in Gibraltar, John Lennon of The Beatles and his avant-garde artist wife Yoko Ono began a bed-in this afternoon in room 902 at the Amsterdam Hilton hotel, using the inevitable publicity generated by news of their wedding to promote world peace. Continue reading Lennon, Ono stage first ‘Bed-In’ for peace in Amsterdam 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 25 1969)
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Lennon, Ono arrive in Amsterdam to hold bed-in for peace 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 24 1969)
Video: 'Beatles member John Lennon and new wife Yoko Ono stage a bed-in in Amsterdam' (Mar. 24, 1969, at 0:00-0:34)
(Monday, March 24, 1969, 11:37 p.m. Central Europe Time) — Four days after their wedding in Gibraltar, John Lennon of The Beatles and his avant-garde artist wife Yoko Ono arrived at the Amsterdam Hilton hotel tonight and worked their way through a crowd of fans, journalists and photographers to room 902 where the couple would begin a week-long bed-in for peace the following day. Continue reading Lennon, Ono arrive in Amsterdam to hold bed-in for peace 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 24 1969)
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Sly and the Family Stone performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 23 1969)
Video: 'love city'
(Sunday, March 23, 1969, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Sly and the Family Stone performed “Love City” on tonight’s edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show live from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City. Continue reading Sly and the Family Stone performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 23 1969)
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The Monkees appear on ABC-TV’s ‘Happening’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 22 1969)
Video: 'The Monkees on Happening 69'
(Saturday, March 22, 1969, 1:30 p.m EST) — The Monkees appeared as guest stars today on Dick Clark’s daytime ABC-TV show Happening in an episode titled Monkee Day. Continue reading The Monkees appear on ABC-TV’s ‘Happening’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 22 1969)
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‘Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins’ by John Lennon & Yoko Ono peaks at #124 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 22 1969)
Video: 'John lennon & Yoko Ono - Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins' (first two videos constitute original album)
(Saturday, March 22, 1969) — Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins by John Lennon of The Beatles and his girlfriend, avant-garde artist Yoko Ono, the couple’s first of three experimental albums, peaked at #124 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins’ by John Lennon & Yoko Ono peaks at #124 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 22 1969)
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Beatle John Lennon marries Yoko Ono in Gibraltar 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 20 1969)
Video: 'The Beatles Anthology - 8.' (Mar. 20, 1969, at 56:50-57:45)
(Thursday, March 20, 1969, the couple arrived shortly after 9:00 a.m. local time) — John Lennon, 28, of The Beatles married avant-garde artist Yoko Ono, 36, this morning at the British Consulate Office in Gibraltar during a 10-minute ceremony performed by registrar Cecil Wheeler. Continue reading Beatle John Lennon marries Yoko Ono in Gibraltar 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 20 1969)
