(Saturday, December 28, 1968) — “Touch Me” by The Doors debuted today at #72, the band’s sixth appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart since June 3, 1967. Continue reading ‘Touch Me’ by The Doors debuts at #72 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 28 1968)
Category Archives: 1960s
Apollo 8 astronauts, orbiting the moon, read Bible passage 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 24 1968)
Video: 'Apollo 8 CBS' (Apollo 8 astronauts read passages from the Old Testament Book of Genesis on video #37 at 5:10)
(Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24, 1968, 9:57 p.m. EST) — The three Apollo 8 astronauts, having become the first humans to orbit the moon some 17 hours earlier, read passages from the Old Testament Book of Genesis tonight during a Christmas Eve telecast from the moon’s orbit, taking turns reading the first 10 verses of the Book of Genesis. Continue reading Apollo 8 astronauts, orbiting the moon, read Bible passage 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 24 1968)
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Apollo 8 astronauts first humans to see far side of moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 24 1968)
Video: 'Apollo 8 CBS' (Dec. 24, 1968, coverage begins with video #20)
(Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24, 1968, 9:59:20 UTC) — Having flown around the leading edge of the moon, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders became the first humans to see the far side of the moon today as they fired the engines of the craft to begin mankind’s first lunar orbit. Continue reading Apollo 8 astronauts first humans to see far side of moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 24 1968)
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North Korea frees 82 members U.S. Navy ship USS Pueblo 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 23 1968)
Video: 'USS Pueblo Crew Released by North Koreans'
(Monday, December 23, 1968, 11:30 a.m. Korean Standard Time; during the Cold War) — North Korea today released the 82 members of the U.S. Navy ship USS Pueblo after 11 months of captivity that had started when American ship was seized by North Korean ships on Jan. 23, 1968. Continue reading North Korea frees 82 members U.S. Navy ship USS Pueblo 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 23 1968)
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‘Both Sides, Now’ by Judy Collins peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)
(Saturday, December 21, 1968) — “Both Sides, Now” by Judy Collins peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Both Sides, Now’ by Judy Collins peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)
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‘Crosstown Traffic’ by The Jimi Hendrix Experience peaks at #52 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)
(Saturday, December 21, 1968) — “Crosstown Traffic” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience peaked at #52 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Crosstown Traffic’ by The Jimi Hendrix Experience peaks at #52 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)
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The Monkees’ ‘Head’ soundtrack LP debuts at #162 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)
Video: 'Head (Deluxe Edition)' (original LP first 14 videos)
(Saturday, December 21, 1968) — Head, the soundtrack to the film Head, the only theatrical release by The Monkees, debuted at #162 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart. Continue reading The Monkees’ ‘Head’ soundtrack LP debuts at #162 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)
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Astronauts speed toward moon as Apollo 8 leaves Earth’s orbit 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)
Video: 'Apollo 8 CBS' (Apollo 8 leaves Earth's orbit on video #13 at 2:10)
(Saturday, December 21, 1968, 15:47:05 UTC) — The three astronauts of Apollo 8 soared through the black emptiness of space today their way to man’s first rendezvous with the moon. Continue reading Astronauts speed toward moon as Apollo 8 leaves Earth’s orbit 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)
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Apollo 8 launched on mission to orbit moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)
Video: 'Apollo 8 CBS' (Apollo 8 launches on video #5 at 6:09)
(Saturday, December 21, 1968, 12:51:00 UTC) — The three astronauts of Apollo 8 — Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders — were launched this morning from Cape Kennedy, Florida, to become the first manned spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit, reach the Earth’s Moon, orbit it and return safely to Earth. Continue reading Apollo 8 launched on mission to orbit moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1968)
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Zodiac Killer’s first confirmed victims murdered 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 20 1968)
Video: 'The Zodiac Killer - Serial Killer Documentary' (Dec. 20, 1968, at 0:38)
(Friday, December 20, 1968, shortly after 11:00 p.m. PST) — High school students Betty Lou Jensen and David Faraday were shot and killed tonight while parked along Lake Herman Road near Benicia, California, becoming the first confirmed victims of the Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who operated in Northern California from at least the late 1960s to the early 1970s. Continue reading Zodiac Killer’s first confirmed victims murdered 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 20 1968)
