Category Archives: 1960s

Video-recording of ’33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee’ wraps 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1968)


Video: 'The Monkees ~ 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee Complete TV Special'

(Wednesday, November 27, 1968) — Video-recording of 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, a television special starring The Monkees, wrapped up today at MGM Studios, Culver City, California. Continue reading Video-recording of ’33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee’ wraps 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1968)

Dusty Springfield performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 24 1968)


Video: 'DUSTY SPRINGFIELD- "Son Of A Preacher Man" on The Ed Sullivan Show'

(Sunday, November 24, 1968, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Dusty Springfield performed “Son of a Preacher Man” 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 Dusty Springfield performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 24 1968)

Lennon girlfriend discharged after suffering miscarriage 50 years ago #OTD #OnThisDay (Nov 24 1968)


Video: 'Unfinished Music No. 2: Life With The Lions ' (videos 2-7 recorded Nov. 4-24, 1968)

(Sunday, November 24, 1968) — Avant-garde artist Yoko Ono, the girlfriend of John Lennon of The Beatles, was discharged today from Queen Charlotte’s Maternity Hospital in London, three days after suffering a miscarriage. Continue reading Lennon girlfriend discharged after suffering miscarriage 50 years ago #OTD #OnThisDay (Nov 24 1968)

Video-recording of ’33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee’ begins 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 23 1968)


Video: 'Monkees Special ~ 33 & A Third Revolutions Per Monkee'

(Saturday, November 23, 1968) — Video-recording of 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, a television special starring The Monkees, began today at MGM Studios, Culver City, California. Continue reading Video-recording of ’33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee’ begins 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 23 1968)

‘First’ interracial kiss on American TV airs on ‘Star Trek’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 22 1968)


Video: 'TV's first interracial kiss'

(Friday, November 22, 1968, 10:00-11:00 p.m. EST) — The first scripted kiss between a Caucasian and an African-American on U.S. television was shown tonight on an episode of Star Trek, an American science fiction series. Continue reading ‘First’ interracial kiss on American TV airs on ‘Star Trek’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 22 1968)

The Beatles release ‘The White Album’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 22 1968)


Video: 'The Beatles- The White album 2018 Remix' (30 videos)

(Friday, November 22, 1968)The Beatles, the ninth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles, was released today in the UK (Nov. 25, 1968, in the U.S.). Continue reading The Beatles release ‘The White Album’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 22 1968)

McCartney promotes ‘White Album’ on Radio Luxembourg 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 20 1968)


Video: 'Paul McCartney Radio Luxembourg 1968'

(Wednesday, November 20, 1968) — Paul McCartney was interviewed today at his home in London by Tony Macurthur for Radio Luxembourg, asked about The Beatles, the ninth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles, to be released Nov. 22, 1968,in the UK (Nov. 25, 1968, in the U.S.). Continue reading McCartney promotes ‘White Album’ on Radio Luxembourg 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 20 1968)

78 people die in Farmington Mine disaster 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 20 1968)


Video: '1968 Farmington Mine Disaster (West Virginia State Archives)'

(Wednesday, November 20, 1968, approximately 5:30 a.m. EST; during the Farmington Mine disaster) — 78 coal miners were killed this morning in an explosion and subsequent carbon monoxide poisoning at the Consolidation Coal Company Number 9 mine at Mannington, West Virginia. Continue reading 78 people die in Farmington Mine disaster 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 20 1968)

NBC cuts out of Jets-Raiders game to broadcast ‘Heidi’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1968)


Video: 'Heidi Game Debacle - Decades TV Network'

(Sunday, November 17, 1968, 7:00 p.m. EST) — In one of the biggest screw ups in the era of televised sports, NBC outraged football fans tonight by cutting away from the closing minutes of a New York Jets-Oakland Raiders game on the East Coast to begin the TV movie Heidi on schedule. Continue reading NBC cuts out of Jets-Raiders game to broadcast ‘Heidi’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1968)

Beatle George Harrison tapes appearance on ‘Smothers Brothers’ show 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 15 1968)


Video: 'Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Donovan Dion~Jennifer Warnes~George Harrison' (Nov. 15, 1968, at 1:56)

(Friday, November 15, 1968, evening PST) — George Harrison of The Beatles recorded an appearance tonight for the Nov. 17, 1968, edition of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour at CBS Television City studio in Los Angeles. Continue reading Beatle George Harrison tapes appearance on ‘Smothers Brothers’ show 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 15 1968)