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)
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)
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)
Video: 'Once Upon a Time in the West' trailer
(Friday, December 20, 1968) — Once Upon a Time in the West, an epic Spaghetti Western film about a mail-order bride who enlists an outlaw and a mystery man to help protect her land from a ruthless cattleman, premiered today in Rome. Continue reading ‘Once Upon a Time in the West’ premieres in Rome 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 20 1968)
Video: 'The Monkees - 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee (Complete TV Special)' (Dec. 17, 1968, audio at 51:37)
(Tuesday, December 17, 1968, 7:30-10:30 p.m. PST) — Peter Tork performed his final duty as a member of 1960s incarnation of The Monkees today at Wally Heider Studio 3 in Hollywood, recording vocals and playing banjo on an off-kilter rendition of the standard “California Here I Come,” for the closing credits of the band’s next TV special “33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee,” which would air Apr. 14, 1969, on NBC. Continue reading Peter Tork performs final duty as a Monkee 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 17 1968)
Video: 'Candy' trailer
(Monday, December 16, 1968, scheduled for 8:30 p.m. EST) — Candy, a sex farce film about a college girl who seeks truth and meaning in life, premiered tonight at the Astor Theatre at 1537 Broadway, at West 45th Street in Times Square in New York City. Continue reading ‘Candy’ premieres in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 16 1968)
Video: 'Stevie Wonder - For Once In My Life [Ed Sullivan Show - 1968]'
(Sunday, December 15, 1968, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Stevie Wonder performed “For Once in My Life” and “You Met Your Match” 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 Stevie Wonder performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1968)
Video: 'The Doors Live At The LA Forum 1968 Full Concert'
(Saturday, December 14, 1968; 8:30 p.m. PST scheduled start time) — The Doors performed tonight at The Forum in Inglewood, California, with approximately 14,000 fans in attendance. Continue reading The Doors perform Inglewood, California 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 14 1968)
Video: 'John Lennon & Yoko Ono - The Dentist Interview Part 4 (December 12, 1968)'
(Saturday, December 14, 1968) — John Lennon of The Beatles and his girlfriend, Yoko Ono, were interviewed today by sociologist Abram de Swaan while in the reception area of their dentist in Knightsbridge, London, for the Jan. 15, 1969, edition of the Dutch television program Rood Wit Blau. Continue reading Lennon, Ono interviewed for Dutch TV’s ‘Rood Wit Blau’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 14 1968)
(Saturday, December 14, 1968) — “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for seven consecutive weeks (Dec. 14/21/28, Jan. 4/11/18/25, 1969). Continue reading ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ by Marvin Gaye peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 14 1968)
