Video: 'Charles City Tornado May 15, 1968'
(Wednesday, May 15, 1968, 3:28 p.m. CDT) — An outbreak of 46 tornadoes began today in 10 Midwestern and Southern states, killing at least 72 people (including 45 in Arkansas and 18 in Iowa) over the next 27 hours and 32 minutes. Continue reading Twisters kill 72 people in four states 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 15 1968)
Video: 'John Lennon & Paul McCartney on The Tonight Show NYC in 1968'
(taped Tuesday, May 14, 1968/aired Wednesday, May 15, 1968, midnight-1:00 a.m. EDT) — John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles, on a promotional trip to the United States to launch Apple Corps, appeared tonight on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (with guest host Joe Garagiola and actress Tellulah Bankhead) from NBC’s Studio 6B at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. Continue reading Lennon, McCartney appear on ‘The Tonight Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 15 1968)
Video: '68 The Year Nebraska Mattered' (May 14, 1968, at 44:54)
(Tuesday, May 14, 1968, polls closed at 10:00 p.m. EDT; during the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1968) — Senator Robert F. Kennedy won his second presidential test tonight in the Nebraska Democratic primary, defeating Senator Eugene McCarthy by a margin of 52 to 31 percent. Continue reading Bobby Kennedy wins Nebraska primary 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 14 1968)
Video: 'John Lennon and Paul McCartney Press Conference Americana Hotel, New York City May 14, 1'
(Tuesday, May 14, 1968, 1:30 p.m. EDT) — John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles, on a promotional trip to the United States to launch Apple Corps, held a news conference today at the Americana Hotel at 811 Seventh Avenue in New York City. Continue reading Lennon-McCartney news conference on Apple 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 14 1968)
Video: 'KEVU April Part 2 1968 Oregon Primary RDTV' (May 14, 1968, at 11:09)
(Tuesday, May 14, 1968; during the Republican Party presidential primaries, 1968) — Former Vice President Richard Nixon, seeking the 1968 Republican presidential nomination, drew heavy applause today at a jammed National Guard Amory in McMinnville, Oregon, when he called for greater self-reliance and pulling at “bootstraps” in order to solve economic problems. Continue reading Former VP Nixon campaigns in McMinnville, Oregon 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 14 1968)
Video: 'Paul McCartney & John Lennon 1968 Full Interview'
(Monday, May 13, 1968) — John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles, on the second of a four-day promotional trip to the United States to launch Apple Corps, conducted a series of interviews for newspaper and magazine reporters today at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City. Continue reading Lennon, McCartney promote Apple Corps launch 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 13 1968)
Video: 'Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Lady Willpower (June 1968)'
(Sunday, May 12, 1968, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Gary Puckett & the Union Gap performed “Lady Willpower” and “Young Girl” 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 Gary Puckett & the Union Gap performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 12 1968)
Video: 'The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (Full Album) 1968'
(Saturday, May 11, 1968) — The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees, the fifth studio album issued by The Monkees, debuted at #80 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart. Continue reading ‘The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees’ debuts at #80 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 11 1968)
Video: 'The Doors Live at The Chicago Coliseum 1968 (synchronized)'
(Sunday, May 10, 1968, 8:30 p.m. CDT scheduled start time) — The Doors performed tonight at Chicago Coliseum in Chicago, Illinois. Continue reading The Doors perform at Chicago Coliseum 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 10 1968)
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - Tet [6/11]' (May 1968 at 52:39)
(Friday, May 10, 1968, 3:00-4:45 p.m. CET; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — American and North Vietnamese delegates met in formal conference for the first time today in Paris to discuss peace talks, agreeing to open their formal preliminary talks on Monday, May 13, 1968, at the International Conference Center of the French Foreign Ministry, located in the former Hotel Majestic. Continue reading American, North Vietnamese delegates meet in Paris 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 10 1968)