Video: 'CBS News: Indiana Primary Coverage, May 7, 1968'
(Tuesday, May 7, 1968, polls closed at 8:00 p.m. EDT; during the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1968) — Senator Robert F. Kennedy won his first presidential test tonight in the Indiana primary, defeating Senator Eugene McCarthy by a margin of 42 to 27 percent. Continue reading Bobby Kennedy wins Indiana primary 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 7 1968)
Video: 'Hair (Original Broadway Cast Recording)' (32 videos)
(Monday, May 6, 1968) — The original Broadway cast recording of the rock musical Hair was recorded today, one week after the show opened on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre in New York City. Continue reading Broadway cast recording of ‘Hair’ recorded 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1968)
Video: 'May 1968 events in France'
(Monday, May 6, 1968; during May 1968 events in France) — Bloody pitched battles between French student protesters, demonstrating against the May 2, 1968, shutdown of the Nanterre campus of the University of Paris and the May 3, 1968, police invasion of the Sorbonne campus of the University of Paris, and mobile riot policemen turned Sorbonne into a battle zone today, resulting in hundreds of arrests and injuries. Continue reading French student protesters clash with police 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1968)
Video: 'BING CROSBY "White Christmas" on The Ed Sullivan Show'
(Sunday, May 5, 1968, 7:30-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Irving Berlin’s 80th birthday was celebrated tonight with performances by a variety of artists, including Berlin himself, on a special 90-minute edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ salutes Irving Berlin 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 5 1968)
Video: 'Oroville Dam Dedication 50 Years Ago Hailed Structure As Great Flood Control Project'
(Saturday, May 4, 1968) — The 770 feet high Oroville Dam, the tallest dam in the U.S., was dedicated by Governor Ronald Reagan today on the Feather River east of the city of Oroville, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of the Sacramento Valley.
(Saturday, May 4, 1968) — “The Unknown Soldier” by The Doors peaked at #39 on today Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘The Unknown Soldier’ by The Doors peaks at #39 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 4 1968)
Video: 'John lennon & Yoko Ono - Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins' (3 videos)
(Saturday, May 4, 1968) — Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins, the first of three experimental albums released by John Lennon and Yoko Ono on The Beatles’ new label Apple Records, was completed early this morning during an all-night session of musical experimentation at John’s home studio at Kenwood, while his wife, Cynthia Lennon, was on holiday in Greece. Continue reading John Lennon, Yoko Ono record ‘Two Virgins’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 4 1968)
Video: 'Eyes On The Prize - (Part 10) The Promised Land 1967–1968' (Poor People’s March on Washington at 44:35)
(Thursday, May 2, 1968, 7:00 p.m. CDT; during the Civil rights movement) — The Poor People’s Campaign, postponed after the Apr. 4, 1968, assassination of Martin Luther King, began tonight as more than 1,000 demonstrators moved to the Quitman County Courthouse in Marks Mississippi. Continue reading Poor People’s March on Washington begins 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1968)
Video: 'The Odd Couple' trailer
(Thursday, May 2, 1968, 10:40.m. EDT) — The Odd Couple, a comedy film about a divorced neat freak who moves in with his sloppy best friend, opened today at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Continue reading ‘The Odd Couple’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1968)
Video: 'Nelson Rockefeller Announcement 1968 ElectionWallDotOrg.flv'
(Tuesday, April 30, 1968, announcement scheduled at 11 a.m. EDT; during the Republican Party presidential primaries, 1968) — After months of hesitation, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller announced today that he would challenge front-runner Richard Nixon for the Republican presidential nomination, promising to fight “with all my heart, my mind and my will.” Continue reading Rockefeller to challenge Nixon for GOP nomination 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 30 1968)
