(Saturday, August 31, 1968) — “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” by Vanilla Fudge peaks at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘You Keep Me Hangin’ On’ by Vanilla Fudge peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 31 1968)
Category Archives: 1960s
‘Give a Damn’ by Spanky and Our Gang peaks at #43 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 31 1968)
(Saturday, August 31, 1968) — “Give a Damn” by Spanky and Our Gang peaks at #43 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Give a Damn’ by Spanky and Our Gang peaks at #43 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 31 1968)
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Humphrey accepts Democratic POTUS nomination 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 29 1968)
Video: 'Hubert Humphrey addressed delegates at the 1968 DNC'
(Thursday, August 29, 1968, evening CDT; during the 1968 Democratic National Convention) — Vice President Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota accepted the Democratic presidential nomination tonight at Chicago’s International Amphitheatre with a promise that on the issue of Vietnam “the policies of tomorrow need not be limited by the policies of yesterday.” Continue reading Humphrey accepts Democratic POTUS nomination 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 29 1968)
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Muskie accepts Democratic VPOTUS nomination 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 29 1968)
Video: '1968 Ed Muskie Democratic Convention Vice President Acceptance Speech'
(Thursday, August 29, 1968; during the 1968 Democratic National Convention) — Senator Edmund Muskie accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination tonight at Chicago’s International Amphitheatre, calling on the Democratic party to respond to the protests of youth by attempting to build a society in which there would be equal respect for all as well as respect for law and order. Continue reading Muskie accepts Democratic VPOTUS nomination 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 29 1968)
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The Beatles complete ‘Dear Prudence’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 29 1968)
Video: 'The Beatles: Revolution... more Outtakes' (Aug. 29, 1968, 18:53-23:04)
(Thursday, August 29, 1968, 7:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m. BST; during sessions for The Beatles, also known as “The White Album”) — The Beatles completed John Lennon’s “Dear Prudence” tonight at Trident Studios in London, recording various overdubs. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Dear Prudence’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 29 1968)
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Police battle anti-war demonstrators in Chicago 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1968)
Video: 'PBS Documentary "Television" - Episode 4 of 8' (Aug. 28, 1968, at 33:02/35:14)
(Wednesday, August 28, 1968, shortly before 8:00 p.m. CDT; during the 1968 Democratic National Convention) — As Democrats picked their next presidential nominee tonight at the International Amphitheatre, a pitched battle between the police and thousands of young anti-Vietnam war demonstrators raged in the streets of Chicago. Continue reading Police battle anti-war demonstrators in Chicago 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1968)
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Fighting breaks out during rally at Chicago’s Grant Park 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1968)
Video: '1968 Democratic Convention' (Aug. 28, 1968, at 29:46)
(Wednesday, August 28, 1968, afternoon CDT; during the 1968 Democratic National Convention) — As Democrats debated the party’s Vietnam plank at their national convention, fighting broke out this afternoon during a mass rally at nearby Grant Park when three demonstrators started hauling down an American flag from a pole by the park’s band shell where speakers were denouncing the Chicago authorities, the Johnson administration and the war on in Vietnam. Continue reading Fighting breaks out during rally at Chicago’s Grant Park 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1968)
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Democrats delay fight on Vietnam Plank 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1968)
Video: '1968 Democratic Convention' (Aug. 27-28, 1968, at 27:15)
(Wednesday, August 28, 1968, 1:17 a.m. CDT; during the 1968 Democratic National Convention) — The Democratic National Convention broke up in anger and confusion early this morning, just a few minutes after the start of the long-awaited debate on the Vietnam plank of the 1968 platform. Continue reading Democrats delay fight on Vietnam Plank 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1968)
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CBS reporter Dan Rather assaulted at Democratic Convention 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 1968)
Video: 'PBS Documentary "Television" - Episode 4 of 8' (Aug. 27, 1968, at 34:09)
(Tuesday, August 27, 1968, 8:25 p.m. CDT; during the 1968 Democratic National Convention) — CBS correspondent Dan Rather was punched in the stomach and knocked to the ground tonight during the network’s live coverage of the 1968 Democratic National Convention at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago as he attempted to interview a delegate from Georgia who appeared as though he was being forcibly removed by men without identification badges. Continue reading CBS reporter Dan Rather assaulted at Democratic Convention 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 1968)
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Three Democratic presidential rivals debate 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 1968)
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - Homefront USA [10/11]' (Aug. 27, 1968, at 27:03)
(Tuesday, August 27, 1968, 10:30 a.m.-12:05 p.m. CDT; during the 1968 Democratic National Convention) — The three leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination — Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Senator Eugene McCartny and Senator George McGovern — met face to face before the California convention delegation today at the LaSalle Hotel in Chicago in the first such encounter of the campaign. Continue reading Three Democratic presidential rivals debate 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 1968)
