Video: 'the doors feast of friends' (Apr. 19, 1968 at 0:00-1:28)
(Friday, April 19, 1968, 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. EST scheduled start times) — The Doors performed twice today at Westbury Music Fair in Westbury, New York. Continue reading The Doors perform at Westbury Music Fair 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 19 1968)
Video: 'KEVU April Part 2 1968 Oregon Primary RDTV' (Apr. 17, 1968, at 14:19)
(Wednesday, April 17, 1968; during the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1968) — Senator Robert F.Kennedy campaigned today in the Eugene-Springfield area for the state’s May 28, 1968, Democratic presidential primary. Continue reading Robert Kennedy campaigns in Eugene, Oregon area 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 17 1968)
Video: 'April RDTV Part One The 1968 Oregon Primary' (Apr. 16, 1968, at 11:39)
(Tuesday, April 16, 1968, evening PST; during the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1968) –Senator Robert F.Kennedy arrived in Eugene, Oregon, tonight to get an early start on campaigning for the state’s May 28, 1968, Democratic presidential primary. Continue reading Robert F. Kennedy arrives in Eugene, Oregon to campaign 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 16 1968)
Video: 'AFSCME Martin Luther King Documentary 'I Am A Man' Memphis Sanitation Strike' (strike ends at 8:31)
(Tuesday, April 16, 1968; during the Memphis sanitation strike, part of the Civil rights movement) — The bitter sanitation strike that had brought the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis and his death from a sniper’s bullet on Apr. 4, 1968, ended today after 65 days. Continue reading Sanitation strike that brought King to Memphis ends 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 16 1968)
Video: '"THE BOYS IN THE BAND"'
(Easter Sunday, April 14, 1968, 7:30 p.m. EST) — The play The Boys in the Band, one of the first works to present a story centered around homosexuals, premiered Off-Broadway tonight at Theater Four in New York City. Continue reading Gay-themed ‘The Boys in the Band’ premieres Off-Broadway 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 14 1968)
Video: 'The Doors – Sonoma County Fairgrounds,Santa Rosa 13 04 1968'
(Saturday, April 13, 1968) — The Doors performed tonight at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds Grace Pavilion in Santa Rosa, California. Continue reading The Doors perform in Santa Rosa, California 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1968)
(Saturday, April 13, 1968) — “Honey” by Bobby Goldsboro peaks at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for five consecutive weeks (Apr. 13/20/27, May 4/11, 1968). Continue reading ‘Honey’ by Bobby Goldsboro peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1968)
(Saturday, April 13, 1968) — “Quinn the Eskimo (Mighty Quinn)” by Manfred Mann peaks at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Quinn the Eskimo (Mighty Quinn)’ by Manfred Mann peaks at #10 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1968)
Video: 'The President: April 1968. MP895.' (Apr. 11, 1968, at 22:31)
(Thursday, April 11, 1968, 5:00 p.m. EST; during the African-American civil rights movement (1954–1968)) — One week after the assassination of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson today signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1968, also known as the Fair Housing Act, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing. Continue reading LBJ signs Civil Rights Act of 1968 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 11 1968)
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - Tet [6/11]' (Apr. 11, 1968, at 52:00)
(Thursday, April 11, 1968, 10:00 a.m. EST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Defense Secretary Clark M. Clifford announced today a ceiling of 549,500 on the American troop strength in Vietnam and declared that the Johnson Administration had adopted a policy aimed at the gradual transfer to South Vietnam of the major responsibility for the war effort. Continue reading U.S. sets ceiling of 549,500 G.I.s in Vietnam 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 11 1968)
