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)
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)
