(Saturday, March 30, 1968) — “The Unknown Soldier” by The Doors debuted today at #79, the band’s fourth appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart since June 3, 1967. Continue reading ‘The Unknown Soldier’ by The Doors debuts at #79 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 30 1968)
Category Archives: 1960s
‘Up from the Skies’ by The Jimi Hendrix Experience peaks at #82 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 30 1968)
(Saturday, March 30, 1968) — “Up from the Skies” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience peaked at #82 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Up from the Skies’ by The Jimi Hendrix Experience peaks at #82 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 30 1968)
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‘The Inner Light’ by The Beatles peaks at #96 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 30 1968)
(Saturday, March 30, 1968) — “The Inner Light” by The Beatles, released as the B-side to “Lady Madonna,” both debuted and peaked at #96 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘The Inner Light’ by The Beatles peaks at #96 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 30 1968)
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The Doors perform at The Kaleidoscope in Hollywood 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1968)
Video: 'The Doors Kaleidoscope 1968'
(Friday, March 29, 1968) — The Doors performed tonight at The Kaleidoscope on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Continue reading The Doors perform at The Kaleidoscope in Hollywood 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1968)
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Boy, 16, killed as Memphis march turns violent 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1968)
Video: 'Eyes On The Prize - (Part 10) The Promised Land 1967–1968' (Mar. 28, 1968, at 29:16)
(Thursday, March 28, 1968, march began shortly after 11 a.m. CST; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–1968)) — Larry Payne, a 16-year-old African-American youth, was shot to death by police today in violence surrounding a massive protest march that was led through downtown Memphis by the Rev. Dr. Martin. Luther King Jr. Continue reading Boy, 16, killed as Memphis march turns violent 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1968)
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First human in space dies in routine training flight 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 27 1968)
Video: 'Last flight of Yury Gagarin: What killed the space icon'
(Wednesday, March 27, 1968, 10:31 a.m. MSK; during the Cold War) — Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to journey into outer space in 1961, died today when his MiG-15 jet crashed during a routine training flight near the town of Kirzhach.
Gagarin was 34.
Video: 'Life and the tragic death of Yuri Gagarin' (Mar. 27, 1968, at 26:41)
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LBJ’s ‘wise men’ turn against Vietnam War 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 26 1968)
Video: 'Our World Winter 1968 Part 4' (Mar. 26, 1968, at 3:24)
(Tuesday, March 26, 1968, 1:15 p.m. EST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — After long supporting and encouraging President Lyndon Johnson’s conduct of the Vietnam War, a majority of his foreign policy experts, a group of elder statesmen and retired generals informally known as “the Wise Men,” informed him bluntly today at the White House that “an American military solution in Vietnam was no longer attainable” and that he should take steps to disengage the U.S. from further participation. Continue reading LBJ’s ‘wise men’ turn against Vietnam War 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 26 1968)
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King promotes Poor People’s Campaign in Harlem 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 26 1968)
Video: 'Eyes On The Prize - (Part 10) The Promised Land 1967–1968' (Mar. 26, 1968, at 28:44)
(Tuesday, March 26, 1968; during the African-American civil rights movement (1954–1968)) — Civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. was met with some indifference today in the Harlem section of New York City as he continued his people-to-people tour of the nation to rally support for his Poor People’s Campaign. Continue reading King promotes Poor People’s Campaign in Harlem 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 26 1968)
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Paul McCartney returns to London from India 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 26 1968)
Video: 'Paul McCartney & Jane Asher - (BBC News) (26.03.1968) London Airport, Heathrow'
(Tuesday, March 26, 1968) — Paul McCartney of The Beatles arrived at London Airport today, having spent five weeks studying Transcendental Meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at the Academy of Transcendental Meditation in Rishikesh, India. Continue reading Paul McCartney returns to London from India 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 26 1968)
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Final episode of ‘The Monkees’ airs 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 25 1968)
Video: 'The Monkees Full Episode The Frodis Caper (aka "Mijacogeo")' (Mar. 25, 1968)
(Monday, March 25, 1968, 7:30-8:00 p.m. EST) — The Monkees match wits with the insane Wizard Glick, who is out to control the minds of television viewers worldwide, on tonight’s final first-run episode of The Monkees, a situation comedy television series on NBC that follows the adventures of four young men trying to make a name for themselves as rock ‘n roll singers. Continue reading Final episode of ‘The Monkees’ airs 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 25 1968)
