Video: '50 years ago: Explosion rips through Richmond, killing 41'
(Saturday, April 6, 1968, 1:47 p.m. EST) — 41 people were killed and more than 150 were injured today when a double explosion and fire tore through nearly two blocks of Main Street in downtown Richmond, Indiana. Continue reading 41 killed in Richmond, Indiana explosion 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 6 1968)
(Saturday, April 6, 1968) — “Young Girl” by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap peaks at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Young Girl’ by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 6 1968)
(Saturday, April 6, 1968) — “La-La (Means I Love You)” by The Delfonics peaks at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘La-La (Means I Love You)’ by The Delfonics peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 6 1968)
(Saturday, April 6, 1968) — “Kiss Me Goodbye” by Petula Clark peaks at #15 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Kiss Me Goodbye’ by Petula Clark peaks at #15 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 6 1968)
Video: 'Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War - Tet! [7/13]' (Apr. 6, 1968, at 38:29)
(Saturday, April 6, 1968, 1:40 p.m. Saigon Standard Time; during the Battle of Khe Sanh, part of the Vietnam War, the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Relief forces from Operation Pegasus moved into Khe Sanh today, ending a 77-day siege. Continue reading Siege of Khe Sanh broken 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 6 1968)
Video: 'MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.'S CASKET ARRIVES AT MEMPHIS AIRPORT APRIL 5, 1968 85614'
(Friday, April 5, 1968, 11:30 a.m. CST; during the African-American civil rights movement (1954–1968)) — One day after the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., the casket containing his body was loaded aboard an American Airlines Convair chartered by Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy today at the Memphis Airport for a flight to Atlanta. Continue reading Body of MLK Jr. flown to Atlanta 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 5 1968)
Video: 'The Greatest Speech Ever - Robert F Kennedy Announcing The Death Of Martin Luther King'
(Thursday, April 4, 1968, 9:30 p.m. EST; during the African-American civil rights movement (1954–1968)) — Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, moved almost to tears by the death of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., told a street corner rally of African-Americans tonight in Indianapolis, Indiana, that they must strive for “love, and wisdom, and compassion toward one another.” Continue reading Robert Kennedy urges ‘compassion’ after King murder 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1968)
Video: 'April 4, 1968: President Johnson addresses the nation after death of Martin Luther King Jr.'
(Thursday, April 4, 1968, 9:07 p.m. EST; during the African-American civil rights movement (1954–1968)) — U.S. President Johnson, speaking outside the entrance to the West Lobby at the White House, deplored tonight in a brief television address to the nation the “brutal slaying” of civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr., 39, asking “every citizen to reject the blind violence that has struck Dr. King, who lived by non-violence.” Continue reading President Johnson deplores ‘brutal’ murder of King 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1968)
Video: '"KENNEDYS DON'T CRY" (1975)' (Apr. 4, 1968, at 1:18:30)
(Thursday, April 4, 1968, 7:05 p.m. CST; during the Memphis sanitation strike, part of the African-American civil rights movement (1954–1968)) — Civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr., 39, was pronounced dead tonight, sixty-four minutes after he was shot as he stood on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Continue reading Martin Luther King Jr. pronounced dead 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1968)
Video: 'MLK: The Assassination Tapes - The Aftermath of the Assassination' (click here to watch the full episode with shooting at 19:05)
(Thursday, April 4, 1968, 6:01 p.m. CST; during the Memphis sanitation strike, part of the African-American civil rights movement (1954–1968)) — Civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr., 39, was fatally shot tonight as he stood on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Continue reading Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1968)