Category Archives: 1960s

Lennon attends premiere of ‘In His Own Write’ stage play 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 18 1968)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s

Video: 'THE BEATLES APPLE AND BEYOND 1968 VOL.2' (June 18, 1968, at 4:49-5:18)

(Tuesday, June 18, 1968) — John Lennon of The Beatles attended the official premiere of the National Theatre’s stage version of In His Own Write tonight at Old Vic Theatre on London’s Waterloo Road, as part of a triple bill that also featured Henry Fielding’s The Covent Garden Tragedy and John Maddison Morton’s A Most Unwarrantable Intrusion from 1849. Continue reading Lennon attends premiere of ‘In His Own Write’ stage play 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 18 1968) →

Harrison, Starr return to England from America 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 18 1968)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s

Video: 'THE BEATLES APPLE AND BEYOND 1968 VOL.2' (June 18, 1968, at 4:29-4:49)

(Tuesday, June 18, 1968) — George Harrison and Ringo Starr of The Beatles, on a break from the band’s “White Album” sessions, returned to England from California today. Continue reading Harrison, Starr return to England from America 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 18 1968) →

Kennedys thank nation for providing ‘strength and hope’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 15 1968)

1960s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'June 15, 1968 - Edward & Rose Kennedy thanks the nation following Robert F. Kennedy's assassination'

(Saturday, June 15, 1968) — The brother and parents of Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York thanked the nation today for its sympathy and pledged to “carry on the principles for which Bobby stood.” Continue reading Kennedys thank nation for providing ‘strength and hope’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 15 1968) →

‘Mony Mony’ by Tommy James and the Shondells peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 15 1968)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Saturday, June 15, 1968) — “Mony Mony” by Tommy James and the Shondells peaks at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Mony Mony’ by Tommy James and the Shondells peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 15 1968) →

‘Yummy Yummy Yummy’ by Ohio Express peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 15 1968)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Saturday, June 15, 1968) — “Yummy Yummy Yummy” by Ohio Express peaks at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Yummy Yummy Yummy’ by Ohio Express peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 15 1968) →

‘Think’ by Aretha Franklin peaks at #7 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 15 1968)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Saturday, June 15, 1968) — “Think” by Aretha Franklin peaks at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Think’ by Aretha Franklin peaks at #7 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 15 1968) →

Dr. Spock convicted in anti-draft plot 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1968)

1960s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: 'Dr Benjamin Spock defends Himself 1968

(Friday, June 14, 1968, 7:58 p.m. EDT; during the Opposition to the Vietnam War) — Dr. Benjamin Spock, an American pediatrician famous to two generations for the child-raising guide The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care, was convicted tonight by a 12-man federal jury in Boston of conspiring to encourage young men to evade the draft during the Vietnam War, along with three of his four co-defendants. Continue reading Dr. Spock convicted in anti-draft plot 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1968) →

‘In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida’ by Iron Butterfly released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1968)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s


Video: 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida' (single version)

(Friday, June 14, 1968) — “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” by Iron Butterfly, often regarded as an influence on heavy metal music and one of the firsts of the genre, was released today as a single, edited down to 2:52 from the original 17:05 version released today on the band’s album of the same title. Continue reading ‘In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida’ by Iron Butterfly released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1968) →

‘Rosemary’s Baby’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 12 1968)

1960s, Movies 1960s

Video: 'Rosemary's Baby' trailer (plus 8 clips)

(Wednesday, June 12, 1968, 10:10 a.m. EDT) — Rosemary’s Baby, an American psychological horror film about a young woman who fears the baby she’s carrying is the son of Satan, opened today at the Criterion Theatre in New York City. Continue reading ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 12 1968) →

Harrison films another scene for Shankar’s ‘Raga’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 11 1968)

1960s, Movies 1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s

Video: 'George Harrison & Ravi Shankar - Raga - Big Sur, CA, US (11.06.1968)'

(Tuesday, June 11, 1968) — George Harrison of The Beatles, on a break from the band’s “White Album” sessions in London, was filmed for a second consecutive day today for Ravi Shankar’s feature documentary Raga at a country retreat overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California. Continue reading Harrison films another scene for Shankar’s ‘Raga’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 11 1968) →