(Saturday, January 27, 1968) — “Bend Me, Shape Me” by The American Breed peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Bend Me, Shape Me’ by The American Breed peaks at #5 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1968)
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‘Susan’ by The Buckinghams peaks at #11 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1968)
(Saturday, January 27, 1968) — “Susan” by The Buckinghams peaked at #11 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Susan’ by The Buckinghams peaks at #11 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1968)
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‘She’s a Rainbow’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #25 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1968)
(Saturday, January 27, 1968) — “She’s a Rainbow” by The Rolling Stones peaked at #25 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘She’s a Rainbow’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #25 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1968)
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Beatle John Lennon interviewed by Kenny Everett 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1968)
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(Saturday, January 27, 1968, morning GMT) — John Lennon of The Beatles was interviewed by Kenny Everett this morning at Kenwood, Lennon’s home in Weybridge, for the Feb. 4 edition of the presenter’s BBC Radio 1 show. Continue reading Beatle John Lennon interviewed by Kenny Everett 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1968)
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The Beatles film ‘Yellow Submarine’ appearance 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1968)
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(Thursday, January 25, 1968, afternoon GMT) — The Beatles were filmed today at Twickenham Film Studios for a brief live-action ending to their forthcoming animated feature film Yellow Submarine, based on the group’s 1966 hit single. Continue reading The Beatles film ‘Yellow Submarine’ appearance 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1968)
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North Korea seizes U.S. Navy ship, 83 crew members 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 23 1968)
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(Tuesday, January 23, 1968, 1:45 p.m. PYT; during the Cold War) — North Korean patrol boats seized the United States Navy intelligence ship USS Pueblo off the North Korean port city of Wonsan today, charging her 83 crew crew members with being on a spying mission. Continue reading North Korea seizes U.S. Navy ship, 83 crew members 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 23 1968)
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Harrison records Remo Four’s ‘In the First Place’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1968)
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(Monday, January 22, 1968) — George Harrison of The Beatles produced five takes of “In the First Place,” a psychedelic pop song by The Remo Four with Tony Ashton singing, today at EMI Studios in London while producing/recording the soundtrack for the film Wonderwall. Continue reading Harrison records Remo Four’s ‘In the First Place’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1968)
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‘Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In’ debuts as weekly series on NBC 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1968)
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(Monday, January 22, 1968, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, an American fast-paced sketch comedy television program starring Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, premiered tonight on NBC as a weekly series. Continue reading ‘Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In’ debuts as weekly series on NBC 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1968)
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Gen. Westmoreland comments on Battle at Khe Sanh 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1968)
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - Tet [6/11]' (Jan. 22, 1968, at 12:00)
(Monday, January 22, 1968; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — On the second day of the Battle of Khe Sanh, General William Westmoreland, commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam, said the enemy was attempting to “win a spectacular battlefield success” on the eve of Tet, the Vietnamese New Year. Continue reading Gen. Westmoreland comments on Battle at Khe Sanh 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1968)
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American B-52 carrying four hydrogen bombs crashes in Greenland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 21 1968)
Video: 'H-Bomb Armed B-52 Crash Cleanup in Greenland: "Crested Ice" 1968 USAF Strategic Air Command'
(Sunday, January 21, 1968, 3:39 p.m. EST; during the Cold War) — An American B-52 bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs crashed in flames into the ice off Greenland today while attempting to make an emergency landing at the Thule Air Force Base, killing one crew member and scattering radioactive material. Continue reading American B-52 carrying four hydrogen bombs crashes in Greenland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 21 1968)
