Video: 'Wintertime Love'
(Wednesday, February 28, 1968) — The Doors recorded “Wintertime Love” today at TTG Studios in Hollywood, California, for the American rock band’s third studio album Waiting for the Sun.
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‘Soul on Ice’ by Eldridge Cleaver published 50 years ago #OTD #OnThisDay (Feb 28 1968)
Video: 'Eldridge Cleaver: Soul on Ice' (9 videos)
(Wednesday, February 28, 1968) — Soul On Ice, a memoir and collection of essays by Eldridge Cleaver that changed the way America looked at the civil rights movement and the black experience, was published today. Continue reading ‘Soul on Ice’ by Eldridge Cleaver published 50 years ago #OTD #OnThisDay (Feb 28 1968)
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U.S. military seeks another 206,000 troops in Vietnam 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 28 1968)
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - Tet [6/11]' (Wheeler-Westmoreland proposal at 31:33)
(Wednesday, February 28, 1968, 8:35-11:15 a.m. EST; during the Tet Offensive, part of the Vietnam War, Indochina Wars and Cold War) — U.S. General Earle Wheeler, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, just back from Vietnam, told President Lyndon Johnson today at the White House that General William Westmoreland, commanding U.S. forces in Vietnam, will need an additional 206,000 soldiers “for a proposed ceiling of 731,756.” Continue reading U.S. military seeks another 206,000 troops in Vietnam 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 28 1968)
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Cronkite: Vietnam ‘mired in stalemate’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 27 1968)
Video: 'Report from Vietnam (1968)'
(Tuesday, February 27, 1968, 10:30-11:00 p.m. EST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite broadcast a rare editorial on the Vietnam War tonight, declaring “it seems now more certain than ever that the bloody experience of Vietnam is to end in a stalemate.” Continue reading Cronkite: Vietnam ‘mired in stalemate’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 27 1968)
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Singer Frankie Lymon, 25, found dead in Harlem apartment 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 27 1968)
Video: 'Mysteries n Scandals / Frankie Lymon (Part 1 of 2)'
(Tuesday, February 27, 1968, Lymon’s body was discovered in the morning EST) — Frankie Lymon, the 25-year-old rock ‘n’ roll singer who popularized “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” and “Goody Goody,” was found dead today of a heroin overdose in the apartment of his grandmother in the Harlem section of New York City. Continue reading Singer Frankie Lymon, 25, found dead in Harlem apartment 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 27 1968)
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‘(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls’ by Dionne Warwick peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 24 1968)
(Saturday, February 24, 1968) — “(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls” by Dionne Warwick peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four weeks. Continue reading ‘(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls’ by Dionne Warwick peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 24 1968)
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‘I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonight’ by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 24 1968)
(Saturday, February 24, 1968) — “I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonight” by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonight’ by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 24 1968)
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‘Guitar Man’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #43 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 24 1968)
(Saturday, February 24, 1968) — “Guitar Man” by Elvis Presley peaked at #43 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Guitar Man’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #43 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 24 1968)
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South Vietnamese troops recapture palace at Hue 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 24 1968)
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - Tet [6/11]' (Imperial Palace recaptured at 23:22)
(Saturday, February 24, 1968, at 5:00 a.m. Saigon Standard Time; during the Tet Offensive, the Vietnam War, the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — South Vietnamese troops, throwing hand grenades and shouting an exultant war cry, recaptured the Imperial Palace today in Hue, raising the South Vietnamese flag on the Citadel flag tower 24 days into the Battle of Hue. Continue reading South Vietnamese troops recapture palace at Hue 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 24 1968)
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Police attack sanitation strikers in Memphis 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 23 1968)
Video: 'Eyes On The Prize - (Part 10) The Promised Land 1967–1968' (Feb 23, 1968, at 23:49)
(Friday, February 23, 1968; during the African-American civil rights movement (1954–1968)) — Police moved in with night sticks and gas guns today in Memphis as the city’s black leaders marched with workers eleven days into the Memphis sanitation strike. Continue reading Police attack sanitation strikers in Memphis 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 23 1968)
