Video: '"Thurgood Marshall Nominated to Supreme Court" (Washington DC, 6/13/1967)'
(Tuesday, June 13, 1967, noon EDT) — U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson today nominated Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first African-American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue reading Thurgood Marshall nominated as first African-American justice on U.S. Supreme Court 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 13 1967)
Video: 'Jerry Lewis/You Only Live Twice UK Premiere 1967'
(Monday, June 12, 1967, 8:15 p.m. BST) — You Only Live Twice, the fifth spy film in the James Bond series, and the fifth to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond, premiered tonight at the Odeon Leicester Square in London. Continue reading ‘You Only Live Twice’ James Bond film premieres in London 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 12 1967)
Video: 'Report on Loving Case 1967'
(Monday, June 12, 1967) — The Supreme Court, in Loving v. Virginia, ruled unanimously today that states cannot outlaw interracial marriages. Continue reading Supreme Court strikes down state laws prohibiting interracial marriages 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 12 1967)
Video: 'The Mamas & The Papas - Dedicated to the one I love 1966'
(Sunday, June 11, 1967, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — The Mamas & the Papas performed “Dedicated to the One I Love” and “Creeque Alley” on tonight’s CBS television variety show The Ed Sullivan Show live from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading The Mamas & the Papas perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 11 1967)
Video: '09. The Monkees - "Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porky" (Mono)' (at 35:34)
(Saturday, June 10, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-11:30 p.m. PDT) — The Monkees recorded the brief spoken word track “Peter Percival Patterson’s Pet Pig Porky” tonight at Studio A, RCA Recording Studios in Hollywood, the second of 13 tracks to be recorded for the group’s next studio album Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. Continue reading The Monkees record ‘Peter Percival Patterson’s Pet Pig Porky’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1967)
(Saturday, June 10, 1967) — “Six O’Clock” by The Lovin’ Spoonful peaked at #24 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Video: 'Headquarters [Deluxe Edition]' (first 14 videos comprise the original album)
(Saturday, June 10, 1967) — Headquarters, the third studio album issued by The Monkees, debuted at #197 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart. Continue reading ‘Headquarters’ album by The Monkees debuts at #197 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1967)
Video: 'Six days in June' (Six-Day War ends at 1:43:54)
(Saturday, June 10, 1967, 6:30 p.m. IST) — The Six-Day War ended tonight as Syria and Israel agreed to a United Nations-mediated cease-fire. Continue reading Six-Day War ends as Israel and Syria agree to cease-fire 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1967)
Video: 'USS Liberty incident - BBC Documentary' (attack begins at 18:47)
(Thursday, June 8, 1967, at about 2:00 p.m. EEST; during the Six-Day War) — 34 American servicemen were killed today when the USS Liberty, a Navy intelligence-gathering ship in the Mediterranean Sea, was mistakenly attacked by Israeli planes and torpedo boats in international waters about 15 miles north of the Sinai Peninsula. Continue reading 34 American servicemen killed when Israel mistakenly attacks USS Liberty 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1967)
Video: 'The Six-Day War Begins - 1967 | Today in History | 5 June 16'
(Monday, June 5, 1967, 7:48 a.m. IST) — The Six-Day War erupted today in the Middle East as Israel, anticipating a possible attack by its Arab neighbors, launched a series of preemptive airfield strikes that destroyed nearly the entire Egyptian air force (Syria, Jordan and Iraq immediately entered the conflict). Continue reading Israel launches surprise preemptive strike on Egypt 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 5 1967)
