Video: 'Its The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (Full Episode)'
(Thursday, October 27, 1966, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, an American prime time animated television special based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz, was first broadcast tonight on CBS.
Video: 'Liberace On Batman'
(Wednesday, October 21, 1966, 7:30 p.m. EDT) — Concert pianist Chandell plans to obtain the Wayne fortune and pay off his blackmailing twin brother Harry by marrying Aunt Harriet as Liberace played the parts of both a good and evil pianist on tonight’s edition of the ABC-TV series Batman.
(Saturday, October 22, 1966) — “See See Rider” by The Animals peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
(Saturday, October 22, 1966) — “Girl on a Swing” by Gerry and the Pacemakers peaked at #28 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It was the group’s 11th and final appearance on the chart (1964-1966).
Video: 'Aberfan Disaster Documentary'
(Friday, October 21, 1966, 9:15 a.m. BST) — 116 children and 28 adults were killed this morning when an avalanche of two million tons of rain-soaked coal waste slipped 500 feet down a mountainside and engulfed a school and some 20 houses in Aberfan, Wales.
Video: 'Persona' (trailer)
(Tuesday, October 18, 1966) — Persona, a black and white Swedish film about an actress recovering from a breakdown who exercises a strange hold over her nurse, premiered today in Stockholm.
Directed by Ingmar Bergman, the film starred Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullmann.
Video: '12 Firemen Die In New York Fire (1966)'
(Monday, October 17, 1966, 9:36 p.m. EDT) — 12 New York City firefighters were killed tonight in a fire that raged uncontrolled through three buildings in lower Manhattan. Continue reading 12 New York City firefighters killed in lower Manhattan fire 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 17 1966)
Video: 'Georgy.Girl.1966'
(Monday, October 17, 1966, noon EDT) — Georgy Girl, a British film about a misfit who fights for happiness in the world of swinging London, opened today in the U.S. at the Fine Arts theater, four months after premiering at the 16th Berlin International Film Festival.
Directed by Silvio Narizzano, the film starred James Mason, Alan Bates, Lynn Redgrave and Charlotte Rampling.
Video: 'Hollywood Squares 1965 pilot' (2 videos)
(Monday, October 17, 1966, 11:30 a.m.-noon EDT) — The Hollywood Squares, a television panel game show in which two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win cash and prizes, debuted this morning on NBC. Continue reading ‘The Hollywood Squares’ TV game show premieres on NBC 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 17 1966)
Video: 'The Black Panther Party Documentary'
(Saturday, October 15, 1966) — The Black Panther Party (originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense), a revolutionary black nationalist and socialist organization, was founded today by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in Oakland, California. Continue reading Black Panther Party founded in Oakland 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 15 1966)
