Category Archives: 1960s

King leads 25,000 civil rights activists to Alabama state capitol 50 years ago this afternoon (Mar 25 1965)

1960s, African-American Civil Rights


Video: 'Eyes on the Prize (VI) — Bridge to Freedom, 1965 [with English subtitles]' (Mar. 21, 1965, at 51:25)

(Sunday, March 25, 1965, shortly afternoon; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)) — Martin Luther King, Jr. and 25,000 civil rights activists successfully ended a 5-day march to protest the denial of voting rights to blacks from Selma, Alabama, to the capitol in Montgomery today, declaring: Continue reading King leads 25,000 civil rights activists to Alabama state capitol 50 years ago this afternoon (Mar 25 1965) →

Robert Kennedy places flag on summit of mountain named for his brother 50 years ago this hour (Mar 24 1965)

1960s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'A Kennedy Climbs Mr. Kennedy (1965)'

(Wednesday, March 24, 1965, 5:00 p.m. EST) — Senator Robert F. Kennedy reached the top of Mount Kennedy today and became the first person to scale the 13,900-foot peak. Continue reading Robert Kennedy places flag on summit of mountain named for his brother 50 years ago this hour (Mar 24 1965) →

The Beatles return to Twickenham to resume filming ‘Help!’ 50 years ago today (Mar 24 1965)

1960s, Movies 1960s, Popular Music 1960s


Video: 'The Beatles - 'You got to hide your love away' music video'

(Wednesday, March 24, 1965) — Following three weeks of filming in the Bahamas and Austria, work on The Beatles second feature film Help! resumed today at Twickenham Film Studios in England, where much of A Hard Day’s Night had been shot the previous year.

From today through Apr. 2, 1965, The Beatles filmed various parts, including interior temple, laboratory and railway station scenes.

The Beach Boys complete ‘Help Me, Rhonda’ (single version) 50 years ago today (Mar 21 1965)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s


Video: 'Help Me, Rhonda [Single Version] - The Beach Boys (with lyrics)'

(Friday, January 15, 1965) — The Beach Boys overdubbed vocals to the Dec. 16, 1964, instrumental master of “Kiss Me, Baby” today at United Western Recorders studio in Los Angeles for the group’s album The Beach Boys Today!.

General to LBJ: Vietnam ‘could take five years and 500,000 men’ 50 years ago today (Mar 15 1965)

1960s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: 'American Experience Lyndon B Johnson PBS Documentary' (Mar. 15, 1965, at 30:56)

(Monday, March 15, 1965, during the the Vietnam War, the Indochina Wars and Cold War) — U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson Johnson met with the Joint Chiefs of Staff today and General Harold K. Johnson made a prediction that sent a shock wave through the room: “To win the war,” he said, “it could take five years and 500,000 men.”

Johnson pledges vote for all, calls Selma ‘American tragedy’ 50 years ago today (Mar 13 1965)

1960s, African-American Civil Rights


Video: 'President Johnson's Meeting with Governor George Wallace, 3/13/65. MP538.'

(Saturday, March 13, 1965, during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)) — U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson told Gov. George C. Wallace Alabama today that police brutality in Selma, Alabama, “just must not be repeated” and that federal force would be used if necessary to protect African-Americans there. Continue reading Johnson pledges vote for all, calls Selma ‘American tragedy’ 50 years ago today (Mar 13 1965) →

General Khanh accepts Viet ouster 50 years ago this hour (Feb 22 1965)

1960s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - LBJ Goes to War [3/11]' (Feb. 22, 1965, at 28:40)

(Monday, February 22, 1965, 6:30 a.m. ICT; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Khanh formally announced his resignation today as commander-in-chief of South Vietnamese armed forces during a telephone call to his generals from a military air strip at Da Lat, about 150 miles northeast of Saigon, where his plane landed after running low on fuel.

The Armed Forces Council had unanimously decided late Sunday to replace Khanh with Maj. Gen. Tran Van Minh as commander in chief.

Comedian Joan Rivers debuts on ‘Tonight’ with Johnny Carson 50 years ago this hour (Feb 17 1965)

1960s, Television 1960s


Video: 'Joan Rivers is Hilarious on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show FULL INTERVIEW, 1986' (they extensively refer to her Feb. 17, 1965, debut)

(Wednesday, February 17, 1965, 11:30 p.m. EST) — Comedian Joan Rivers made her first appearance tonight on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

James Brown records ‘Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag’ 50 years ago today (Feb 1 1965)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s


Video: 'James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Parts 1 & 2) [stereo]'

(Monday, February 1, 1965) — James Brown recorded “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” today at Arthur Smith Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina. Continue reading James Brown records ‘Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag’ 50 years ago today (Feb 1 1965) →