Video: '1964 Opening Ceremony'
(Saturday, October 10, 1964, 2:00 p.m. JST) — The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, opened today at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.
72,000 spectators looked on as Emperor Hirohito inaugurated the games with a one-sentence speech. 5,151 athletes from 93 nations would complete through Oct. 24, 1964.
Video: 'Mario Savio, leader of the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley (1964) - from THE EDUCATION ARCHIVE'
(Thursday, October 1, 1964) — The Free Speech Movement (FSM) began at the University of California, Berkeley, today as students spontaneously protested the arrest of Berkeley alumnus Jack Weinberg, who’d refused to identify himself to campus police as he sat behind a table promoting the Congress of Racial Equality.
Video: 'Beach Boys - Wendy (1964)'
(Sunday, September 27, 1964, 8 p.m. EDT) — The Beach Boys appeared live on the CBS television variety series The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time tonight, performing “I Get Around” and “Wendy.” Continue reading The Beach Boys debut on ‘Ed Sullivan’ 50 years ago this hour (Sep 27 1964)
Video: 'Gilligan's Island Intro Episode1' (Sept. 26, 1964)
(Saturday, September 26, 1964, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — Gilligan’s Island, a situation comedy that followed the comic adventures of seven castaways as they attempted to survive the island on which they had been shipwrecked, debuted tonight as a regular television series on CBS. It starred Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Tina Louise, Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells. Continue reading ‘Gilligan’s Island’ debuts on CBS 50 years ago this hour (Sep 26 1964)
Video: 'Gomer Pyle USMC 101 Gomer Overcomes The Obstacle Course' (Sept. 25, 1964)
(Friday, September 25, 1964, 9:30 p.m. EDT) — Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a situation comedy spin-off of The Andy Griffith Show about a naive but good natured gas station attendant from the town of Mayberry, North Carolina, who enlists in the U.S. Marine Corps, debuted tonight as a regular television series on CBS. It starred Jim Nabors, Frank Sutton and Ronnie Schell.
Video: 'Daniel Boone Season 1 Episode 1 Ken Tuck E Part 1' (Sept. 24, 1964)
(Thursday, September 24, 1964, 7:30 p.m. EDT) — Daniel Boone, an action-adventure show about the frontier hero, debuted tonight as a regular television series on NBC. It starred Fess Parker, Patricia Blair, Albert Salmi, Ed Ames, Dallas McKennon and Rosey Grier. Continue reading ‘Daniel Boone’ series debuts on NBC-TV 50 years ago this hour (Sep 24 1964)
Video: 'The Munsters S01E01 Munster Masquerade (Full Episode)' (Sept. 24, 1964)
(Thursday, September 24, 1964, 7:30 p.m. EDT) — The Munsters, a situation comedy depicting the home life of a family of benign monsters, debuted tonight as a regular television series on NBC. It starred Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Beverley Owen and Butch Patrick.
Video: 'September 24, 1964 - Warren Commission report delivered to President Lyndon B. Johnson'
(Thursday, September 24, 1964, 11:00 a.m. EDT) — U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson received from the hands of Chief Justice Earl Warren today a presentation copy of the Warren Commission‘s report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
The report itself would not be released to the public until Sunday, Sept. 27, 1964, at 6:30 p.m. EDT.
Video: 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E. First season'
(Tuesday, September 22, 1964, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — The Man from U.N.C.L.E., which follows the exploits of two secret agents who work for a fictitious secret international espionage and law-enforcement agency called U.N.C.L.E., debuted tonight as a regular television series on NBC. Continue reading ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ series debuts on NBC-TV 50 years ago this hour (Sep 22 1964)
Video: 'Flipper - Original 300 Feet Below' (Sept. 19, 1964)
(Saturday, September 19, 1964, 7:30 p.m. EDT) — Flipper, an adventure/drama show about the two sons of a park ranger and their pet dolphin in Florida, debuted tonight as a regular television series on NBC. It starred Brian Kelly, Luke Halpin, Tommy Norden and Andy Devine.
