(Wednesday, October 14, 1964, 10:30 p.m. EDT) — Walter W. Jenkins resigned tonight as a special assistant to U.S. President Lyndon Johnson after it became known that he had been arrested last week on a charge of disorderly conduct involving “indecent gestures.” Continue reading Johnson aide Walter Jenkins resigns following arrest 50 years ago this hour (Oct 14 1964)
Video: 'BBC Archive Tomorrow's World Moog Synthesiser'
(Wednesday, October 14, 1964) — Inventor Robert Moog presented his prototype electronic music synthesizer to a meeting of the Audio Engineering Society today in New York.
Video: '1964 Voskhod 1 (USSR)'
(Monday, October 12, 1964, 07:30:01 UTC) — The Soviet Union launched a Voskhod space capsule this morning with a three-man crew on the first mission involving more than one crew member. The flight lasted just over 24 hours.
Video: 'Roy Orbison Oh, Pretty Woman 1964'
(Sunday, October 11, 1964, 8 p.m. EDT) — Roy Orbison appeared on the live CBS television variety series The Ed Sullivan Show for the only time tonight, performing “Oh, Pretty Woman.”
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)
