Video: 'Petticoat Junction SPUR LINE TO SHADY REST' (Sept. 24, 1963)
(Tuesday, September 24, 1963, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — Petticoat Junction, a sitcom television series that centered on Kate Bradley, who runs the Shady Rest Hotel, debuted tonight on CBS.
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The Beach Boys record ‘Things We Did Last Summer’ 50 years ago today (1963)
Video: 'Things We did Last Summer - Beach boys (Unreleased)'
(Tuesday, September 24, 1963) — The Beach Boys recorded “The Things We Did Last Summer” today, leaving it unreleased for 30 years until 1993’s Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys.
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Kennedy suggests joint US-USSR expedition to moon 50 years ago this hour (1963)
Video: 'John F. Kennedy (USA), General Assembly (20 September 1963)'
(Friday, September 20, 1963, 11:00 a.m. EDT) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy urged in a major policy speech before the United Nations today that the United States and Russia become partners in space and put a man on the moon together as a positive step toward ending the Cold War.
Kennedy told the 18th UN General Assembly session that East and West could engage in a “contest of achievement instead of intimidation.”
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‘The Patty Duke Show’ premieres on ABC-TV 50 years ago this hour (1963)
Video: 'Patty Duke Show, The (Intro) S1 (1963)'
(Wednesday, September 18, 1963, 8:00 p.m. EDT ) — The Patty Duke Show, a sitcom television series about a teenager living in the Brooklyn Heights section of New York City and her “identical cousin” who arrives from Scotland to live with Patty’s family and attend school, debuted tonight on ABC.
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JFK warns Diem regime U.S. will oppose all divisive actions 50 years ago today (1963)
Video: 'JFK PRESS CONFERENCE #61 (SEPTEMBER 12, 1963)'
(Thursday, September 12, 1963, afternoon EDT; during the Vietnam War, part of the the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy placed the Saigon Government on notice today that the United States was not in Vietnam “to see a war lost.”
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‘The Spy Who Came in from the Cold’ novel published 50 years ago today (1963)
Video: 'John le Carré- Interview "Spy Who Came In From The Cold" (Merv Griffin Show 1965)'
(Thursday, September 12, 1963) — The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, a Cold War spy novel by John le Carre, went on sale today in Britain.
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The Beach Boys record eight songs for ‘Little Deuce Coupe’ album 50 years ago today (1963)
Video: 'BALLAD OF OLE´ BETSY-The Beach Boys'
(Monday, September 2, 1963) — The Beach Boys recorded eight new songs today at Western Recorders Studio in Hollywood for their fourth album Little Deuce Coup (the other four songs on the album would come from the previously released studio album Surfer Girl), including: Continue reading The Beach Boys record eight songs for ‘Little Deuce Coupe’ album 50 years ago today (1963)
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Cambodia breaks ties with South Vietnam 50 years ago today (1963)
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 8' (Aug. 27, 1963, at 13:02)
(Tuesday, August 27, 1963; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Cambodia, broke off diplomatic relations with South Vietnam today in indignation over repeated border incidents and over Saigon’s repression of Buddhist leaders.
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Lodge meets Diem in wake of new revolt in South Vietnam 50 years ago today (1963)
Video: 'Vietnam War Documentary | 02 Dien Bien Phu | How America Lost' (Aug. 26, 1963, at 44:24)
(Monday, August 26, 1963; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Newly arrived U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge met with President Ngo Dinh Diem in Saigon, South Vietnam, today, one day after a massive student revolt smashed by armed police.
Lodge arrived Aug. 22, 1963, the day after Diem cracked down on Buddhist opposition an dplaced the country under martial law.
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Principal photography for second James Bond film wraps 50 years ago today (1963)
Video: 'From Russia With Love Trailer'
(Friday, August 23, 1963) — Principal photography for second James Bond film From Russia with Love, starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent, wrapped up today. The film would premiere in London in just seven weeks.
