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.”
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.
Audio: 'The Beatles - "With The Beatles" (2009 Stereo Remastered) [Full Album]'
(Thursday, August 22, 1963) — The cover for With the Beatles, The Beatles’ second album, was shot today by Robert Freeman in the Palace Court Hotel, Bournemouth, England. By coincidence, The Beatles would hold their final photo session as a group exactly six years from this date.
Video: 'Vietnam War Documentary | 02 Dien Bien Phu | How America Lost' (Aug. 22, 1963, at 44:24)
(Thursday, August 22, 1963, evening; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge flew into strife-torn Saigon tonight on hurry-up orders from the U.S. government which has sharply denounced yesterday’s government crackdown on Buddhists in South Vietnam.
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 2' (Aug. 21, 1963, at 39:23)
(Wednesday, August 21, 1963, shortly after midnight local time; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — The Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces, on orders of President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu, arrested thousands of monks and nuns today and vandalized Buddhist pagodas across South Vietnam in what became known as the Xa Loi Pagoda raids.
Video: 'The Beatles - It Won't Be Long'
(Monday, August 19, 1963) — The Beatles were filmed today at Askers Road House Hotel in Bridport, England, portions of which were later sprinkled through the “It Won’t Be Long” montage of home movies in The Beatles Anthology documentary TV series.
