Category Archives: 1960s

The Beatles complete first recording sessions

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s

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The Beatles: "Cry For A Shadow" (1961)

(Friday, June 23, 1961) — The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best), an English rock band formed in Liverpool, today completed their first professional studio recording sessions (which began yesterday, Thursday, June 22) at Friedrich Ebert Halle in Hamburg, West Germany, backing Tony Sheridan on four tracks, plus recording their own Cry For a Shadow, an instrumental written by John Lennon and George Harrison.

Kennedy warns of miscalculation

1960s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents

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(Friday, June 2, 1961, 1:15 p.m. local time) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy said today it is important that there be no miscalculation on either party at this weekend’s Vienna summit with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev during a news conference in Paris.

Season 2 finale: ‘The Twilight Zone’

1960s, Television 1960s

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"The Obsolete Man" (part one)

(Friday, June 2, 1961, 10 p.m. ET) — In a future totalitarian society where books have been banned, librarian Romney Wordsworth (Burgess Meredith) is put on trial for the crime of being obsolete on tonight’s season two finale of The Twilight Zone. Continue reading Season 2 finale: ‘The Twilight Zone’ →

Tonight on TV: ‘The Twilight Zone’

1960s, Television 1960s

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"Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?" (part one)

(Friday, May 26, 1961, 10 p.m. ET) — A group of bus travelers find that there is an extra person when they stop at a diner on tonight’s episode of The Twilight Zone. Continue reading Tonight on TV: ‘The Twilight Zone’ →

Vice President Johnson concludes Asia trip

1960s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents

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(Wednesday, May 24, 1961) — U.S. Vice President Lyndon Johnson flew into Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, today, concluding a 15-day globe circling tour that took him to seven nations threatened by Communists, including South Vietnam.

Kennedy asks Canada to be partner in hemisphere aid

1960s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents

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Kennedy arrives at House of Commons, May 17, 1961

(Wednesday, May 17, 1961) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy urged Canada today to become a partner with the United States in Western Hemisphere affairs. In a speech to Parliament he declared his belief that “all the free members of the Organization of American States would be heartened and strengthened by any increase in your hemispheric role.”  Continue reading Kennedy asks Canada to be partner in hemisphere aid →

Kennedy strains injured back

1960s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents

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JFK tree planting (@ 1:39)

(Tuesday, May 16, 1961) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy, having just arrived for a state visit in Ottawa, Canada, badly strained his injured back tonight during a tree planting ceremony on the lawn of Government House. It couldn’t have happened at a worse time. He would be dependent on massive injections of painkillers as he faced Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna next month.