Category Archives: 1960s

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.

‘The Jack Benny Show’ named best comedy

1960s, Television 1960s

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(“Jack Goes to Las Vegas,” March 19, 1961)

(Tuesday, May 16, 1961) — “The Jack Benny Program” won Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor and “Hallmark Hall of Fame” won Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama tonight at the 13th Emmy Awards, hosted by Dick Powell.

Tonight on TV: ‘The Twilight Zone’

1960s, Television, Television 1960s

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“The Mind and the Matter” (part one)

(Friday, May 12, 1961, 10 p.m. ET) — Mr. Archibald Beechcroft (Shelley Berman) uses mental powers to change the world he lives in on tonight’s episode of The Twilight Zone. Continue reading Tonight on TV: ‘The Twilight Zone’ →

JFK pledges bigger U.S. space effort

1960s, Cold War, space exploration, U.S. Presidents

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(Friday, May 5, 1961, 3:30pm ET) — President John F. Kennedy hailed his nation’s first manned shot into space today, and pledged “a substantially larger effort in that field” during a news conference. Continue reading JFK pledges bigger U.S. space effort →