Video: 'The Beatles - Live At The Nippon Budokan Hall Tokyo Full Concert 4k STEREO July 1 1966/June 30 1966' (June 30, 1966 at 30:46))
(Thursday, June 30, 1966, 7:35 p.m. JST) — The Beatles performed the first of five shows (through July 2) at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo this evening, on the fourth stop of the band’s tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines. Continue reading The Beatles perform at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (June 30 1966)
Video: June 29, 1966 | Robert McNamara Announces Renewed Bombing in North Vietnam
(Wednesday, June 29, 1966, 1:50 p.m. local time; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. aircraft bombed the major North Vietnamese population centers of Hanoi and Haiphong for the first time today, destroying oil depots located near the two cities. Continue reading Vietnam War escalates with first U.S. air strikes near Hanoi and Haiphong 60 years ago #OTD this hour (June 29 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles - Live At The Nippon Budokan' (The Beatles' June 29, 1966, press conference clips 21-30)
(Wednesday, June 29, 1966, 3:20 p.m. JST) — Nearly twelve hours after arriving in Tokyo for their Summer 1966 Asia Mini-Tour, The Beatles held a news conference this afternoon at the Tokyo Hilton. Continue reading The Beatles hold a news conference in Tokyo 60 years ago this hour (Jun 29 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles - Live At The Nippon Budokan' (The Beatles' June 29, 1966, arrival clips 8-20)
(Wednesday, June 29, 1966, 3:39 a.m. JST) — The Beatles arrived this morning at Haneda Airport in Tokyo (having lost a day by crossing the date line) to begin a two-city, seven-show mini tour of Asia.
Video: 'Dark Shadows Original B/W Opening'
(Monday, June 27, 1966, 4:00-4:30 p.m. EDT) — Dark Shadows, a gothic soap opera having to do with mysterious and supernatural goings-on in Collinsport, Maine, premiered today on ABC-TV. Continue reading ‘Dark Shadows’ soap opera debuts on ABC-TV 60 years ago this hour (Jun 27 1966)
Video: '(June 27, 1966) The Beatles am 26. Juni 1966 in der Ernst Merck Halle.'
(Monday, June 27, 1966, approx. 9:00 a.m. Central European Time) — Following their three-city, six-show mini-tour of West Germany, The Beatles flew today from Fuhlsbüttel Airport in Hamburg to London Airport to catch a connecting flight to Japan to perform five shows in Tokyo, but a decidedly unscheduled typhoon rerouted them to Alaska in the United States, where they spent the night at the Westwood Hotel in Anchorage. Continue reading The Beatles depart Hamburg for long journey to Tokyo 60 years ago this hour (June 27 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles - Live At Gruga-Halle, Essen, Germany, 1966' (27 clips)
(Sunday, June 26, 1966, approximately 8:25-8:55 p.m. Central European Time) — The Beatles performed the second of two shows at Ernst Merck Halle in Hamburg, West Germany, this evening, on the third of five stops on the band’s tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines. Continue reading The Beatles perform second of two shows at Ernst-Merck-Halle in Hamburg, West Germany 60 years ago #OTD this hour (Jun 26 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles - Live At Gruga-Halle, Essen, Germany, 1966' (27 clips)
(Sunday, June 26, 1966, 4:27 p.m. Central European Time) — The Beatles performed the first of two shows at Ernst Merck Halle in Hamburg, West Germany, this afternoon, on the third stop of the band’s tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines. Continue reading The Beatles perform first of two shows at Ernst-Merck-Halle in Hamburg, West Germany 60 years ago #OTD this hour (Jun 26 1966)
Video: 'THE MONKEES "ALL THE KINGS HORSES" HAL BLAINE'
(Saturday, June 25, 1966, 7:30 p.m.-12:15 a.m. PDT) — 15 days after the first official Monkees recording session for the band’s upcoming TV series, produced by Snuff Garret with no finished results (the tape of those sessions were lost), the made-for-TV band (with member Michael Nesmith producing) held its second recording session tonight at RCA Studio A, 6363 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, tracking Nesmith’s “All The King’s Horses.”
Video: 'The Beatles - Live At Gruga-Halle, Essen, Germany, 1966' (8 clips)
(Saturday, June 25, 1966, scheduled for 9:00 p.m. Central European Time) — The Beatles performed the second of two shows at the Grugahalle in Essen, West Germany, this evening, on the second stop of the band’s tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines. Continue reading The Beatles perform second of two shows at Grugahalle in Essen, West Germany 60 years ago this hour (Jun 25 1966)
