Video: 'Behind The Sounds: Let's Go Away For Awhile'
(Wednesday, January 19, 1966, 3:00-9:00 p.m. PST) — The Beach Boys completed “Let’s Go Away for Awhile,” an instrumental composed and produced by Brian Wilson, today at United Western Recorders studios in Hollywood, for release on the Pet Sounds album on May 16, 1966. Continue reading The Beach Boys complete ‘Let’s Go Away for Awhile’ 60 years ago this hour (Jan 19 1966)
Video: 'Sounds of Silence (Full Album)' (11 videos)
(Monday, January 17, 1966) — Sounds of Silence, the second studio album by Simon & Garfunkel , was released today on Columbia records.
Video: '17th January 1966: Palomares incident sees a B-52 mid-air collision and dropping four nuclear bombs'
(Monday, January 17, 1966, 10:22 a.m. Central European Time; during the Cold War) — A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs collided with a KC-135 tanker aircraft during a midair refueling operation today, scattering nuclear weapons over the southeastern coast of Spain and touching off an intensive American and Spanish search for one bomb still missing. Continue reading U.S. B-52 carrying four unarmed hydrogen bombs crashes on Spanish coast 60 years ago this hour (Jan 17 1966)
(Saturday, January 15, 1966) — “Five O’Clock World” by The Vogues peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Five O’Clock World’ by The Vogues peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 15 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles Cartoon TV Series - Episode 17'
(Saturday, January 15, 1966, 10:30 a.m. EST) — The Beatles are aboard a sightseeing ship, when Paul is lured from that ship onto a ghost ship, and later, John takes the Beatles sight-seeing at a New York museum on this morning’s episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC.
(Friday, January 14, 1966, 6:00 a.m. EST) — Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue in Manhattan were converted from two-way to one-way streets today to improve traffic flow. Continue reading It’s down Fifth and up Madison for New York City drivers 60 years ago this hour (Jan 14 1966)
Video: '1966 Robert C. Weaver Becomes First African American To Be Appointed to Cabinet' (Jan. 18, 1966)
(Thursday, January 13, 1966, 4:15 p.m. EST; during the Civil rights movement) — Robert C. Weaver was nominated today to become the first African American to serve as a member of the U.S. president’s cabinet by President Lyndon B. Johnson, specifically as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Video: 'CBS News Special Report: LBJ's State of the Union address IN COLOR (January 12, 1966)'
(Wednesday, January 12, 1966, 9:04 p.m. EST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — In his third State of the Union message, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson pledged soberly tonight to stay in Vietnam “until aggression has stopped” but also promised to continue and expand the Great Society at home. Continue reading LBJ asks domestic reform, stands firm on Vietnam in State of the Union address 60 years ago this hour (Jan 12 1966)
Video: '1. HI DIDDLE RIDDLE' (Jan. 12, 1966)
(Wednesday, January 12, 1966, 7:30-8:00 p.m. EST) — Batman, an American live-action television series based on the DC Comics character of the same name (starring Adam West and Burt Ward as the Dynamic Duo, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton, Stafford Repp and Madge Blake), premiered tonight on ABC-TV, airing twice a week on consecutive nights. Continue reading ‘Batman’ series debuts on ABC-TV 60 years ago this hour (Jan 12 1966)
Video: 'Dick and Dee Dee sing 'Lightening Strikes from Shindig''
(Saturday, January 8, 1966, 7:30-8:30 p.m. EST) — The last episode of ABC’s Shindig! music show was broadcast tonight, featuring Jimmy O’Neill as host and Dick and DeeDee performing “Lightnin’ Strikes” (a salute to Batman). Continue reading Final episode of ABC’s ‘Shindig’ pop music show broadcast 60 years ago this hour (Jan 8 1966)
