Video: 'Retaking of the Prison -- Sept. 13, 1971'
(Monday, September 13, 1971, 9:46 a.m. EDT; during the Attica Prison riot) — A four-day inmates’ rebellion at the Attica Correctional Facility in western New York ended this morning in a bloody clash as police and guards stormed the prison. Continue reading 39 people killed as police, guards storm Attica prison in western New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 13 1971)
(Saturday, September 11, 1971) — “Go Away Little Girl” by Donny Osmond peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of three weeks (Sept. 11/18/25, 1971). Continue reading ‘Go Away Little Girl’ by Donny Osmond #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 11 1971)
(Saturday, September 11, 1971) — “Spanish Harlem” by Aretha Franklin peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of two weeks. Continue reading ‘Spanish Harlem’ by Aretha Franklin peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 11 1971)
Video: 'Bangla Desh (Bonus Track)'
(Saturday, September 11, 1971) — “Bangla Desh”” by former Beatle George Harrison peaked at #23 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of two weeks. Continue reading ‘Bangla Desh’ by George Harrison peaks at #23 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 11 1971)
Video: 'Attica Prison Riot - William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe . POV on PBS'
(Thursday, September 9, 1971, 8:50 a.m. EDT; during the Attica Prison riot) — An uprising of prisoners broke out at the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility penitentiary near Buffalo in western New York this morning as a group of inmates on the 5 Gallery on cellblock “A” charged from the prison dining hall and overpowered guards who were attempting to stop them. Continue reading Prisoners seize control of maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1971)
Video: ‘September 8, 1971 – Opening of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC’
(Wednesday, September 8, 1971, 7:30 p.m. EDT) — The $70 million John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts officially opened tonight with a formal gala featuring the world premiere of a Requiem mass honoring U.S. President John F. Kennedy, a work commissioned from the legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. Continue reading Kennedy Center officially opens in Washington, D.C. with formal gala 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1971)
Video: 'THE DICK CAVETT SHOW - John Lennon and Yoko Ono 9-8-1971)'
(Wednesday, September 8, 1971, beginning around 6:00 p.m. EDT) — John Lennon said tonight his second wife, Yoko Ono, didn’t break up the British rock group The Beatles, but if she had “she should get credit for all the nice music we’ve all made since we broke up.” Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape appearance on ‘The Dick Cavett Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1971)
Video: 'STAND BY ME. (Ultimate Mix, 2020) - John Lennon (official music video HD)' (Sept. 7, 1971, at 2:50-3:01)
(Tuesday, September 7, 1971) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, continued shooting their 1972 Imagine film today in the Japanese gardens of Kykuit, on the grounds of the Rockefeller Kykuit estate in Pocantico Hills, New York, a hamlet in the Westchester County town of Mount Pleasant, New York. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono visit Japanese gardens for ‘Imagine’ film 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 7 1971)
Video: 'John Lennon - Imagine (The Ultimate Collection)' (first 10 videos constitute original album)
(Tuesday, September 7, 1971) — Imagine, the second studio album by former Beatle John Lennon, began shipping to American record stores today (released Oct. 8, 1971, in the UK). Continue reading John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ album begins shipping to American record stores 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 7 1971)
Video: 'What’s That In The Sky? - excerpt from the IMAGINE film'
(Monday, September 6, 1971) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, continued shooting their 1972 Imagine film today at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City, inviting celebrities, including ex-Beatle bandmate George Harrison, to their hotel suite and film them entering the room with Yoko. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono film celebrity cameos for ‘Imagine’ TV special in New York hotel 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 1971)
