Category Archives: Television 1960s

Westmoreland says ‘we are winning’ Vietnam War 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 19 1967)

1960s, Cold War, Television 1960s


Video: 'Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War - Uneasy Allies [4/13]' (Nov. 19, 1967, at 28:13)

(Sunday, November 19, 1967, 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EST in New York; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — General William Westmoreland, commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam, said today on NBC-TV’s Meet The Press news/interview program that American and South Vietnamese forces were “winning a war of attrition.” Continue reading Westmoreland says ‘we are winning’ Vietnam War 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 19 1967) →

‘We are making progress’ says LBJ on Vietnam War 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1967)

1960s, Cold War, Television 1960s, U.S. Presidents, Vietnam War


Video: '11/17/1967: LBJ on Vietnam War'

(Friday, November 17, 1967, 11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. EST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Acting on optimistic reports by General William Westmoreland and U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam Ellsworth Bunker, President Lyndon Johnson said today at a press conference that his advisers had assured him that the war in Vietnam was going well, in response to a reporter’s question, and that it was a different kind of conflict. Continue reading ‘We are making progress’ says LBJ on Vietnam War 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1967) →

The Beatles film three promos for ‘Hello Goodbye’ single 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1967)

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


Video: 'The Beatles - Hello, Goodbye'

(Friday, November 10, 1967) — The Beatles filmed three promotional videos for their forthcoming single “Hello, Goodbye” today at London’s Saville Theatre. Continue reading The Beatles film three promos for ‘Hello Goodbye’ single 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1967) →

Saturn V rocket carrying unmanned Apollo spacecraft blasts off 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1967)

1960s, space exploration, Television 1960s


Video: ‘Launch of Apollo 4 first Saturn V as seen LIVE on CBS w/ Walter Cronkite’

(Thursday, November 9, 1967, 12:00:01 UTC) — A Saturn V rocket carrying an unmanned Apollo spacecraft blasted off from Cape Kennedy today in a successful test of the vehicles that would someday take men to the moon. Continue reading Saturn V rocket carrying unmanned Apollo spacecraft blasts off 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 9 1967) →

LBJ signs bill creating nonprofit TV agency 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1967)

1960s, Television 1960s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'The President: November 1967. MP890.' (Nov. 7, 1967, at 3:03)

(Tuesday, November 7, 1967, 11:33 a.m. EST) — U.S. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 into law today, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to accelerate the growth and improve the quality of noncommercial television. Continue reading LBJ signs bill creating nonprofit TV agency 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1967) →

‘Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.’ album by The Monkees released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 6 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, Television 1960s, The Monkees


Video: 'Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. [Deluxe Edition]' (first 13 videos comprise the original album)

(Monday, November 6, 1967) — Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd., the fourth studio album issued by The Monkees when members of the made-for-TV group were exerting more control over its music and had started to play many of the instruments themselves, something their record company had previously forbidden, was released today in the U.S. Continue reading ‘Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.’ album by The Monkees released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 6 1967) →

‘The Phil Donahue Show’ debuts on WLWD-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 6 1967)

1960s, Television 1960s


Video: 'Madalyn Murray O'Hair on the Donahue Show - Antitheist atheist' (recorded March 1970)

(Monday, November 6, 1967, 10:30 a.m. EST) — The Phil Donahue Show, an American television talk show hosted by 31-year-old Phil Donahue that ran for 29 years, debuted today on WLWD (now WDTN) in Dayton, Ohio, creating a new television genre: the daytime talk show. Continue reading ‘The Phil Donahue Show’ debuts on WLWD-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 6 1967) →

The Beatles complete filming of ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1967)

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


Video: 'THE BEATLES - Magical Mystery Tour [1967]' (Nov. 3, 1967, all the footage intercut with George Harrison sitting starting at 38:15)

(Friday, November 3, 1967) — The filming of The Beatles’ Dec. 26, 1967, Magical Mystery Tour television special was completed today with sequences for George Harrison’s song “Blue Jay Way” shot at Sunny Heights, Ringo Starr’s house located on St George’s Hill estate in Weybridge, Surrey, England. Continue reading The Beatles complete filming of ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1967) →

McCartney filmed for ‘The Fool on the Hill’ sequence 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 31 1967)

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


Video: 'THE BEATLES - Magical Mystery Tour [1967]' (Oct. 31, 1967, at 5:56)

(Tuesday, October 31, 1967) — Paul McCartney of The Beatles was filmed for the “The Fool on the Hill” daydream sequence of the band’s Dec. 26, 1967, Magical Mystery Tour television special today at various locations in Nice, France. Continue reading McCartney filmed for ‘The Fool on the Hill’ sequence 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 31 1967) →

The Cowsills perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, Television 1960s


Video: 'The Cowsills - The Rain, The Park, and Other Things'

(Sunday, October 29, 1967, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — The Cowsills performed “The Rain, the Park & Other Things” on tonight’s CBS television variety show The Ed Sullivan Show live from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading The Cowsills perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 1967) →