Video: 'John Lennon angry on Parkinson'
(Saturday, July 17, 1971, late afternoon BST) — Former Beatle John Lennon expressed indignation at the British press today for calling his wife Yoko Ono “ugly” during an interview by Michael Parkinson on his British talk show Parkinson at BBC Television Centre in London for broadcast late this evening. Continue reading John Lennon slams British press for calling his wife Yoko Ono ‘ugly’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1971)
(Saturday, May 29, 1971) — “Me And My Arrow” by Nilsson peaked at #34 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Me And My Arrow’ by Nilsson peaks at #34 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 29 1971)
Video: 'Ringo Starr & Kinetic Art - Reuters - 5 May 1971'
(Thursday, May 6, 1971) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr appeared today at a new shop opened by Zarach, an exclusive modern design company, at 183 Sloane Street in London to promote “Another One,” the first piece of Kinetic sculpture he designed with top designer Robin Cruikshank.
Continue reading Former Beatle Ringo Starr unveils kinetic sculpture ‘Another One’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1971)
Video: 'MELANIE Ed Sullivan '71 INTRO & ALEXANDER'
(Sunday, March 28, 1971, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Ed Sullivan took to the stage in The Ed Sullivan Theater tonight in New York City for the last time as the host of The Ed Sullivan Show, a weekly live variety television series that debuted on CBS on June 20, 1948.
Continue reading Ed Sullivan hosts final episode of ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ variety TV series 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1971)
Video: 'Paul McCartney Accepts GRAMMY for Best Original Score At The 1971 GRAMMYs | GRAMMY Rewind'
(Tuesday, March 16, 1971, 5:30-7:00 p.m. PST; during the 13th Annual Grammy Awards, after the Break-up of The Beatles) — Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda, made a surprise appearance tonight at the Grammy Awards at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, accepting the award for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special to himself, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr for Let It Be as performed by The Beatles.
Continue reading Paul McCartney accepts Grammy Award on behalf of The Beatles 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 16 1971)
Video: '5th Dimension "One Less Bell to Answer" on The Ed Sullivan Show'
(Sunday, February 21, 1971, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — The 5th Dimension performed “One Less Bell to Answer,” “Puppet Man” (with Connie Stevens) and medley of hits; and comedian Rodney Dangerfield told jokes about restaurants, apartments and New York on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV variety series The Ed Sullivan Show live from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City.
Continue reading The 5th Dimension, Rodney Dangerfield perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 21 1971)
Video: 'GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS "If I Were Your Woman" on The Ed Sullivan Show'
(Sunday, February 7, 1971, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Gladys Knight & the Pips performed “If I Were Your Woman” and comedian Robert Klein told jokes about going to the dentist on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV variety series The Ed Sullivan Show live from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City.
Continue reading Gladys Knight & the Pips, Robert Klein perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 7 1971)
Video: '"The Ed Sullivan Show" Jan. 31, 1971' (8 clips)
(Sunday, January 31, 1971, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — The Temptations performed “Just My Imagination,” “Get Ready” and a medley of hits (including “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours,” “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “I’ll Be There” and “My Sweet Lord”) on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV variety series The Ed Sullivan Show live from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City.
Continue reading The Temptations perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 31 1971)
Video: 'Apollo 14 CBS' (72 videos; launch on video #4 at 2:46)
(Sunday, January 31, 1971, 4:03:02 p.m. EST/21:03:02 UTC) — Apollo 14, carrying astronauts Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa, blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida today in man’s third attempt to walk on another world — the Moon.
Continue reading Apollo 14 blasts off in fourth attempt to land humans on Moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 31 1971)
Video: 'All in the Family S1 E01 - Meet the Bunkers'
(Tuesday, January 12, 1971, 9:30-10:00 p.m. EST) — All in the Family, an American sitcom television series about about a working-class white family living in Queens, New York, debuted tonight on CBS.
Continue reading Groundbreaking situation comedy series ‘All in the Family’ premieres on CBS-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 12 1971)
