Video: 'John Cabot - Mini Biography'
(Saturday, June 24, 1497) — The first recorded sighting of North America by a European took place today as explorer John Cabot spotted land, somewhere between Halifax and southern Labrador in present-day Canada. Continue reading First recorded sighting of North America by a European 520 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 24 1497)
Video: 'Paul McCartney Talks about Linda 1997'
(Tuesday, June 24, 1997) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney was interviewed today at his home in in Icklesham, England, by Matt Lauer of NBC’s Today for broadcast on July 7-9, 1997, to promote his new album, Flaming Pie. Continue reading Paul McCartney interviewed for NBC’s ‘Today’ show 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 24 1997)
Video: 'Dragnet' trailer
(Tuesday, June 23, 1987) — Dragnet, an American buddy cop comedy film that’s both a parody of and homage to the long-running television crime drama of the same name, premiered today at the Paramount Pacific Theater in Hollywood. Continue reading ‘Dragnet’ comedy film premieres in Hollywood 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 23 1987)
Video: 'Gene Kelly and Ed Sullivan -1957'
(Sunday, June 23, 1957, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Gene Kelly promoted his film The Happy Road on tonight’s edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show live from the Marine Amphitheater at Jones Beach, Long Island, New York. Continue reading Gene Kelly performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 23 1957)
(Monday, June 23, 1947, 3:17 p.m. EDT) — The Senate by 68 to 25 joined the House today in overriding President Harry S. Truman’s veto of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, better known as the Taft-Hartley Act, designed to limit the power of organized labor (click here to watch “Target Labor And Taft-Hartley” video).
Video: '1967 Glassboro Summit'
(Friday, June 23, 1967, 11:22 a.m. EDT; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — President Lyndon B. Johnson, Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin and their advisers opened a three-day summit today at Glassboro State College in New Jersey, talking for five-and-a-half hours about the Middle East, Vietnam and arms control. Continue reading LBJ hosts Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin at Glassboro Summit Conference 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 23 1967)
Video: '11. The Monkees - "Can You Dig It?" (Demo)'
(Thursday, June 22, 1967, 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. PDT) — The Monkees recorded an acoustic instrumental demo for Peter Tork’s song “Can You Dig It” (titled “Tentatively” on the box) today at RCA Victor Studio A in Hollywood. Continue reading The Monkees record ‘Can You Dig It’ demo 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 22 1967)
(Wednesday, June 22, 1977, 11:25 a.m. CST) — John N. Mitchell, 63, became the first former U.S. Attorney General to go to prison today as he began serving a sentence in Montgomery, Alabama, for his role in the Watergate cover-up.
Video: 'New York, New York Official Trailer #1 - Robert De Niro Movie (1977) HD'
(Tuesday, June 21, 1977, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — New York, New York, an American musical drama film about a jazz musician and a singer who fight and love their way through the show biz world of the late forties, premiered tonight at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City. Continue reading ‘New York, New York’ premieres in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 21 1977)
(Saturday, June 21, 1947) — “Peg o’ My Heart” by The Harmonicats peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for four non-consecutive weeks (June 21, July 19/26, Aug. 2, 1947).
