(Saturday, June 8, 1968) — “Like to Get to Know You” by Spanky and Our Gang peaks at #17 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Like to Get to Know You’ by Spanky and Our Gang peaks at #17 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1968)
RFK eulogized as a ‘good and decent man’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1968)
Video: 'RFK's Funeral Video - ABC News, June 8, 1968'
(Saturday, June 8, 1968, 10:00 a.m. EDT) — Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York, the younger brother of slain President John F. Kennedy, was eulogized today by the last Kennedy son, Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, at a funeral Mass in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York as a man who “gave us strength in time of trouble.” Continue reading RFK eulogized as a ‘good and decent man’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1968)
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Suspect in King assassination seized in London 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1968)
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(Saturday, June 8, 1968, 11:15 p.m. BST; during the Civil rights movement) — James Earl Ray, a fugitive from the Missouri State Penitentiary wanted in the Apr. 4, 1968, slaying of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was arrested this morning at London’s Heathrow Airport while attempting to leave the United Kingdom for Brussels (on his way to either Angola, Rhodesia or apartheid South Africa) on a false Canadian passport. Continue reading Suspect in King assassination seized in London 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1968)
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African-American man dragged to his death in Texas 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 7 1998)
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(Sunday, June 7, 1998, early morning CDT) — An African-American man was murdered early today when three white supremacists dragged him for three miles behind a pick-up truck along an asphalt road in Jasper, Texas. Continue reading African-American man dragged to his death in Texas 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 7 1998)
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Californians cut property taxes in landslide 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1978)
Video: 'Prop 13: Mad as Hell | Retro Report'
(Tuesday, June 6, 1978, polls closed at 8:00 p.m. PDT) — Californians fed up with soaring property taxes today overwhelmingly approved Proposition 13, an amendment of the state Constitution that trims $7 billion off the amount of property tax revenue collected by the state and radically affecting local government finances. Continue reading Californians cut property taxes in landslide 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1978)
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’20/20′ news magazine debuts on ABC-TV 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1978)
Video: '20/20 Pilot (ABC) June 1978'
(Tuesday, June 6, 1978, 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT) — 20/20, an American television newsmagazine featuring in-depth story packages, created by ABC News executive Roone Arledge and hosted by Harold Hayes and Robert Hughes, debuted tonight ABC. Continue reading ’20/20′ news magazine debuts on ABC-TV 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1978)
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‘Sex and the City’ TV series debuts 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1998)
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(Saturday, June 6, 1998, 9:45 p.m. EDT) — Sex and the City, an American romantic comedy-drama television series about a sex columnist and her three friends who explore Manhattan’s dating scene, debuted tonight on HBO. Continue reading ‘Sex and the City’ TV series debuts 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1998)
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Body of Robert F. Kennedy arrives in New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1968)
Video: 'June 6, 1968 - Robert F. Kennedy’s casket arrives at New York’s La Guardia Airport, New York'
(Thursday, June 6, 1968, 8:57 p.m. EDT) — A White House plane bearing the body of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the Kennedy party arrived at LaGuardia Airport tonight from Los Angeles and transported to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, where he will lie in state. Continue reading Body of Robert F. Kennedy arrives in New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1968)
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Body of Robert F. Kennedy departs Los Angeles 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1968)
Video: 'Bobby Kennedy's Body Leaves Los Angeles (1968)'
(Thursday, June 6, 1968, 1:28 p.m. PDT) — A plane bearing the body of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the Kennedy party departed Los Angeles International Airport this afternoon for a flight to New York City where his body would lie in state at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Continue reading Body of Robert F. Kennedy departs Los Angeles 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1968)
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The Beatles interviewed for ‘Everett Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1968)
Video: 'Una Sensazionale Intervista Dei Beatles'
(Thursday, June 6, 1968, 8:00 p.m. BST) — During the second recording session for “Don’t Pass Me By” at EMI Studios in London, The Beatles (mostly a nonsensical John Lennon) were interviewed this evening by Kenny Everett for the June 9, 1968, edition of “The Kenny Everett Show” on BBC1 radio. Continue reading The Beatles interviewed for ‘Everett Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1968)
