Video: 'The Beatles - Across The Universe (Take 2 - Monitor Mix)'
(Saturday, February 3, 1968, 2:30-6:00 p.m./7:00 p.m.-1:30 a.m. GMT) — The Beatles, keen to prepare music to be issued during their imminent two-month stay in India, where they were to study Transcendental Meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, began recording their first single of 1968 today at EMI Studio Three in London. Continue reading The Beatles begin recording next single 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 3 1968)
Video: 'A Time to Begin - Nixon in New Hampshire 1968'
(Friday, February 2, 1968, afternoon EST; during the Republican Party presidential primaries, 1968) — Former Vice President Richard Nixon, displaying the confidence of a fighter on a familiar battleground, opened his campaign in the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary today with a news conference in Manchester. Continue reading Former VP Nixon opens second bid for presidency 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 2 1968)
Video: 'Our World Winter 1968 Part 1' (Feb. 2, 1968, at 8:57)
(Friday, February 2, 1968, 12:05 p.m. EST; during the Tet Offensive, part of the Vietnam War, the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. President Lyndon Johnson said today that the Vietcong suffered “a complete failure” militarily throughout South Vietnam this week and he expressed confidence that as the facts became known the enemy would gain nothing psychologically either. Continue reading LBJ declares Tet Offensive ‘a complete failure’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 2 1968)
Video: 'American Experience Truman 2 of 3' (Feb. 2, 1948, at 39:49)
(Monday, February 2, 1948) — President Harry S. Truman sent a special message to Congress today on civil rights, announcing the he had “instructed the secretary of defense to take steps to have the remaining instances of discrimination in the armed services eliminated as rapidly as possible.” Continue reading Truman seeks to desegregate Armed Forces 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 2 1948)
Video: 'Documentary_The Mexican - American War' (Feb. 2, 1848 at 1:21:08)
(Wednesday, February 2, 1848) — The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed today at the main altar of the old Basilica of Guadalupe at Villa Hidalgo, now a neighborhood in northern Mexico City, ending the Mexican-American War after nearly two years of fighting. Continue reading Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican–American War 170 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 2 1848)
Video: '1968: The Execution of a Vietcong'
(Thursday, February 1, 1968, at around noon Saigon Standard Time; during the Tet Offensive, part of the Vietnam War, the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Saigon’s police chief, Brigadier General Nguyen Ngoc Loan, executed Nguyen Van Lem, a Viet Cong officer, with a pistol shot to the head at point-blank range today in a scene captured by news photographers. Continue reading Viet Cong prisoner executed on Saigon street 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 1968)
Video: '1st US Satellite: Explorer 1 Launch 1958 NASA; Spacecraft & Launch Vehicle Preparation'
(Thursday, January 31, 1958, 10:48:16 p.m. EST) — The United States entered the Space Age tonight with its first successful launch of a satellite into orbit, Explorer I, from LC-26 at the Cape Canaveral Missile Annex in Florida. Continue reading U.S. enters Space Age 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 31 1958)
Video: 'The Wonder Years S01E01 Pilot'
(Sunday, January 31, 1988, 10:30-11:00 p.m. EST) — The Wonder Years, an American coming-of-age comedy-drama television series about an adolescent boy growing up in a suburban middle class family, debuted tonight following ABC’s coverage of Super Bowl XXII. Continue reading ‘The Wonder Years’ debuts on ABC-TV 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 31 1988)
Video: 'Wonderwall Music (Remastered)' (22 videos)
(Wednesday, January 31, 1968) — George Harrison completed recording Wonderwall Music, the soundtrack to the film Wonderwall and the first solo album by a member of The Beatles, today at EMI Studios (now Abbey Road Studios) in London. Continue reading Harrison completes recording first solo Beatle album 50 years ago #OTD #OnThisDay (Jan 31 1968)
(Saturday, January 31, 1998) — “Together Again” by Janet Jackson peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 1998). Continue reading ‘Together Again’ by Janet Jackson peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 31 1998)
