It was the year of the assassinations of MLK and RFK, Richard Nixon's election as president, the Mexico City Summer Olympic Games, the release of the "White Album" by the Beatles, Elvis Presley's "Comeback Special," the release of "2001: A Space Odyssey," and the Christmas Eve orbit around the moon by Apollo 8. Check back often for another dose of 1968! Friday, June 15, 2012 1968 Television: George Harrison on the Smothers Brothers ShowOn November 17, 1968, George Harrison of the Beatles was a surprise guest on "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour." A transcript of Harrison's brief appearance is here. Labels: 1968 television, George Harrison, The Beatles, The Smothers Brothers link 0 commentsThursday, June 14, 2012 1968 Television: Elvis Presley's Comeback SpecialElvis Presley performs "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" during his 1968 comeback special, broadcast on December 3, 1968 on NBC. Labels: 1968 television, Elvis Presley link 0 commentsWednesday, June 13, 2012 The 1968 Christmas Eve Broadcast from Apollo 8The Apollo 8 astronauts -- Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders -- read from the Book of Genesis as they orbit the moon on Christmas Eve, 1968. Labels: 1968 television, Apollo 8, Christmas link 0 commentsMonday, June 11, 2012 Life Magazine Coverage of the 1968 Democratic Convention in ChicagoGoogle Books has every issue of Life Magazine from November 1936 to December 1972 scanned and available for online viewing. Click here to see a feature on the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. Labels: Chicago, Democratic National Convention, politics link 0 comments |
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