Lost in Space is a science fiction television series that follows the adventures of a pioneering family of space colonists who struggle to survive in a strange and often hostile universe after their ship is sabotoged and thrown off course. The show ran for three seasons from 1965 to 1968, changing from black and white […]
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The Beach Boys on Ed Sullivan
The Beach Boys appeared on Ed Sullivan for the first time on September 27, 1964, performing “I Get Around” and “Wendy”. The band knocked out a performance that would be remembered for decades to come. The band (brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson and their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine) went on to […]
The Addams Family (TV Series)
The Addams Family is a television series based on the characters from Charles Addams’ New Yorker cartoons. The series was shot in black and white and aired for two seasons on ABC from September 18, 1964 to April 8, 1966. The Addams Family is a close-knit extended family with decidedly macabre interests and supernatural abilities. […]
The Beatles 1st Appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show
A record setting 73 million people tuned in on the evening of February 2, 1964 to see the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show making it one of the seminal moments in television history.
Bob Dylan
How many roads must a man walk down, before your can call him a man? The answer my friends, is blowing in the wind…
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson: June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an actress and model who became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950’s and a major popular culture icon. Monroe overcame a difficult childhood to become a major movie star, with her films grossing more than $200 million […]
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an artist, director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His work explores the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertising that flourished in the 1960’s, and span a variety of media, including painting, silkscreening, […]
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941) is a songwriter and singer who has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his celebrated works date from the 1960’s, when he became a reluctant “voice of a generation” with songs such as “Blowing in the Wind” […]
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are a rock band formed in London in 1962. The original band consisted of Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, and Ian Stewart. The Rolling Stones were at the forefront of the British invasion of bands that became popular in the US in 1964, and identified with the […]
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, commonly known as JFK, was born in Brookline, MA on May 29, 1917. He served in the Navy, and then continued his family’s political legacy by becoming a US Congressman and Senator. He defeated incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon in the 1960 presidential election to become the 35th President of the United […]