October 18, 1969 It's the week that the New York Mets pulled off the miracle, defeating the Baltimore Orioles in five games in the World Series on October 16. It's the first championship for the seven-year-old franchise. (Of course, they'll win one more in 1986 on the backs of the Boston Red Sox.) The next … Continue reading New this week in ’69: October 18
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New this week in ’69: October 11
(Above: Brett Favre also acted a little.) October 11, 1969 It's the day that the Soviets, trying to remain in the space race, launch the Soyuz 6 spacecraft with two aboard. The very next day Soyuz 7 launches with three more cosmonauts. It's on that day - October 12 - that Sonja Henie passes away … Continue reading New this week in ’69: October 11
New this week in ’69: October 4
(And now for something completely different.) October 4, 1969 The day after Gwen Stefani was born (yes, she's also turning 50 this year) marked the start of the first-ever divisional playoffs in Major League Baseball. The expansion to twelve teams in each league included a split into two divisions. The American League sees Minnesota face … Continue reading New this week in ’69: October 4
New this week in ’69: September 27
September 27, 1969 Actually, September 26 may be the more important date in terms of cultural touchstones. That's the date that The Brady Bunch made its premiere on ABC. The show, about a blended family, features something interesting in its run: a married couple in bed together and not in twin beds. But they weren't … Continue reading New this week in ’69: September 27
New this week in ’69: September 20
(Above: Think they'll make it?) September 20, 1969 Trouble in Beatle-land: it was on this date fifty years ago that John Lennon famously announced "I want a divorce" - and he wasn't talking to Yoko at the time. That same day the last Merrie Melodies cartoon - Injun Trouble - is released by Warner Brothers, … Continue reading New this week in ’69: September 20
New this week in ’69: September 13
(Rut ro. Somebody's rifty.) September 13, 1969 It's the date that a new cartoon premieres - "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?" If you're of a certain age, there's no denying the impact that this cartoon had on pop culture. I've caught myself more than once saying "I'd have gotten away with it if it weren't … Continue reading New this week in ’69: September 13
New this week in ’69: September 6
(Above: If I could get to my records, this photo would be bigger.) September 6, 1969 It's the day before Princeton University will break with tradition and let women attend classes there. The school existed as all-male for the first 233 years of its existence, predating the Declaration of Independence by forty years. That same … Continue reading New this week in ’69: September 6
New this week in ’69: July 26
(Above: John R. Cash.) July 26, 1969 It's two days after the Apollo 11 astronauts splashed down safely after eight days in space. They spend some time in quarantine - so we don't get "moon cooties" from them, I assume - and scientists get to work studying the rock samples they've brought back and also … Continue reading New this week in ’69: July 26
New this week in ’69: July 19
July 19, 1969 I don't have to tell you much about what was going on this week fifty years ago. There's been a ton of fantastic retrospectives already done on the subject of the moon landing. Media historians are having a lot of fun digging out old stuff, too: this tweet, with a clip from … Continue reading New this week in ’69: July 19
New this week in ’69: July 12
(Above: The Daily Mirror has doubts about this American show.) July 12, 1969 Today's the day that Star Trek makes its premiere in the UK. The show had been cancelled a few months before in the US, but the BBC starts to air it. It's on BBC Two - in colour, complete with the extra … Continue reading New this week in ’69: July 12
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