April 4 - James Brown appears on national television, in an attempt to calm feelings of anger in the United States following the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
April 9 - British singer Petula Clark appears on a US television special on NBC with Harry Belafonte as a guest. An innocent, affectionate gesture between the two during a song prompts concern from the show's sponsor ( Plymouth Motors) due to the difference in their races, but the scene is aired intact.
May 4May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). There are 241 days remaining. Events 1471 Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Tewkesbury Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward, Prince of Wales. 1493 Pope Ale - Mary HopkinMary Hopkin (born May 3 1950) is a British singer. Born in Pontardawe, Wales, she grew up Welsh-speaking and began her musical career as a folk singer. She was "discovered" by Twiggy, and as a result became one of the first artists to record on The Beatle performs on the British TV show Opportunity KnocksOpportunity Knocks was a UK television talent show originally hosted by Hughie Greene. It was shown on ITV from the 1950s until 1978 and later revived briefly on BBC. Entertainers who appeared included: Mary Hopkin, Bonnie Langford, Les Dawson, Little and. Hopkins catches the attention of model TwiggyTwiggy (born September 19, 1949) is a British actress, model and singer, now usually known by her married name of Twiggy Lawson . Born Lesley Hornby in Neasden, a suburb of London, she became famous at the age of sixteen, under the influence of her boyfri, who recommends her to BeatleThe Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, " I Want To Hold Your Hand". The Beatles were one of the most influential music groups of the rock era. Initially they affected the postPaul McCartneySir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born June 18, 1942), much better known simply as Paul McCartney is a British musician, composer and producer. He was born at Walton Hospital, located in northern Liverpool near his teenage home, where his mother had worked a. McCartney would soon sign Hopkin to Apple RecordsApple Records was founded in 1968 by the musical group known as the Beatles, comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. The label became successful, surviving the legal dissolution of the Beatles in 1974, and continuing to i.
October 14 - First live network transmission of video from inside a manned US space capsule in orbit (" Apollo 7") There were six such broadcasts during their eleven-day mission.
Joan Crawford makes a guest appearance on the soap operaThe Secret Storm, filling in for her ailing daughter, Christina . However, Joan slurs her lines and is obviously intoxicated during the live broadcast.