(Sunday, February 3, 1963, 8 p.m. EST) — Cassius Clay (later named Muhammad Ali) was interviewed by Ed Sullivan on tonight’s edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show.
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German radio announces defeat at Stalingrad 70 years ago today (1943)
Video: Feb. 3, 1943 (at 52:30)
(Wednesday, February 3, 1943; a day after the Battle of Stalingrad ended on the Eastern Front of World War II) — German radio announced today that Stalingrad had fallen to the Soviets; the 6th Army had fought courageously but had succumbed to vastly superior enemy forces and to unfavorable circumstances. Continue reading German radio announces defeat at Stalingrad 70 years ago today (1943)
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Record producer Phil Spector arrested in death of 10 years ago this hour (2003)
Video: 'Lana Clarkson Found Dead in Spector Home'
(Monday, February 3, 2003, about 5 a.m. PST) — Record producer Phil Spector was arrested this morning in relation to an investigation into the fatal shooting of actress Lana Clarkson, 40, in Spector’s mansion (Dupuy’s Pyrenees Castle) in Alhambra, California.
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‘Midnight Special’ debuts as a series on NBC 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: 'Helen Reddy - I Am Woman (Midnight Special - Feb 2, 1973)'
(Saturday February 3, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EST) —Midnight Special, a late-night musical variety series, debuted this morning as a regular series (it had premiered as a special on Aug. 19, 1972) on NBC-TV, with Helen Reddy as the host. Continue reading ‘Midnight Special’ debuts as a series on NBC 40 years ago this hour (1973)
