Daily Archives: May 29, 2014

‘Dial M for Murder’ opens in New York City 60 years ago today (May 29 1954)


Video: 'Dial M for Murder' trailer

(Saturday, May 29, 1954)Dial M for Murder, a crime thriller film about a straying husband who frames his wife for the murder of the man he’d hired to kill her, opened today in New York City at the Paramount theater.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the film starred Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings and John Williams.

Democrats nominate James K. Polk for president of the United States 180 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 29 1844)


Video: 'The American Presidential Election of 1844'

(Wednesday, May 29, 1844) — Former Speaker of the House of Representatives James K. Polk of Tennessee was nominated for president of the United States today by delegates to the 1844 Democratic National Convention meeting at Odd Fellows Hall in Baltimore. Continue reading Democrats nominate James K. Polk for president of the United States 180 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 29 1844)

1,012 killed when Canadian ocean liner collides with Norwegian cargo ship 100 years ago this hour (May 29 1914)


Video: 'Z Empress of Ireland Sinking May 24th 1914' (3 videos)

(Friday, May 29, 1914, about 2:00 a.m. local time) — The Canadian ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sank in the St. Lawrence River in eastern Quebec today after colliding with the Norwegian cargo ship SS Storstad. Of the 1,477 people on board the Empress of Ireland, 1,012 died. The Storstad suffered only minor damage.

Eisenhower deals with strain of planning D-Day 70 years ago this hour (May 29 1944)


Video: 'Ten Days to D-Day 1/7' (May 29, 1944, at 10:01)

(Monday, May 29, 1944, 8:00 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/2:00 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); 8 days before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander in charge of the D-Day landings, perfects his golf swing, chain smokes and thinks about his family back home while at his headquarters at his headquarters near the south coast of England.   Continue reading Eisenhower deals with strain of planning D-Day 70 years ago this hour (May 29 1944)