Video: 'The Beatles Sweden Stockholm 1964-7-28.flv'
(Tuesday, July 28, 1964, 6:45 p.m./10:00 p.m. CET) — The Beatles performed two shows tonight at Johanneshovs Isstadion in Stockholm, Sweden, as part of the second European leg of their 1964 world tour. Continue reading The Beatles perform two shows in Stockholm 50 years ago tonight (July 28 1964)
Video: 'The Beatles in Sweden 1964' (July 28, 1964, TV interview at 1:55)
(Tuesday, July 28, 1964, afternoon CET) — The Beatles were interviewed on television this afternoon by Torsten Ljungstedt at Hotel Foresta in Stockholm, Sweden, where members George Harrison and John Lennon proceed to hilariously rip Lennon’s new book In His Own Write to shreds.
Video: 'The Beatles in Sweden 1964' (July 28, 1964, airport arrival at 0:00-1:55)
(Tuesday, July 28, 1964, 12:30 p.m. CET) — The Beatles arrived today at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm, where more than 3,000 fans were waiting to welcome them to Sweden.
Video: 'The Great War - S01E02 - For Such a Stupid Reason Too' (July 28, 1914, at 14:17)
(Tuesday, July 28, 1914, at approximately 11:10 a.m. local time; during World War I) — One month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia today, effectively launching the First World War. Continue reading World War I begins as Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia 100 years ago this hour (July 28 1914)
Video: 'The Beatles swedish interviews (1963) Part 2' (July 28, 1964, at 0:00-1:56)
(Tuesday, July 28, 1964, 10:10 a.m. BST-12:30 p.m. CET) — The Beatles were interviewed today by Klas Burling during their flight from London via Copenhagen to Stockholm.
Video: '7/27/74: President Nixon Impeachment'
(Saturday, July 27, 1974, 7:05 p.m. EDT; during the Watergate scandal) — The House Judiciary Committee voted 27-11 tonight to adopt the first of three articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon, charging he had personally engaged in a course of conduct designed to obstruct justice in the Watergate case.
In the days that followed, the Committee also adopted articles accusing Nixon of abuse of power and contempt of Congress.
(Saturday, July 27, 1974) — “Annie’s Song” by John Denver peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (July 27, August 3, 1974).
(Saturday, July 27, 1974) — “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” by Elton John peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. It was John’s eighth top ten hit on the chart since 1971.
Image: 'Hoffa, second row, center, leaves court after being found guilty of jury tampering in 1964'
(Sunday, July 26, 1964) — A federal jury found James R. Hoffa, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (who is appealing a Chattanooga federal court conviction for jury tampering), guilty of mail and wire fraud and conspiracy today in the use of his union’s pension fund; six co-defendants were found guilty of conspiracy.
Video: 'Israel-Jordan Signing Ceremony'
(Monday, July 25, 1994) — Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Jordan’s King Hussein signed a declaration at the White House today, ending their countries’ 46-year-old formal state of war.
