Video: 'Mutiny on the Bounty wins the 1935 Academy Award for Best-Pic ,.mpg'
(Thursday, March 5, 1936, 8:00-10:12 p.m. PST) — Mutiny on the Bounty, a drama film about the sadistic Captain Bligh, who drove his men to revolt during a South Seas expedition, won Outstanding Production tonight at the 8th Academy Awards. Continue reading ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ wins Outstanding Production at 8th Academy Awards 80 years ago this hour (Mar 5 1936)
Video: '2006 Oscars' (27 videos)
(Sunday, March 5, 2006, 8:00 p.m. EST) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named Crash the best film of the year tonight during the 78th Academy Awards at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, turning its back on Brokeback Mountain, a film about the love affair between two gay men, which had dominated virtually every other movie award in the run-up to the Oscars. Continue reading ‘Crash’ walks away with top prize at Oscars 10 years ago this hour (Mar 5 2006)
Video: 'Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain speech" regarding USSR and Eastern Bloc, at Wes...HD Stock Footage'
(Tuesday, March 5, 1946, afternoon local time) — In what is considered one of the opening volleys of the Cold War, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill condemned the Soviet Union’s policies in Europe today during a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, declaring “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent, allowing police governments to rule Eastern Europe.” Continue reading Winston Churchill delivered his ‘Iron Curtain’ speech 70 years ago today (Mar 5 1946)
Video: 'CAN730 BEAT FANS MOB PRIME MINISTER HAROLD WILSON ASKING HIM TO HELP KEEP THE CAVERN CLUB OPEN'
(Saturday, March 5, 1966) — British Prime Minister Harold Wilson, in Liverpool to be officially adopted as Labour candidate for the Mar. 31 election, received a petition from Beatles fans today, asking that the Cavern Club be reopened.
The club, where the Beatles performed more than 300 dates, was closed because of financial problems.
(Saturday, March 5, 1966; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — “Ballad of the Green Berets” by SSgt Barry Sadler peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for five consecutive weeks (Mar. 5/12/19/26, Apr. 2, 1966).
(Saturday, March 5, 1966) — “Working My Way Back to You” by The Four Seasons peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
(Saturday, March 5, 1966) — “Batman!” by Jan and Dean peaked at #66 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
Video: 'The Beatles Cartoons Episode 24'
(Saturday, March 5, 1966, 10:30 a.m. EST) — The Beatles go to Hollywood, and later, Ringo and George take a tour of the Statue of Liberty in New York on this morning’s episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC.
