Daily Archives: February 4, 2017

Civil jury finds O.J. Simpson liable in killings of wife, her friend 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1997)

1990s


Video: 'OJ Simpson Civil Trial Verdict Part 1'

(Tuesday, February 4, 1997, 7:15 p.m. PST) — The case that has riveted America for two and a half years, divided the nation by race and sex, and raised troubling questions about the power of celebrity and the nature of justice ended tonight when O. J. Simpson was found liable in the civil lawsuits brought by the families of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald L. Goldman. Continue reading Civil jury finds O.J. Simpson liable in killings of wife, her friend 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1997) →

President Clinton cites education as top priority in State of Union message 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1997)

1990s, U.S. Presidents


Video: '1997 State Of The Union - President Bill Clinton'

(Tuesday, February 4, 1997, 9:15 p.m. EST) — U.S. President Bill Clinton, declaring that Americans “want us to be partners, not partisans,” challenged Congress in his State of the Union address tonight to give the nation’s schools a big spending increase while balancing the budget by 2002. Continue reading President Clinton cites education as top priority in State of Union message 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1997) →

11 killed when two Chicago Transit Authority trains collide on elevated track 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1977)

1970s


Video: 'EL Crash Chicago 1977 (ABC News Special Report)'

(Friday, February 4, 1977, 5:25 p.m. CST) — Eleven people were killed this afternoon when an elevated train crowded with homeward-bound passengers bounced off the back of a train ahead of it at one of the busiest intersections in Chicago’s Loop, hurling two of its first four cars to the street about 20 feet below and leaving two others dangling from the tracks. Continue reading 11 killed when two Chicago Transit Authority trains collide on elevated track 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1977) →

‘Rumours’ album by Fleetwood Mac released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1977)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s


Video: 'Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (Super Deluxe) (Full Album)' (58 videos)

(Friday, February 4, 1977) — Rumours, the eleventh studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, was released today by Warner Bros. Records. Continue reading ‘Rumours’ album by Fleetwood Mac released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1977) →

Wings release ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’/’Soily’ single 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1977)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'Maybe I'm Amazed (2013 Remaster)'

(Friday, February 4, 1977) — The single “Maybe I’m Amazed”/“Soily” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings was released today in the UK (Feb. 7, 1977, in the U.S.), the first single from the group’s live album Wings over America. Continue reading Wings release ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’/’Soily’ single 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1977) →

U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle born 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1947)

1940s, U.S. Presidents


Video: ‘Who is Dan Quayle? Part 1 of 2’

(Tuesday, February 4, 1947) — Dan Quayle, the 44th Vice President of the United States who served under President George H.W. Bush (1989-1993), was born James Danforth Quayle today in Indianapolis, Indiana. Continue reading U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle born 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1947) →