Daily Archives: April 11, 2017

‘Monsieur Verdoux’ premieres in New York City 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 11 1947)


Video: 'Monsieur Verdoux' trailer

(Friday, April 11, 1947, 8:45 p.m. EST)Monsieur Verdoux, a black comedy film directed by and starring Charles Chaplin, who plays a bigamist wife killer inspired by serial killer Henri Désiré Landru, premiered tonight at Broadway Theatre located in midtown Manhattan. Continue reading ‘Monsieur Verdoux’ premieres in New York City 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 11 1947)

Clark and Kennedy expose poverty in Mississippi 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 11 1967)


Video: 'American Experience The Kennedys 2' (Apr. 11, 1967, at 57:16)

(Tuesday, April 11, 1967) — Two Democratic Senators, Joseph S. Clark of Pennsylvania and Robert F. Kennedy of New York, investigating reports of extreme poverty and starvation in the Mississippi Delta saw evidence today of extreme deprivation and malnutrition, if not the starvation they heard about in hearings the previous day. Continue reading Clark and Kennedy expose poverty in Mississippi 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 11 1967)