Video: 'Revolution Club, London 18.01.1968 (Filmed 25.01)'
(Thursday, January 18, 1968, evening GMT) — George Harrison and John Lennon of The Beatles attended a fashion show organised by the exclusive boutique Quorum today at the Revolution club at 14-16 Bruton Place in London’s Mayfair. Continue reading Harrison, Lennon attend fashion show in London 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 18 1968)
Video: 'Eartha Kitt Said Black Lives Matter in 1968'
(Thursday, January 18, 1968, at approximately 2:00 p.m. EST) — Singer Eartha Kitt, having debuted as the third actress to play the role of Catwoman in the Batman TV series a month ago, stunned other guests at a White House luncheon today when she angrily told Lady Bird Johnson that American youth was rebelling because of the Vietnam War. Continue reading Eartha Kitt makes First Lady cry 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 18 1968)
Video: 'On This Day in History: Captain James Cook visits Hawaii'
(Sunday, January 18, 1778) — English explorer Captain James Cook became the first European to discover the present-day Hawaiian Islands, which he named the “Sandwich Islands” (in honor of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who was one of his sponsors as the First Lord of the Admiralty) when he sailed past the island of Oahu today. Continue reading First European contact with Hawaiian Islands 240 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 18 1778)
Video: 'Clinton Impeachment Final Report' (January 17-18, 1998, at 11:58)
(Saturday, January 17, 1998, story time-stamped 23:32:47 PST/Sunday, January 18, 1998, 2:32:47 a.m. EST) — The Clinton–Lewinsky scandal, an American political scandal that involved President Bill Clinton and White House intern Monica Lewinsky, came to light tonight on the Drudge Report website, which reported that Newsweek editors were sitting on a story by investigative reporter Michael Isikoff exposing the affair. Continue reading Clinton–Lewinsky affair first reported 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 17 1998)
