Video: 'Bringing Up Baby' trailer
(Wednesday, February 16, 1938) — Bringing Up Baby, an American screwball comedy film about a madcap heiress who upsets the staid existence of a straitlaced scientist, premiered today at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco. Continue reading ‘Bringing Up Baby’ premieres in San Francisco 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 16 1938)
Video: 'How “911” Became the Emergency Call Number in North America'
(Friday, February 16, 1968, 2:00 p.m. CST) — The world’s first 9-1-1 emergency call was placed today in Haleyville, Alabama, by Alabama Speaker of the House Rankin Fite, from the Haleyville City Hall, to the city’s police station, where it was referred to U.S. Representative Tom Bevill. Continue reading First 9-1-1 emergency call placed 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 11 1968)
Video: 'How “911” Became the Emergency Call Number in North America'
(Friday, February 16, 1968, 2:00 p.m. CST) — The world’s first 9-1-1 emergency call was placed today in Haleyville, Alabama, by Alabama Speaker of the House Rankin Fite, from the Haleyville City Hall, to the city’s police station, where it was referred to U.S. Representative Tom Bevill. Continue reading First 9-1-1 emergency call placed 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 16 1968)
Video: '1978 - Ringo (1 of 6)' (Feb. 16, 1978, scenes at 6:23-8:08)
(Thursday, February 16, 1978) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr continued shooting Ringo, a television special loosely based on Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper, today in Los Angeles for broadcast on NBC on Apr. 26, 1978. Continue reading Ringo Starr continues shooting TV special 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 16 1978)
Video: 'Elks 150th Timeline'
(Sunday, February 16, 1868) — The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, an American fraternal order, was founded today as a private club to elude New York City laws governing the opening hours of public taverns. Continue reading Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks founded 150 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 16 1868)
