Video: 'Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer introduce the Watergate Hearings'
(Thursday, May 17, 1973, 10:02 a.m. EDT; during the Watergate scandal) — Determined to “spare no one, whatever his station in life,” a U.S. Senate committee today opened public hearings on the Watergate scandal that has shaken President Richard Nixon’s administration and led even some Republican senators to question his ability to govern. Read more on U.S. Senate committee begins televised hearings into the Watergate scandal 40 years ago this hour (1973)…
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Video: John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Flipside
(Saturday, May 12, 1973) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, were interviewed today for Flipside at The Record Plant East in New York for airing on June 30, 1973. Ono performed “Winter Song” from her recent album Approximately Infinite Universe.
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Video: 'JERRY LEE LEWIS - DRINKIN' WINE SPO DE O DEE - 1973.avi'
(Saturday, April 28, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EST) — Jerry Lee Lewis and Del Shannon were among the performers on tonight’s episode of the late-night musical variety NBC-TV series The Midnight Special as hosted tonight by Lewis. Read more on Jerry Lee Lewis, Del Shannon perform on ‘Midnight Special’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)…
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Video: 'James Paul McCartney and Wings (TV special 1973)'
(Monday, April 16, 1973, 8 p.m. EST) — James Paul McCartney, a television special produced by ATV and starring ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his then current rock group Wings, premiered tonight on ABC in the U.S.
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Video: 'Bill Cosby - Ursulena'
(Saturday, April 14, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EST) — Billy Preston and Steely Dan were among the performers on tonight’s episode of the late-night musical variety NBC-TV series The Midnight Special as hosted tonight by Bill Cosby. Read more on Bill Cosby, Billy Preston, Steely Dan perform on ‘Midnight Special’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)…
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Video: 'Bee Gees - To Love Somebody'
(Saturday, April 7, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EST) — Gladys Knight & the Pips and Jerry Lee Lewis were among the performers on tonight’s episode of the late-night musical variety NBC-TV series The Midnight Special as hosted tonight by the Bee Gees. Read more on The Bee Gees, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gladys Knight & the Pips perform on ‘Midnight Special’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)…
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Video: 'James Paul McCartney and Wings (TV special 1973)' (Apr. 1, 1973, at 12:09 and 31:33)
(Sunday, April 1, 1973) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney shot performances of Little Woman Love/C Moon, My Love and Live and Let die at ATV Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, England, for James Paul McCartney, a television special produced by ATV and starring McCartney and his then current rock group Wings.
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Video: 'March 29, 1973 - Address to the Nation About Vietnam and Domestic Problems'
(Thursday, March 29, 1973, 9:00 p.m. EST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — The last United States combat troops left South Vietnam today, ending America’s direct military involvement in the Vietnam War. In an address to the nation, U.S. President Richard Nixon declared, “For the first time in 12 years, no American military forces are in Vietnam.”
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Video: '1972 Oscar Winners'
(Tuesday, March 27, 1973, 10:00 p.m. EST) — The Godfather won three Oscars tonight at the 45th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Marlon Brando for Best Actor (he declined). Bob Fosse won Best Director and Liza Minnelli Best Actress, both for Cabaret. Read more on ‘The Godfather’ wins Best Picture at 45th Academy Awards 40 years ago this hour (1973)…
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Video: 'The Midnight Special More 1973 - 22 - Eric Weissberg & Deliverance - Dueling Banjos'
(Saturday, March 24, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EST) — Eric Weissberg and Deliverance were among the performers on tonight’s episode of the late-night musical variety NBC series The Midnight Special as hosted tonight by Lou Rawls.
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