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Mondale, Dole hold first vice presidential debate 50 years ago this hour (Oct 15 1976)
Video: 'Dole vs. Mondale: The 1976 vice presidential debate'
(Friday, October 15, 1976, 9:30-11:00 p.m. EDT; during the United States presidential election, 1976) — Democrat Walter F. Mondale and Republican Bob Dole met tonight at the Alley Theater in Houston, Texas, in a sporadically acrimonious debate, the first ever between vice-presidential nominees, and argued whether Republican fiscal prudence or Democratic social programs would best serve the nation’s economy.
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10 high-ranking Nazi officials executed by hanging for World War II war crimes 80 years ago this hour (Oct 16 1946)
Video: 'Post-Nuremburg Executions and Hermann Goering's Suicide (1946)'
(Wednesday, October 16, 1946, times of death ranged from 1:30-2:59 a.m. CET; during the Nuremberg trials) — One by one, ten remaining Nazi war criminals on death row were hanged this morning in a gymnasium in the Nuremberg Palace of Justice premises. Continue reading 10 high-ranking Nazi officials executed by hanging for World War II war crimes 80 years ago this hour (Oct 16 1946)
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Nazi war criminal Hermann Göring cheats hangman’s noose by poisoning himself 80 years ago this hour (Oct 15 1946)
Video: 'The suicide of Hermann Göring'
(Tuesday, October 15, 1946, 10:44 p.m. CET; during the Nuremberg trials) — Nazi war criminal Hermann Göring, the second-most powerful man in Hitler’s Germany, took his own life with a potassium cyanide capsule tonight in his prison cell in Nuremberg, just hours before he and ten other former high Nazi officials were to have been executed. Continue reading Nazi war criminal Hermann Göring cheats hangman’s noose by poisoning himself 80 years ago this hour (Oct 15 1946)
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McCartney, Wings finish sweetening sessions for ‘Wings Over America’ live triple album 50 years ago today (Oct 15 1976)
Video: 'Wings Over America' (28 videos)
(Friday, October 15, 1976) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his British-American band, Wings, today wrapped two weeks of work preparing a three-record live album drawn from their recent North American tour, with the record set scheduled for mixing Nov. 1-20, 1976 and release on Dec. 10, 1976. Continue reading McCartney, Wings finish sweetening sessions for ‘Wings Over America’ live triple album 50 years ago today (Oct 15 1976)
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Black Panther Party founded in Oakland 60 years ago today (Oct 15 1966)
Video: 'The Black Panther Party Documentary'
(Saturday, October 15, 1966) — The Black Panther Party (originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was founded today in Oakland, California, by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Continue reading Black Panther Party founded in Oakland 60 years ago today (Oct 15 1966)
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President Lyndon B. Johnson signs bill creating U.S. Department of Transportation 60 years ago this hour (Oct 15 1966)
(Saturday, October 15, 1966, 1:17 p.m. EDT) — President Lyndon B. Johnson signed today a bill creating the country’s 12th Cabinet unit, the United States Department of Transportation.
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‘Psychotic Reaction’ by Count Five peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago today (Oct 15 1966)
(Saturday, October 15, 1966) — “Psychotic Reaction” by Count Five peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Psychotic Reaction’ by Count Five peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago today (Oct 15 1966)
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‘Cherry, Cherry’ by Neil Diamond peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago today (Oct 15 1966)
(Saturday, October 15, 1966) — “Cherry, Cherry” by Neil Diamond peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Cherry, Cherry’ by Neil Diamond peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago today (Oct 15 1966)
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‘All My Loving/Day Tripper’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series 60 years ago this hour (Oct 15 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles Cartoon - Episode 32 - Full Episode From 16mm Film Print (With Bumpers)'
(Saturday, October 15, 1966, 10:30 a.m. EDT) — The Beatles go on a “goodwill” trip to India; and later, the band is abducted by aliens upon leaving a theatre where they watched a sci-fi film on this morning’s episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC. Continue reading ‘All My Loving/Day Tripper’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series 60 years ago this hour (Oct 15 1966)
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‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin’ by The Four Seasons peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago today (Oct 15 1966)
(Saturday, October 15, 1966) — “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” by The Four Seasons peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin’ by The Four Seasons peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago today (Oct 15 1966)
