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Donald Trump vows to stay in presidential race after lewd remarks surface 10 years ago this hour (Oct 8 2016)
Video: 'Trump Hot Mic LEAKED: "Grab 'Em By The Pu$$y"'
(Saturday, October 8, 2016, 3:53 p.m. EDT; during the 2016 United States presidential election campaign) — With his campaign in crisis, U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump vowed today to stay in the race despite calls from more than two dozen prominent Republicans for him to drop out following yesterday’s release of a Sept. 16, 2005 recording of him making lewd comments about women. Continue reading Donald Trump vows to stay in presidential race after lewd remarks surface 10 years ago this hour (Oct 8 2016)
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‘Just Like a Woman’ by Bob Dylan peaks at #33 in USA 60 years ago today (Oct 8 1966)
(Saturday, October 8, 1966) — “Just Like a Woman” by Bob Dylan peaked at #33 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Just Like a Woman’ by Bob Dylan peaks at #33 in USA 60 years ago today (Oct 8 1966)
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Don Larsen pitches only perfect game in World Series history 70 years ago this hour (Oct 8 1956)
Video: 'WS1956 Gm5: Scully calls Larsen's perfect game'
(Monday, October 8, 1956, approximately 1:10-3:19 p.m. EDT; during the 1956 World Series) — Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in the history of the World Series as the New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-0 in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Continue reading Don Larsen pitches only perfect game in World Series history 70 years ago this hour (Oct 8 1956)
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‘I Call Your Name/The Word’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series 60 years ago this hour (Oct 8 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles Cartoon TV Series - Episode 31'
(Saturday, October 8, 1966, 10:30 a.m. EDT) — The Beatles are taking a stroll out in the woods when they happen upon a little frog; and later, a sheik invites the band to the Egyptian desert to perform for his harem of daughters on this morning’s episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC. Continue reading ‘I Call Your Name/The Word’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series 60 years ago this hour (Oct 8 1966)
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Georgia Tech wins most lopsided victory in college football history 110 years ago this hour (Oct 7 1916)
Video: 'Highest Scoring Football Game Of All Time!'
(Saturday, October 7, 1916, game time at 3:00 p.m. EST) — Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland University 222-0 today at Grant Field in Atlanta in the most lopsided victory in college football history.
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Fox News Channel launched in New York City 30 years ago this hour (Oct 7 1996)
Video: 'FOX NEWS Channel to Launch October 7, 1996'
(Monday, October 7, 1996, 6:00 a.m. EDT) — The Fox News Channel (FNC), an American multinational conservative news and political commentary television channel and website based in New York City, launched today to 17 million cable subscribers. Continue reading Fox News Channel launched in New York City 30 years ago this hour (Oct 7 1996)
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Ford stumbles in second debate with Carter, denies ‘Soviet domination of Eastern Europe’ 50 years ago this hour (Oct 6 1976)
Video: 'Ford vs. Carter: The second 1976 presidential debate'
(Wednesday, October 6, 1976, 9:30-11:00 p.m. EDT; during the United States presidential election, 1976) — U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, in his second presidential debate with Democrat Jimmy Carter, said tonight that there was “there is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe and there never will be under a Ford administration.” Continue reading Ford stumbles in second debate with Carter, denies ‘Soviet domination of Eastern Europe’ 50 years ago this hour (Oct 6 1976)
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Clinton, Dole spar over Medicare, taxes in first debate 30 years ago this hour (Oct 6 1996)
Video: 'Clinton vs. Dole: The first 1996 presidential debate'
(Sunday, October 6, 1996, 9:00-10:30 p.m. EDT; during the 1996 presidential election campaign) — U.S. President Bill Clinton briskly defended his stewardship tonight as improving the lives of ordinary Americans while former Senator Bob Dole tried to chip at his record by saying that average people had become worse off in the last four years and would prosper with Dole’s proposal for a major tax cut. Continue reading Clinton, Dole spar over Medicare, taxes in first debate 30 years ago this hour (Oct 6 1996)
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‘Marathon Man’ suspense thriller film premieres in New York City 50 years ago this hour (Oct 6 1976)
Video: 'Marathon Man' trailer
(Wednesday, October 6, 1976, 9:00 a.m. EDT) — Marathon Man, a suspense thriller film about a covert government group that uncovers a criminal plot run by Nazi War criminals, premiered this morning at Loew’s State 1 theater at 1540 Broadway on Times Square in New York City. Continue reading ‘Marathon Man’ suspense thriller film premieres in New York City 50 years ago this hour (Oct 6 1976)
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Ringo Starr appears on Holland’s ‘Voor de vuist weg’ 50 years ago this hour (Oct 5 1976)
Video: 'Ringo Starr at Voor de Vuist Weg, Holland, 1976 (NEW Rare Pristine TV Master Tape)'
(Tuesday, October 5, 1976, aired at 8:25-9:35 p.m. Central European Time) — Former Beatle Ringo made a 15-minute live appearance on the AVRO NED2 program Voor de vuist weg today at Algemene Omroepvereniging AVRO in Hilversum, the Netherlands, hosted by Williem Duys, to promote his new album Ringo’s Rotogravure. Continue reading Ringo Starr appears on Holland’s ‘Voor de vuist weg’ 50 years ago this hour (Oct 5 1976)
