Video: 'Ball of Fire' clip
(Tuesday, December 2, 1941) — Ball of Fire, a comedy about a group of professors laboring for years to write an encyclopedia and their encounter with a nightclub performer who provides her own unique knowledge, opened tonight in the U.S.
Directed by Howard Hawks, the film stars Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck.
Video: final order issued to attack Pearl Harbor (at 6:21)
(Tuesday, December 2, 1941, five days before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor) — A radio signal containing the code words “Niitaka yama nobore” (Climb Mount Niitaka) was received by Vice-Admiral Chuichi Nagumo aboard his flagship Akagi today, ordering the Japanese aircraft carrier strike force to attack Pearl Harbor on Sunday, December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Tokyo). Continue reading Japanese strike force ordered to attack Pearl Harbor 70 years ago today (1941)
Video: 'If I Needed Someone'
(Monday, December 2, 1991, 7 p.m. JST) — Rock legends George Harrison and Eric Clapton performed tonight at Osaka Castle Hall, Osaka, as part of their 12-date tour of Japan. Continue reading George Harrison, Eric Clapton perform in Osaka 20 years ago this hour (1991)
