(Monday, December 4, 1961, evening) — Edward Kennedy, 29, youngest brother of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, stated tonight he is a candidate for the Senate seat former held by the president.
The statement was made at a meeting in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, of some 30 prospective delegates to the Democratic state convention next year.
Video: Outbreak and fire announcement (at 8:59)
(Saturday, December 4, 1971) — The Montreux Casino in Switzerland was set ablaze today by someone wielding a flare gun during a Frank Zappa concert. Continue reading Montreux Casino burned down during Frank Zappa concert 40 years ago today (1971)
Video: 'On Golden Pond' trailer
(Friday, December 4, 1981) — On Golden Pond, a film about an aging couple Ethel (Katharine Hepburn) and Norman Thayer (Henry Fonda) who are visited by daughter Chelsea (Jane Fonda) with her fiance and his rebellious son at their summer home on Golden Pond, opened today at the Cinema 1 in New York City.
Directed by Mark Rydell, the drama was nominated for ten Academy Awards, winning three, including Best Actor (Henry Fonda, in his final role).
(Thursday, December 3, 1981, 10:00 p.m. ET) — Night court interferes with “Monday Night Football” as LaRue and Washington are accused of entrapping a mugger on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV police drama Hill Street Blues.
Video: 'Reds'trailer
(Thursday, December 3, 1981) — Reds, an epic film about the life and career of John Reed, the revolutionary communist, journalist, and writer who chronicled the Russian Revolution in his book Ten Days That Shook the World, premiered in the U.S. today.
The movie was co-written, produced, directed by and starred Warren Beatty. It also starred Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson.
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)
Video: 'The Jungle' (promo clip)
(Friday, December 1, 1961, 10 p.m. ET) — Alan Richards plans to build a dam in Africa on a tribe’s ancestral land on tonight’s episode of The Twilight Zone. Continue reading ‘The Jungle’ episode airs on ‘The Twilight Zone’ 50 years ago this hour (1961)
