Video: JFK on Feb. 14, 1962 (part 1)
(Wednesday, February 14, 1962) — President John F. Kennedy today denied Republican National Committee charges implying that the United States is virtually in a shooting war in Vietnam and not merely acting in an advisory capacity in the struggle to keep that country from being overrun by the Communists. Continue reading JFK denies GOP claims, backs role in Vietnam 50 years ago today (1962)
Video: 'Cabaret' trailer
(Sunday February 13, 1972) — Cabaret, a musical film set in Berlin during the Weimar Republic in 1931, under the ominous presence of the growing National Socialist Party, opened today in the U.S. (including the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City).
Produced and directed by Bob Fosse and starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey, the film is loosely based on the 1966 Broadway musical of the same name.
Bill Clinton on 'Nightline' (part 1)
(Wednesday, February 12, 1992, 11:30 p.m.) — Six days before the New Hampshire primary, Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton appeared on ABC-TV’s Nightline to answer questions about how he avoided the military draft during the Vietnam War, specifically to explain his decision to back out of an agreement to join the ROTC program. Continue reading Bill Clinton seeks to diminish draft controversy before New Hampshire primary 20 years ago this hour (1992)
(Saturday, February 12, 1972, 9:30 p.m. ET) — When Rhoda’s apartment is destroyed by fire, she moves in with Mary. The two find that while they are best friends, they make awful roommates on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
'The Boyfriend' promo
(Wednesday, February 12, 1992, 9:00 p.m. ET) — Jerry meets Keith Hernandez and wants to make a good impression on tonight’s special one-hour episode of the NBC-TV sitcom Seinfeld.
Video: 'Of Mastodons and Men' (part 1)
(Wednesday, February 12, 1992, 8:30 p.m. ET) — Kevin has been dating Julie Aidem for two weeks when she invites him for dinner with her family and asks him to tell her parents they are going steady on tonight’s episode of the TV comedy-drama series The Wonder Years. Continue reading ‘Of Mastodons and Men’ episode airs on ‘The Wonder Years’ 20 years ago this hour (1992)
(Saturday, February 12, 1972, 8:00 p.m. ET) — Edith gets a package in the mail and discovers that it is a mink cape sent to her as a ‘thank you’ gift by her Cousin Amelia for Edith taking care of her after a surgery on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom All In The Family.
Video: 'Missing' trailer
(Friday, February 12, 1982) — Missing, a drama film based on the true story of American journalist Charles Horman, who disappeared in the bloody aftermath of the US-backed Chilean coup of 1973 that deposed leftist President Salvador Allende, opened today in U.S. theaters, including the Beekman Theater in New York.
Directed by Costa Gavras, the film starred Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John Shea, Charles Cioffi and Janice Rule.
Video: Puyi abdicates (at 1:00)
(Monday, February 12, 1912) — Puyi, widely known as The Last Emperor of China, abdicated today at the tender age of six, marking the end of the Qing Dynasty.
Video: 'Breaking the Lease' (clip)
(Monday, February 11, 1952, 9 p.m. EST) — The Mertzes, as landlords, decide that the Ricardos’ merrymaking have gone too far on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom I Love Lucy.
