Video: 14th Grammy Awards (Album of the Year)
(Tuesday, March 14, 1972) — Carole King won the Album of the Year for Tapestry, Record of the Year for It’s Too Late and Song of the Year for You’ve Got A Friend at the 14th Grammy Awards at Felt Forum in New York City. She also won a fourth Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for Tapestry. Continue reading Carole King tops Grammy winners 40 years ago tonight (1972)
Video: 2008 Ted Kennedy tribute
(Wednesday, March 14, 1962) — Democrat Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy officially launched in Boston today his successful candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat from Massachusetts held by his brother, President John F. Kennedy, from 1953 to 1960.
(Tuesday, March 14, 1932) — Photography pioneer George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak Co., died by his own hand with a single gunshot to the heart today at age 77 in Rochester, New York. Eastman, in intense pain caused by a degenerative disorder affecting his spine, left a note which read, “To my friends: my work is done. Why wait?”
