Video: 'Regina cyclone of 1912: 100 years later'
(Sunday, June 30, 1912, 4:50 p.m. CST) — Canada’s deadliest tornado on record occurred today as a late-afternoon cyclone struck Regina, the provincial capital of Saskatchewan, killing 28 people and destroying or damaging 500 buildings.
Video: '1952: Guiding Light in TV'
(Monday, June 30, 1952, 2:30 p.m. EST) — Meta laments to her sister Trudy that she has left her husband Joe and her step-daughter Kathy hates her on today’s CBS television debut of The Guiding Light, a popular radio program for 15 years now. The soap opera is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television history, running 57 years until 2009.
Video: Rommel reaches El Alamein (at 8:15)
(Tuesday, June 30, 1942, part of Western Desert Campaign of World War II) — Following the Battle of Gazala, Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) Erwin Rommel’s Panzer Army Africa today approached the British at an insignificant railway station at El Alamein, 66 miles from Alexandria, in preparation for the First Battle of El Alamein, which would begin tomorrow.
Video: June 28, 1972 (at 1:39)
(Wednesday, June 28, 1972, during the Easter Offensive, part of the Vietnam War) — The Second Battle of Quang Tri began today when the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) defeated the North Vietnamese at the ancient citadel of Quang Tri and recaptured most of the province. Continue reading South Vietnamese troops begin counter-offensive to retake Quang Tri Province 40 years ago today (1972)
Video: 'Firing Line "Should the House Committee on Un-American Activities Be Abolished?"' (taped Apr. 21, 1966)
(Thursday, June 28, 1962) — A jury in New York awarded $3.5 million to former radio-TV personality John Henry Faulk today in his libel suit against the group AWARE Inc. and two individuals who’d accused him of Communist sympathies and gotten him blacklisted. The judgment was reduced to $550,000 by an appeals court.
Video: German offensive begins (at 0:00)
(Sunday, June 28, 1942, part of the Eastern Front of World War II) — Nazi Germany started its strategic summer offensive in southern Russia today against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue, with Fourth Panzer Army starting its drive towards Voronezh. Continue reading Germans launch offensive in southern Russia 70 years ago today (1942)
Video: 'The Madness From Within - The Irish Civil War Part 2' (June 28, 1922, at 9:35)
(Wednesday, June 28, 1922) — The Irish Civil War began today with the Battle of Dublin between rival nationalists over the Anglo-Irish Treaty establishing the Irish Free State. The conflict lasted nearly a year, resulting in defeat for anti-treaty forces.
Video: 'Too Late The Hero: A Tribute to John Entwistle'
(Thursday, June 27, 2002) — John Entwistle, the bass player who’d co-founded The Who, was found dead today in room 658 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, just before the band’s US tour was due to commence. Continue reading The Who’s bass player John Entwistle found dead 10 years ago today (2002)
Video: 'Michael Jackson - Billie Jean - Live in Munich 1992'
(Saturday, June 27, 1992) — Michael Jackson kicked off his Dangerous World Tour tonight before about 70,000 people at Munich Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany. The tour, which would run to Nov. 11, 1993, included 69 performances to an audience of 3.5 million.
Video: 'The history of Atari'
(Tuesday, June 27, 1972) — The video game company Atari, Inc., a pioneer in arcade games, home video game consoles, and home computers, was founded today by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney in Santa Clara, California.
