Video: Demonstrations/nominating speeches (at 0:00-1:29)
(Thursday, July 10, 1952) — The names of General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower and Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio were placed formally before the Republican National Convention in Chicago tonight (and early July 11) in nominating speeches indicative of the fighting election campaign to which both were pledged.
Audio: 'Take It Away'
(Saturday, July 10, 1982) — Take It Away by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney debuted at #55 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘Take It Away’ by Paul McCartney debuts at #55 in USA 30 years ago today (1982)
Video: July 10, 1972 (at 10:47)
(Monday, July 10, 1972, during the Watergate scandal) — Watergate surveillance man Alfred Baldwin today confessed to the FBI his role in the electronic eavesdropping on Democrats in the Watergate office complex. Continue reading Watergate look-out Alfred Baldwin confesses to FBI 40 years ago today (1972)
Video: 'The Magnificent Ambersons' trailer
(Friday, July 10, 1942) — The Magnificent Ambersons, a film about an Englishman on vacation in France who is caught up in the German invasion of that country, opened today in the U.S.
Directed by Orson Welles, the film stars Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter, Tim Holt, Agnes Moorehead and Ray Collins.
