Monthly Archives: July 2012

Dewey gets barrage of boos, yells during Dirksen speech at Republican National Convention 60 years ago tonight (1952)


Video: Dirksen speech July 9, 1952

(Wednesday, July 9, 1952) — Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York incurred yelling disapproval tonight at the Republican National Convention in Chicago. Continue reading Dewey gets barrage of boos, yells during Dirksen speech at Republican National Convention 60 years ago tonight (1952)

Republican National Convention opens in Chicago 60 years ago today (1952)


Video: Republicans convene (at 0:07)

(Monday, July 7, 1952) — The Republican National Convention opened today at International Amphitheatre in Chicago with both General Dwight D. Eisenhower of Kansas and Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio locked in a tight battle for the presidential nomination. Continue reading Republican National Convention opens in Chicago 60 years ago today (1952)

Ringo Starr performs in hometown of Liverpool 20 years ago tonight (1992)


Video: 'Ringo Starr - Going Home - Part 1' (performances captured on July 6, 1992; interviews were done Sept. 29,1992)

(Monday July 6, 1992) — On the day before his 52nd birthday, Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr returned to his birthplace of Liverpool tonight for a concert with his All-Starr band before 2,300 people at the Empire Theatre. Continue reading Ringo Starr performs in hometown of Liverpool 20 years ago tonight (1992)

Jackie Kennedy wins out against photographer 40 years ago today (1972)


Video: Galella on Kennedy (at 1:16)

(Wednesday, July 5, 1972) — In the famous free-speech trial Galella v. Onassis, former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis today obtained a restraining order to keep photographer and pioneer paparazzo Ron Galella 50 feet away from her and 75 feet away from her children having had “relentlessly invaded” her privacy in New York.

Lincoln expresses doubts over emancipation 150 years ago today (1862)


Video: July 4, 1862 (at 15:06)

(Friday, July 4, 1862, during the American Civil War) — Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner today repeatedly urged President Lincoln to use the Independence Day holiday to adopt a policy of emancipation.

“I would do it if I were not afraid that half the officers would fling down their arms and three more states would rise,” President Lincoln reportedly told Sumner.

‘Birdman of Alcatraz’ opens in the U.S. 50 years ago today (1962)


Video: 'Birdman of Alcatraz' trailer

(Tuesday, July 3, 1962)Birdman of Alcatraz, a fictionalized film version of the life of Robert Stroud, a federal prison inmate known as the “Birdman of Alcatraz” because of his life with birds, opened today in the U.S. Continue reading ‘Birdman of Alcatraz’ opens in the U.S. 50 years ago today (1962)