Video: 'The Crying Game' trailer
(Wednesday, September 2, 1992) — The Crying Game, an intriguing tale of a group of IRA kidnappers and the British soldier they nab and want to exchange for one of their own, premiered today at the Venice Film Festival
Directed by Neil Jordan, the film starred Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Miranda Richardson and Forest Whitaker. It would go on to receive six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.
Video: Nixon joins U.S. Navy (at 2:10)
(Wednesday, September 2, 1942) — Richard M. Nixon, 29, setting aside his Quaker pacifism, was today commissioned as Navy Lieutenant (junior grade).
Video: Sept. 2, 1862 (at 35:18)
(Tuesday, September 2, 1862, during the American Civil War) — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln reluctantly restored Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan to full command today following the defeat of General John Pope at the Second Battle of Bull Run.
