Video: '(Side A) - James Brown - Live at the apollo 1962 - sonet records vinyl'
(Wednesday, October 24, 1962) — James Brown’s Live At The Apollo album was recorded tonight at the Apollo Theater in Harlem at Brown’s own expense. In 2003, the album was ranked number 24 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Continue reading James Brown’s ‘Live At The Apollo’ album recorded 50 years ago tonight (1962)
Video: '1992 World Series - Toronto Blue Jays vs Atlanta Braves' (Game 6 at 2:12)
(Saturday, October 24, 1992) — The Toronto Blue Jays won the 1992 World Series today, beating the Atlanta Braves 2-1 in eleven innings at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, in the sixth and deciding game.
It was the Blue Jay’s first World Series title, and the first time a team based outside the United States won the World Series.
Video: October 24, 1972 (7:14)
(Tuesday October 24, 1972, during the Vietnam War) — South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu publicly rejected a proposal for peace in Vietnam during a national television and radio address tonight that followed five days of intensive talks with U.S. National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. Continue reading South Vietnamese President Thieu announces war will continue 40 years ago today (1972)
Video: October 24, 1962 (at 0:00)
(Wednesday, October 24, 1962, 10:00 a.m. EDT, day nine of the Cuban missile crisis, part of the Cold War) — A naval quarantine of Cuba ordered by U.S. President John F. Kennedy went into effect today, aimed at interdicting the delivery of offensive weapons to the island. Continue reading U.S. blockade against Soviet ships around Cuba begins 50 years ago this hour (1962)
Video: 'Jackie Robinson - Mini Bio'
(Tuesday October 24, 1972, 7:10 a.m. EDT) — Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, who contributed significantly to the Civil Rights Movement by breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947, died today of a heart attack in Stamford, Connecticut, at age 53.
