Video: Jan. 25, 1973 (7:10)
(Thursday, January 25, 1973) — Former U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson was laid to rest today in the Stonewall, Texas ranch, cemetery where his family members have been buried for three-quarters of a century.
Johnson, 64, was fatally stricken Jan. 22, 1973, at his ranch house a quarter mile from the cemetery where he was buried.
Video: Jan. 24, 1943 (at 43:52)
(Sunday, January 24, 1943; during the Battle of Stalingrad on the Eastern Front of World War II) — German Gen. Friedrich von Paulus, commander in chief of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad, urgently requested permission from Adolf Hitler today to surrender his position there, but Hitler flatly refused the request, setting his soldiers up for a crushing defeat.
Video: 'A-Team Intro High Quality'
(Sunday, January 23, 1983, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — The A-Team, an action-adventure television series about a fictional group of ex–United States Army Special Forces personnel who work as soldiers of fortune, while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a “crime they didn’t commit,” debuted tonight on NBC-TV.
It starred George Peppard, Dirk Benedict, Dwight Schultz, Mr. T, Melinda Culea, Marla Heasley, Eddie Velez and Robert Vaughn.
Video: Jan. 23, 1943 (at 7:52)
(Saturday, January 23, 1943, 5 a.m. local time; part of the Western Desert Campaign of World War II) — The conquering British Eighth army wrested Tripoli from the Axis today and the conquest of Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini’s African empire, which British Prime Minister Winston Churchill pledged in 1940 would be torn “to shreds and tatters,” was all but complete. Continue reading Tripoli falls to British 8th Army as it pursues Rommel into Tunisia 70 years ago this hour (1943)
Video: Thieu wedding interrupted (at 9:27)
(Friday, January 19, 1973; during the Vietnam War) — South Vietnamese President Thieu became angry today when Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker demanded to see him just as Thieu gave his daughter away in a wedding. Bunker wanted to communicate the latest letter from U.S. President Richard Nixon pressuring Thieu to agree to a peace agreement.
Video: 'Rolling Stones - Live 1973 - Los Angeles' (click here for set list)
(Thursday, January 18, 1973; during The Rolling Stones Pacific Tour 1973) — The Rolling Stones held a benefit concert at the The Forum in Los Angeles today for victims of the Dec. 23, 1972, massive earthquake in Nicaragua. Mick Jagger’s wife Bianca had relatives in Nicaragua. The concert raised more than $400,000.
Video: 'Love Me Do'
(Saturday, January 15, 1983) — 20 Greatest Hits, a compilation album featuring a selection of songs by The Beatles, released to mark the 20th anniversary of The Beatles’ first record release Love Me Do in the UK in 1962, peaked at #50 on today’s Billboard 200 albums chart for two weeks.
Video: Jan. 15, 1973 (at 13:30)
(Monday, January 15, 1973; during the Watergate scandal) — Four of the six remaining defendants in the Watergate trial pleaded guilty to all charges today, leaving only G. Gordon Liddy and James W. McCord, Jr. still standing trial for conspiracy, burglary and illegal eavesdropping of Democratic national headquarters in June 1972.
Video: 'January 14, 1963 - John F. Kennedy's State of the Union address in color'
(Monday, January 14, 1963, 12:30 p.m. EST) — In a State of the Union message notable for its tone of confidence in the nation’s domestic and foreign prospects, U.S. President John F. Kennedy called today for a three-year program of tax reduction totaling $13.5 billion. Continue reading Kennedy requests $13.5 billion in tax cuts in State of the Union message 50 years ago this hour (1963)
Video: 'Eric Clapton-Pete Townshend-Live Rainbow Concert 1973-FULL CONCERT'
(Saturday, January 13, 1973) — Eric Clapton made a comeback from drug addiction today when he performed at the Rainbow Theatre in London. His backing band included Pete Townshend, Ron Wood and Steve Winwood.
