Video: 'President John F. Kennedy's 55th News Conference, May 8, 1963'
(Wednesday, May 8, 1963, 4:00 p.m. EDT; during the Birmingham Campaign, part of the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–68)) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy today at his news conference hailed what looked like a compromise in the tense racial situation in Birmingham, Alabama — the halt of African-American demonstrations in exchange for “steps to meet the justifiable needs of the Negro community.”
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Konig Pilsner Arena, Oberhausen, Germany, 8th May 2003'
(Thursday, May 8, 2003, 8:35 p.m. Central European Summer Time) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed tonight at König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany, the 13th stop and 22nd performance of his Back in the World tour.
Video: 'Wounded Knee 1973 American Studies' (May 8, 1973, at 2:56)
(Tuesday, May 8, 1973, 10:19 a.m. MDT) — A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and American Indian Movement activists who were occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, ended today with the surrender of the militants.
