Video: 'JAMES BOND OO7: The First 21 Years - Part 1 of 5'
(Friday, May 27, 1983) — James Bond: The First 21 Years, a documentary designed to promote the upcoming release of the film Octopussy, premiered today on ITV in the UK. The program featured many celebrities, including former Beatle Paul McCartney (on part 3 at 7:30). Continue reading ‘James Bond: The First 21 Years’ debuts on ITV 30 years ago today (1983)
Video: 'THREE LITTLE PIGS 1933'
(Saturday, May 27, 1933) — Walt Disney’s Academy Award-winning animated short The Three Little Pigs, about a hungry wolf that blows down some pigs’ houses, was first released today. Directed by Burt Gillett, the film was animated by Fred Moore, Art Babbitt, Dick Lundy and Norm Ferguson.
Video: '1933 Chicago "Century of Progress" World's Fair - Part 1'
(Saturday, May 27, 1933) — The Chicago World’s Fair, celebrating “A Century of Progress,” officially opened today to celebrate the city’s centennial. Continue reading Chicago World’s Fair celebrating ‘A Century of Progress’ opens 80 years ago today (1933)
Video: 'The Defenders TV Intro'
(Sunday, May 26, 1963, 10 p.m. EDT) — The courtroom drama The Defenders captured top honors tonight at the 15th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five Emmys including Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama for the second year in a row.
The Dick Van Dyke Show, the situation comedy about a television comedy writer, was hailed as the Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor. Continue reading ‘The Defenders’ and ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ top Emmys 50 years ago this hour (1963)
Video: 'Jimmie Rodgers - Blue Yodel No 1 (T For Texas)'
(Friday, May 26, 1933) — The man credited with being country music’s first superstar died today of tuberculosis from a pulmonary hemorrhage while staying at the Taft Hotel in New York City at the age of 35. Jimmie Rodgers’ first million-seller was “T for Texas,” also known as “Blue Yodel.”
Video: '2013 Helen Hayes Tribute to Actors' Equity Association'
(Monday, May 26, 1913) — The Actors’ Equity Association, a labor union representing the world of live theatrical performance, was organized today by a group of actors at the Pabst Grand Circle Hotel in New York. The union’s first president was Francis Wilson.
Video: 'Skylark - Wildflower'
(Saturday, May 26, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EDT) — Skylark was among the performers on tonight’s episode of the late-night musical variety NBC-TV series The Midnight Special as hosted by Gladys Knight and the Pips. Continue reading Skylark performs on ‘Midnight Special’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: 'Skylab - The First 40 Days (1973)' (May 25, 1973, at 6:47)
(Friday, May 25, 9:00 a.m. EDT, part of NASA’s Skylab program) — Three American astronauts rocketed from earth this morning on an unprecedented mission to salvage the crippled Skylab space station and make it their orbital home for a record 28 days.
Video: 'President Nixon Addresses Vietnam POWs at the White House'
(Thursday, May 24, 1973, 6:30 p.m.-2:00 a.m. EDT; during the Vietnam War) — President Richard Nixon honored some 600 former American prisoners of the Vietnam war and their guests tonight at a gala homecoming party held in a giant tent on the South Lawn of the White House. Continue reading Nixon hosts Vietnam POWs at White House 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 11' (May 24, 1973, at 10:23)
(Thursday, May 24, 1973; during the Watergate Scandal and the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Defending the government’s right to keep secrets in the national interest, U.S. President Richard Nixon told nearly 600 returned Vietnam prisoners of war today that it is time “to quit making national heroes out of those who steal secrets and publish them in the newspapers.” Continue reading ‘Time to quit making heroes’ out of secrets thieves, Nixon says 40 years ago today (1973)
