Video: 'Weather History: 1953 Waco Tornado'
(Monday, May 11, 1953, 4:36 p.m. CDT) — A tornado devastated Waco, Texas, today, claiming 114 lives. Over half the dead, 61, were in a single city block bounded by 4th and 5th streets and Austin and Franklin avenues. 597 additional people were injured and the tornado caused up to $41.2 million in property damage.
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Concert Outside The Colosseum - Rome May 11 2003 (Part 1 of 5 - Full DVD)'
(Sunday, May 11, 2003, 9:15 p.m. Central European Summer Time) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed tonight outside the 2,000-year-old Colosseum in Rome, the 14th stop and 24th performance of his Back in the World tour. Continue reading Paul McCartney performs outside Rome’s Colosseum 10 years ago this hour (2003)
Video: 'Daniel Ellsberg Exposes the US Government (Pentagon Papers Documentry)' (parts 1-8)
(Friday, May 11, 1973; during the Watergate scandal) — The espionage trial of Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo in the “Pentagon Papers” case came to an end today as Judge William M. Byrne dismissed all charges, citing government misconduct.
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Live At Coliseum, Rome, Italy - May 10, 2003 {Documentary}' ('Paul McCartney al Colosseo,' shot May 10-11, 2003, aired May 21)
(Saturday, May 10, 2003, around 10:30 p.m. Central European Summer Time) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed a benefit concert in front of 400 fans tonight inside the 2,000-year-old Colosseum in Rome, the 14th stop and 23rd performance of his Back in the World tour. Continue reading Paul McCartney performs inside Rome’s Colosseum 10 years ago this hour (2003)
Video: 'Stonewall Jackson'
(Sunday, May 10, 1863, 3:15 p.m. local time; during the American Civil War) — Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, 39, died today in Fredericksburg, Virginia, of pneumonia, a complication resulting from being hit by friendly fire eight days earlier during the Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia.
Video: '1973 New York Knicks'
(Thursday, May 10, 1973) — The New York Knicks won the NBA Finals today, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5, 102-93.
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.
Video: 'Paul McCartney-Give My Regards to Broad Street-Full Movie-HQ' ('Silly Love Songs' sequence begins at 35:48)
(Saturday, May 7, 1983) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney completes filming of the “Silly Love Songs” scene today at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, England, for the movie Give My Regards To Broad Street. The film, directed by Peter Webb, was written and starred McCartney.
