Video: 'Cleopatra' trailer
(Wednesday, June 12, 1963) — Cleopatra, an epic drama film that chronicles the struggles of Cleopatra VII, the young Queen of Egypt, to resist the imperialist ambitions of Rome, premiered today in New York City.
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, the film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall, Martin Landau, Hume Cronyn, and George Cole.
Video: 'Beach Boys "Little Deuce Coupe"'
(Wednesday, June 12, 1963) — The Beach Boys recorded “Little Deuce Coupe” and re-recorded “Surfer Girl” at Western Recorders Studio in Hollywood. Continue reading The Beach Boys record ‘Little Deuce Coupe’ and ‘Surfer Girl’ 50 years ago today (1963)
Video: 'Paul McCartney - I Wanna Be Your Man (Sond Check, Giants Stadium, N.Y. 11/06/93)'
(Friday, June 11, 1993) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed tonight at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on the 20th stop (and 20th performance) of the North America leg of his The New World Tour. Continue reading Paul McCartney performs at Giants Stadium 20 years ago tonight (1993)
Video: 'Barbra Streisand - "When The Sun Comes Out"'
(Sunday, June 9, 1963, 8 p.m. EDT) — Barbra Streisand performed “When the Sun Comes Out” on tonight’s edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show.
Video: 'Rare Footage of Worcester Tornado (1953)'
(Tuesday, June 9, 1953, 4:25 p.m. EST) — 94 people died today when an F4 tornado struck Worcester, Massachusetts, part of the Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence, which occurred over a three-day period from June 6-9, 1953. Continue reading 1953 Worcester tornado kills 94 people 60 years ago this hour (1953)
Video: 'What’s Love Got to Do with It' trailer
(Wednesday, June 9, 1993) — What’s Love Got to Do with It, a biopic film loosely based on the life of Tina Turner and how she rose to stardom with her abusive husband Ike Turner, opened today in the U.S.
Directed by Brian Gibson, the film starred Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Khandi Alexander, Jenifer Lewis, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Rae’Ven Larrymore Kelly and Chi McBride.
Video: 'Weather History: 1953 Flint-Worcester Tornado Outbreak (HD)'
(Monday, June 8, 1953; 01:30 UTC) — The 1953 Flint-Beecher tornado, one of the top ten single deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history and rated as an F5 on the Fujita Scale, touched down in Genesee County, Michigan, tonight and continued on a 27 mile path, causing 116 fatalities. Most of the casualties and damage occurred in the unincorporated community of Beecher, a suburb on the northern edge of the city of Flint, Michigan. Continue reading 1953 Flint–Beecher tornado kills 116 people 60 years ago this hour (1953)
Video: 'MIA FARROW'S LIFE & HER CHILDREN - "INTIMATE PORTRAIT"' (June 7, 1993, at 35:18)
(Monday, June 7, 1993) — Describing director, actor, comedian Woody Allen as a “self-absorbed, untrustworthy and insensitive” father, a judge in Manhattan today rejected his attempt to win custody of his three children (a biological son, Satchel, and two adopted children, Dylan and Moses) and awarded custody to their mother, actress Mia Farrow.
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Mull Of Kintyre - Live In Toronto 1993 - New World Tour'
(Sunday, June 6, 1993) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed tonight at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, on the 19th stop (and 19th performance) of the North America leg of his The New World Tour.
Video: 'Under A Blood Red Sky'
(Sunday, June 5, 1983) — Irish rock band U2 performed a concert tonight at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado with rain and the torch-lit natural beauty of the surroundings enhancing the performance. The concert was recorded and released as an EP and a video, both called Under a Blood Red Sky. Footage was also used in the “Sunday, Bloody Sunday” video.
