Video: 'The Beatles at Cavern (full documentary)' (1973 demolition at 35:31)
(Tuesday, June 5, 1973) — The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England, the venue where The Beatles started, was demolished today to allow construction of an underground railway ventilation duct, before being used as a car park. Continue reading Original Cavern Club demolished in Liverpool 40 years ago today (1973)
Video: 'The World At War: Japan 3/5' (June 5, 1943, at 7:17)
(Saturday, June 5, 1943; part of the Pacific Theater of World War II) — Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet and mastermind of the sneak attack on the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was given a full state funeral today and posthumously received the title of Marshal and was awarded the Order of the Chrysanthemum, (1st Class). Continue reading State funeral held for Admiral Yamamoto, mastermind of Pearl Harbor attack, 70 years ago today (1943)
Video: 'The Death of Murry Wilson: Brian's Break Away (Endless Syncopation)'
(Monday, June 4, 1973) — Murry Wilson, the father of Beach Boys Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson, uncle of bandmate Mike Love and the band’s manager at the beginning of its career, died today in Whittier, California, of a heart attack at age 55. Continue reading Beach Boys’ father, uncle and manager Murry Wilson dies 40 years ago today (1973)
Video: 'The Nutty Professor' trailer
(Tuesday, June 4, 1963) — The Nutty Professor, a science fiction comedy feature film about a timid chemist discovers a potion that unleashes his sleazy side (a parody of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), opened today in U.S. theaters.
Directed by Jerry Lewis, the film stars Lewis, Stella Stevens, Del Moore and Kathleen Freeman.
Video: 'The Searchers - Sweets for my sweet (HQ)'
(Tuesday, June 4, 1963) — The Searchers, a beat group from Liverpool, England, today released their debut single — a cover of The Drifters’ “Sweets for My Sweet.”
Video: 'The Great War episode 1 Exposion' (June 4, 1913, at 18:43)
(Wednesday, June 4, 1913) — British suffragist Emily Davison was struck and mortally injured today after moving into the path of a horse owned by King George V during the running of the Epsom Derby. Jockey Herbert Jones was thrown off and injured. Anmer recovered and completed the race on its own, but Davison, whose exact motives remain unclear, died at a hospital four days later.
(Sunday, June 3, 1973; during the Watergate Scandal) — Former presidential counsel John W. Dean III has told Senate investigators and federal prosecutors that he discussed aspects of the Watergate cover-up with President Richard Nixon or in Nixon’s presence on at least 35 occasions between January and April of 1973, The Washington Post newspaper reported today.
Dean plans to testify under oath at the Senate’s Watergate hearings, regardless of whether he is granted full immunity from prosecution, and he will allege that President Nixon was deeply involved in the cover-up, the sources said.
Video: 'The Midnight Special 1973 - 11 - Argent - Hold Your Head Up'
(Saturday, June 2, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EDT) — Argent was among the performers on tonight’s episode of the late-night musical variety NBC-TV series The Midnight Special as hosted by Paul Williams.
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Liverpool, 1 June 2003 (Driving USA Tour)'
(Sunday, June 1, 2003, 8:20 p.m. BST) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed tonight at King’s Dock in his home town of Liverpool, England, on the 22nd stop, 28th and final performance of his Back in the World tour.
Video: 'Don't worry, I shall be back - In memory of Leslie Howard'
(Tuesday, June 1, 1943; during World War II) — A civilian flight from Portugal to England was shot down today by the Germans during World War II, killing all 17 people aboard, including British actor Leslie Howard.
