Video: 'Retro letterman: 1st 15min of 1st late show' (Aug. 30, 1993)
(Monday, August 30, 1993, 11:35 p.m. EDT) — The Late Show with David Letterman, a late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman tonight on CBS-TV, after moving his show from NBC.
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Speedy Gonzales debuts in ‘Cat-Tails for Two’ 60 years ago today (1953)
Video: 'CatTailsForTwoTitles'
(Saturday, August 29, 1953) — An early version of the animated cartoon character Speedy Gonzales made his debut today in the Warner Bros. cartoon Cat-Tails for Two. Continue reading Speedy Gonzales debuts in ‘Cat-Tails for Two’ 60 years ago today (1953)
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Dockworkers in Denmark scuttle warships to keep them out of German hands 70 years ago today (1943)
Video: 'Denmark Fights for Freedom (1944)' (Aug. 29, 1943, at 2:08)
(Sunday, August 29, 1943; during the Occupation of Denmark, part of World War II) — When German occupational forces today dissolved the government of Denmark, which had refused to respond to a wave of strikes and disturbances, dockworkers at Copenhagen scuttled at least twenty Danish navy warships to keep them from falling into enemy hands.
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Cambodia breaks ties with South Vietnam 50 years ago today (1963)
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 8' (Aug. 27, 1963, at 13:02)
(Tuesday, August 27, 1963; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Cambodia, broke off diplomatic relations with South Vietnam today in indignation over repeated border incidents and over Saigon’s repression of Buddhist leaders.
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‘Roman Holiday’ premieres in New York City 60 years ago today (1953)
Video: 'Roman Holiday' trailer
(Thursday, August 27, 1953) — Roman Holiday, a romantic comedy film about a reporter and a royal princess out to see Rome on her own, premiered today at the Music Hall in New York City.
Directed by William Wyler, the film starred Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn.
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Lodge meets Diem in wake of new revolt in South Vietnam 50 years ago today (1963)
Video: 'Vietnam War Documentary | 02 Dien Bien Phu | How America Lost' (Aug. 26, 1963, at 44:24)
(Monday, August 26, 1963; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Newly arrived U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge met with President Ngo Dinh Diem in Saigon, South Vietnam, today, one day after a massive student revolt smashed by armed police.
Lodge arrived Aug. 22, 1963, the day after Diem cracked down on Buddhist opposition an dplaced the country under martial law.
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Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band performs in New York 10 years ago tonight (2003)
Video: 'Ringo Starr - Live in Albuquerque - 8/25/2003' (26 videos)
(Monday, August 25, 2003) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band (Colin Hay, Paul Carrack, John Waite, Sheila E. and Mark Rivera) performed tonight at Sandia Casino in Albequerque, New Mexico, on the 23rd night and 21st stop of his 30-city tour of the Eighth All-Starr Band.
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Roosevelt warns Nazis to surrender now 70 years ago today (1943)
Video: 'Quebec Conference' (Aug. 25, 1943, at 8:26)
(Wednesday, August 25, 1943; during World War II) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt told the people of Canada today that if Adolf Hitler and his generals had attended the First Quebec Conference they would have realized that “surrender would pay them better now than later.” Continue reading Roosevelt warns Nazis to surrender now 70 years ago today (1943)
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Allies liberate New Georgia in Solomon Islands Japanese forces 70 years ago today (1943)
(Wednesday, August 25, 1943; part of the Pacific Theater of World War II) — U.S.-led Allied troops today liberated New Georgia in the Solomon Islands from Japanese forces during the New Georgia Campaign.
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Loretta Lynn, Marty Robbins perform on ‘Midnight Special’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: 'Midnight Special'
(Saturday, August 25, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EDT) — Loretta Lynn and Marty Robbins were among the performers on tonight’s episode of the late-night musical variety NBC-TV series The Midnight Special as co-hosted tonight by Lynn and Robbins. Continue reading Loretta Lynn, Marty Robbins perform on ‘Midnight Special’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)
