Daily Archives: January 29, 2014

Reagan announces he will seek a second term 30 years ago this hour (Jan 29 1984)


Video: 'President Reagan Announcing Candidacy for Reelection (Jan 29, 1984)'

(Sunday, January 29, 1984, 10:55 p.m. EST) — Declaring “our work is not finished,” U.S. President Ronald Reagan said in a paid political broadcast tonight that he will stand for re-election in 1984. Reagan, 72, also confirmed that Vice President George H.W. Bush will again be his running mate.

Winter Olympic Games open in Innsbruck, Austria 50 years ago today (Jan 29 1964)


Video: INNSBRUCK 1964 (Lighting of the Olympic Cauldron)

(Wednesday, January 29, 1964) — The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, opened today in Innsbruck, Austria. The Games, which continued through Feb. 9, 1964, included 1,091 athletes from 36 nations. Continue reading Winter Olympic Games open in Innsbruck, Austria 50 years ago today (Jan 29 1964)