Video: 'Anne Frank - The Whole Story (2001) 2/2' (Apr. 15, 1944, at 19:56)
(Saturday, April 15, 1944, 9:30 p.m. local time; part of The Holocaust during World War II) — On Anne Frank’s 650th day in hiding in a secret apartment behind her father’s business in German-occupied Amsterdam, the 14-year-old girl received her first kiss while on a “date” with Peter van Pels.
Video: 'Symbionese Liberation Army'
(Monday, April 15, 1974, shortly after 9:00 a.m. PDT) — Members of the Symbionese Liberation Army, including kidnap victim Patricia Hearst, who by this time was going by the name “Tania,” held up a branch of the Hibernia Bank in San Francisco today. Hearst later said she’d been forced to participate.
Video: '36th (1964) Oscars' (20 videos)
(Monday, April 13, 1964, 7:00 p.m. PST) — Tom Jones, a British adventure comedy film about a country boy in 18th-century England who becomes a playboy, won four Oscars tonight at the 36th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Tony Richardson for Best Director. Continue reading ‘Tom Jones’ wins Best Picture at 36th Academy Awards 50 years ago this hour (Apr 13 1964)
(Monday, April 12, 1954) — Bill Haley and His Comets today recorded “Rock Around The Clock,” considered the first rock and roll song to top the charts, for Decca Records at the Pythian Temple studios in New York City.
Video: 'Clip 1 from 'The Forgotten Battle of Fort Pillow''
(Tuesday, April 12, 1864; during the American Civil War) — Confederate troops led by Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest took Union-held Fort Pillow in Tennessee. Almost half of the Union garrison was made up of black soldiers, many of whom were slain by the Confederates. Continue reading Federal black troops massacred at end of Battle of Fort Pillow 150 years ago today (Apr 12 1864)
Video: 'Napoleon Bonaparte Biography'
(Monday, April 11, 1814) — The Treaty of Fontainebleau established today ended the War of the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon Bonaparte, and forced him to abdicate unconditionally as Emperor of the French for the first time and banished to the island of Elba. Napoleon later escaped from Elba and returned to power in March 1815, until his downfall in the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815.
Video: 'Mary Edwards Walker'
(Sunday, April 10, 1864; during the American Civil War) — Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, an assistant surgeon for the 52nd Ohio Volunteers, was captured by the Confederates today and accused of being a Union spy; she was held until her release in August 1864 as part of a prisoner exchange. Continue reading Dr. Mary Edwards Walker captured by Confederates 150 years ago today (Apr 10 1864)
Video: '56th (1984) Oscars' (23 videos)
(Monday April 9, 1984, 6:00 p.m. PST) — Terms of Endearment, a comedy-drama about a mother and her daughter, won five Oscars tonight at the 56th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and James L. Brooks for Best Director and Shirley MacLaine for Best Actress. Continue reading ‘Terms of Endearment’ wins Best Picture at 56th Academy Awards 30 years ago this hour (Apr 9 1984)
(Thursday, April 9, 1914) — The Tampico Incident took place today as eight U.S. sailors were arrested by Mexican authorities for allegedly entering a restricted area and held for a short time before being released in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Continue reading Eight U.S. sailors arrested by Mexican authorities in Tampico Incident 100 years ago today (Apr 9 1914)
Video: 'The 13th Amendment'
(Friday, April 8, 1864; during the American Civil War) — The U.S. Senate today passed, 38-6, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolishing slavery. The House of Representatives passed it in Jan. 1865 and the amendment was ratified and adopted in Dec. 1865.
