Monthly Archives: January 2015

Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland liberated by Soviets 70 years ago this hour (Jan 27 1945)

1940s, The Holocaust, World War II


Video: 'Holocaust- The Liberation Of Auschwitz' (parts 1-3)

(Saturday, January 27, 1945, at around 3:00 p.m. local time; part of The Holocaust during World War II) — 7,500 prisoners (including Otto Frank, the father of diarist Anne Frank) at Auschwitz, a network of German Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps near the German-occupied Polish town of Oswiecim, were liberated this afternoon as soldiers of the 60th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front marched into the camp, ten days after 58,000 detainees were evacuated under guard, largely on foot. Continue reading Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland liberated by Soviets 70 years ago this hour (Jan 27 1945) →

‘The Usual Suspects’ premieres at Sundance Film Festival 20 years ago today (Jan 25 1995)

1990s, movies 1990s


Video: 'The Usual Suspects' trailer

(Wednesday, January 25, 1995) — The Usual Suspects, a German-American neo-noir crime thriller film about five criminals who are recruited by a mysterious underworld figure to stop a drug transaction, premiered today at the Sundance Film Festival.

Directed by Bryan Singer, the film starred Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Pete Postlethwaite and Kevin Spacey.

‘The Falcon and the Snowman’ released in the U.S. 30 years ago today (Jan 25 1985)

1980s, Movies 1980s


Video: 'The Falcon and the Snowman' trailer

(Friday, January 25, 1985) — The Falcon and the Snowman, a spy film about two angry young Americans who sell national secrets to the Soviets, opened today in U.S. theaters (including the Coronet in New York City).

Directed by John Schlesinger, the film starred Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn.