Daily Archives: February 18, 2015

U.S. Marines storm ashore on Iwo Jima 70 years ago this hour (Feb 19 1945)

Video: 'WW II : RARE COLOR FILM : IWO JIMA : US FLAG ON MT SURIBACHI' (Feb. 19, 1945, at 2:32)

(Monday, February 19, 1945, 8:59 a.m. JST; during the Battle of Iwo Jima, part of the Pacific Theatre of World War II) — After three days of heavy naval and aerial bombardment, some 30,000 U.S. Marines began landing today on the Western Pacific island of Iwo Jima, where they commenced a successful month-long battle to seize control of the island from Japanese forces. Continue reading U.S. Marines storm ashore on Iwo Jima 70 years ago this hour (Feb 19 1945) →

Video: 'If You've Got Trouble Take 1 / The Beatles'

Video: 'The Beatles You've Got to hide your love away Anthology'

(Thursday, February 18, 1965, 3:30-5:15 p.m. GMT) — The Beatles today continued production of their fifth studio album Help! and second feature film of the same title at EMI Studio 2 in London, completing “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away” this afternoon. Continue reading The Beatles record ‘You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away’ 50 years ago this hour (Feb 18 1965) →

Video: 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Audiobook Full by CCProse'

(Wednesday, February 18, 1885) — Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in the U.S. for the first time today (after already being published in Britain and Canada).