Video: '1955 Oscars' (17 videos)
(Wednesday, March 30, 1955, 7:30-9:18 p.m. PST) — On the Waterfront, a crime drama film about union violence and corruption amongst longshoremen, won eight Oscars tonight at the 27th Academy Awards, including Best Motion Picture, Elia Kazan for Best Director and Marlon Brando for Best Actor. Continue reading ‘On the Waterfront’ wins Best Motion Picture at 27th Academy Awards 60 years ago this hour (Mar 30 1955)
(Saturday, March 30, 1985) — “One More Night” by Phil Collins peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Mar. 30, Apr. 6, 1985). It was Collins’ second number-one single on the chart, “Against All Odds.”
(Saturday, March 30, 1985) — “Just Another Night” by Mick Jagger peaked at #12 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. It was the first solo hit on the chart for the lead singer of The Rolling Stones.
Video: 'James Ruppert Archive Video: The Easter Sunday Massacre'
(Easter Sunday, March 30, 1975, at around 4:00 p.m. EDT) — James Ruppert, 41, killed 11 members of his family today at his mother’s home in Hamilton, Ohio.
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 11' (Mar. 30, 1975, at 31:50)
(Easter Sunday, March 30, 1975; during the The Hue–Da Nang Campaign of the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and Cold War) — A speedy North Vietnamese force moved into chaotic Da Nang today, sweeping across the vast air base where the first U.S. ground forces had landed in 1965.
Video: 'That Means A Lot Sessions' (Mar. 30, 1965, at 3:39-10:13)
(Tuesday, March 30, 1965, 7:00-10:00 p.m. BST) — The Beatles this evening continued production of their fifth album Help! at EMI Studio 2 in London, making a second attempt at “That Means A Lot” (which would not be released) and finishing “You’re Going To Lose That Girl”. Continue reading The Beatles attempt ‘That Means A Lot’ again, complete ‘You’re Going To Lose That Girl’ 50 years ago this hour (Mar 30 1965)
Video: 'American Experience - FDR (Franklin Roosevelt) - Part 1/2 (PBS Documentary' (Mar. 30, 1945, at 2:08:24)
(Good Friday, March 30, 1945; during World War II) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived in Warm Springs, Georgia, today suffering from exhaustion.
The great push to end the war was on, and Roosevelt needed to recuperate to lead it and take part in the momentous events afterward. Total rest was his doctor’s recommendation, and for several days he followed the instructions.
(Good Friday, March 30, 1945; on the Eastern Front of World War II) — The Red Army today surged across the Austrian frontier north of the Hungarian border town of Koeszeg, 52 miles south of Vienna, to make Austria, the last nation still dominated by Hitlerite Germany, a battleground.
