Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 11' (Apr. 21, 1975, at 39:59)
(Monday, April 21, 1975; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and Cold War) — The Battle of Xuan Loc, the last major battle of the Vietnam War in which South Vietnamese army committed almost all their remaining mobile forces under General Le Minh Dao to the defense of Xuan Loc, ended today with a North Vietnamese strategic victory.
Video: 'The World At War 1973(World War II Documentary)Episode 21-Nemesis:Germany(February-May 1945)' (Apr. 21, 1945, at 28:15)
(Saturday, April 21, 1945; during the Battle of Berlin on the Eastern Front during World War II) — German dictator Adolf Hitler today ordered the units commanded by Waffen-SS General Felix Steiner to attack the northern flank of the encircling Soviet salient and ordered the German Ninth Army, south-east of Berlin, to attack northward in a pincer attack.
By that evening, Red Army tanks reached the outskirts of Berlin.
Video: 'Ken Burns The Civil War: Episode 9 The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) |Ken Burns Docum' (Lincoln departs at 21:16)
(Friday, April 21, 1865, 8:00 a.m.; during the American Civil War) — The remains U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and his deceased son, William Wallace Lincoln, left Washington, D.C., today for the 1,654 mile journey to Springfield, Illinois, for burial. Continue reading Lincoln’s body departs Washington 150 years ago this hour (Apr 21 1865)
(Saturday, April 20, 1985) — “Nightshift” by the Commodores peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Video: 'April 20th, 1945 in Nuremberg'
(Friday, April 20, 1945, evening CEST; during the Battle of Nuremberg (1945), part of the Western Allied invasion of Germany during World War II) — the United States Seventh Army today captured the center of Nuremberg, Germany, the second largest city of Bavaria and the high shrine of the Nazi party, capturing the outskirts of Erlenstegen and Buch.
Image: Hitler as photographed on Mar. 20, 1945
(Friday, April 20, 1945; during the Battle of Berlin on the Eastern Front during World War II) — On his 56th birthday, German dictator Adolf Hitler left his Führerbunker to decorate a group of Hitler Youth soldiers in Berlin. It would be his last trip to the surface from his underground bunker.
That afternoon, Berlin was bombarded by Soviet artillery for the first time.
Video: 'The World At War 1973(World War II Documentary)Episode 21-Nemesis:Germany(February-May 1945)' (Apr. 20, 1945, at 23:45)
Video: 'The Girl From Ipanema by Astrud Gilberto'
(Tuesday, April 13, 1965, evening PST) — Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz won Record of the Year for “The Girl from Ipanema” at the 7th Annual Grammy Awards tonight, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Continue reading Gilberto, Getz win ‘Record of the Year,’ The Beatles ‘Best New Artist’ at Grammys 50 years ago tonight (Apr 13 1965)
(Tuesday, March 13, 1965; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)) — 16-year-old Lawrence Wallace Bradford Jr. was appointed today by New York Republican Jacob Javits to be the first black page of the U.S. Senate.
Video: '1975 Oscars' (25 videos)
(Tuesday, April 8, 1975, 7:00 p.m.-9:50 p.m. PDT) — The Godfather Part II, an American musical about a phonetics instructor who bets that he can pass a street urchin off as a lady, won eight Oscars tonight at the 47th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Francis Ford Coppola for Best Director. Continue reading ‘The Godfather Part II’ wins Best Picture at 47th Academy Awards 40 years ago this hour (Apr 8 1975)
Video: '1965 Oscars' (20 videos)
(Monday, April 5, 1965, 7:00 p.m.-9:50 p.m. PST) — My Fair Lady, an American musical about a phonetics instructor who bets that he can pass a street urchin off as a lady, won eight Oscars tonight at the 37th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, George Cukor for Best Director and Rex Harrison for Best Actor. Continue reading ‘My Fair Lady’ wins Best Picture at 37th Academy Awards 50 years ago this hour (Apr 5 1965)
