Video: 'Eisenhower Has a Heart Attack 1955'
(Saturday, September 24, 1955, 2:00 a.m. MST) — U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered a serious heart attack early this morning while on vacation in Denver. He would recover after spending six weeks in the hospital (click here to watch a clip of this from “American Experience: Nixon” at 39:44).
Video: 'The Murder Of Emmett Till - Documetary' (Sept. 23, 1955, at 45:58)
(Friday, September 23, 1955, at 3:43 p.m. local time) — Two Mississippi white men, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, accused of murdering 14-year-old Chicago African-American Emmett Louis Till after he had supposedly whistled at a white woman were acquitted today in Sumner, Mississippi.
A jury of twelve white neighbors of the defendants reached the verdict after one hour and five minutes of deliberations. The two men later admitted to the crime in an interview with Look magazine.
Video: 'Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow - Beach Boys'
(Thursday, September 23, 1965) — The Beach Boys completed two tracks today (including “Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow” and “Mountain of Love”) for Beach Boys’ Party!, the band’s tenth studio album, at United Western Recorders studios in Hollywood. Continue reading The Beach Boys complete two tracks for ‘Party!’ album 50 years ago today (Sep 23 1965)
Video: 'Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War - Dien Bien Phu [2/13]' (Sept. 23, 1945, at 6:12)
(Sunday, September 23, 1945; during War in Vietnam (1945–46)) — Shortly after the Democratic Republic of Vietnam had issued its Declaration of Independence, a group of former French troops, acting with the content of the British forces that had arrived in Saigon from their sweep through Burma in the last days of World War II and armed with Japanese weapons stolen from surrender stockpiles, staged a local coup d’etat today and seized control of the administration of Saigon. Continue reading French reassert colonial control in Saigon 70 years ago today (Sep 23 1945)
Video: 'Emmy Awards '85'
(Sunday, September 22, 1985, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Cagney & Lacey picked up four awards at the 37th Primetime Emmy Awards tonight at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. Continue reading ‘Cagney & Lacey,’ ‘The Cosby Show’ big winners at Emmy Awards 30 years ago this hour (Sep 22 1985)
Video: 'Gerald Ford - Assassination Attempts (02)' (Sept. 22, 1975, at 1:08)
(Monday, September 22, 1975, 3:25 p.m. PDT) — Sara Jane Moore, 45, fired a single shot from a .38 caliber revolver at U.S. President Gerald R. Ford today outside the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, but a civilian bystander deflected the gun just as it went off and Ford was not hit.
Moore’s assassination attempt took place just 17 days after Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme’s attempted assassination of Ford in Sacramento, California.
Video: '"AIR FORCE ONE: THE PLANES AND THE PRESIDENTS" (1991)' (Sept. 22, 1975, at 44:00)
Video: 'Ringo's All Right, Zak (1965)'
(Wednesday, September 22, 1965) — The Beatles’ drummer Ringo Starr and his wife, Maureen, were filmed today leaving Queen Charlotte’s Maternity Hospital in London with their nine-day-old son Zak, accompanied by nanny Marion Bramwell, en route to the Starkey’s home at 34 Montagu Square.
Video: 'Farm Aid 1985' (146 videos)
(Sunday, September 22, 1985, 10:00 a.m.-midnight CDT) — The first Farm Aid, a concert staged to raise money for family farmers in the United States, was held today at University of Illinois’ Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois, featuring rock and country music artists like John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson and Neil Young.
Attended by 80,000 people, the event raised over $9 million for America’s family farmers.
Video: 'Carolyn Thomson - Only A Rose'
(Monday, September 21, 1925, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — The Vagabond King, an operetta by Rudolf Friml in four acts, opened tonight at the Casino Theatre on Broadway in New York.
The cast was led by Dennis King as Villon and Carolyn Thomson as Katherine.
(Saturday, September 21, 1985) — “Money for Nothing” by Dire Straits peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Sept. 21/28, Oct. 5, 1985).
