Video: Continental Marines 1775-1783'
(Friday, November 10, 1775; during the American Revolutionary War, part of the American Revolution) — Two battalions of Continental Marines were formed today in Philadelphia as an infantry force capable of fighting for independence both at sea and on shore.
Video: 'Ken Burns The Civil War Episode 9 The Better Angels of Our Nature 1865 Ken Burns Docum' (Nov. 10, 1865, at 44:45)
(Friday, November 10, 1865, 10:32 a.m. local time) — Henry Wirz, a Swiss-born Confederate officer in the American Civil War best known for his command of Camp Sumter, the Confederate prisoner-of-war camp near Andersonville, Georgia, was hanged today at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington for conspiracy and murder relating to his command of the camp.
Video: 'Paul McCartney Live In Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia (Monday 10th November 1975)'
(Monday, November 10, 1975) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings performed the sixth of nine shows tonight on the Australian leg of their Wings Over the World tour at Festival Hall in Brisbane. Continue reading Paul McCartney and Wings perform in Brisbane, Australia 40 years ago tonight (Nov 10 1975)
Video: 'Ross & Rachel's First Kiss | Friends | TBS'
(Thursday, November 9, 1995, 8:00-8:30 p.m. EST) — A drunken Rachel is persuaded to call Ross and reveals her feelings for him on his answering machine on tonight’s episode of the NBC television sitcom Friends.
TV Guide and TV Land ranked the moment Ross and Rachel shared their first kiss #66 of the “100 Most Memorable TV Moments of All Time” in 2004.
Video: 'THE BLACKOUT OF 1965 (NBC-TV COVERAGE)' (first 30 minutes approximately 11:30 p.m.-midnight EST)
(Tuesday, November 9, 1965, 5:16 p.m. EST) — The Northeast blackout of 1965 disrupted electrical power to nearly all of New York City, parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Vermont in the United States and parts of Ontario in Canada tonight.
Over 30 million people and 80,000 square miles were left without electricity for up to 13 hours.
(Saturday, November 9, 1985) — “Miami Vice Theme” by Jan Hammer peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Video: 'Wings Over The World Behind the Scenes' (Nov. 9, 1975, at 6:05-6:19)
(Sunday, November 9, 1975) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his family enjoy a day off from the Australian leg of his Wings Over the World tour today in Palm Beach, a northern beach-side suburb of Sydney.
Video: 'AFL vs. CIO split in 1935'
(Saturday, November 9, 1935) — United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis and other labor leaders formed the Committee for Industrial Organization (later renamed the Congress of Industrial Organizations) today in Washington.
Video: 'The American President' trailer
(Wednesday, November 8, 1995, evening EST) — The American President, a romantic comedy-drama film about a widowed U.S. president and a lobbyist who fall in love, premiered tonight at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City.
Directed by Rob Reiner, the film starred Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox and Richard Dreyfuss.
Video: 'The Beatles Think For Yourself Rehearsal'
(Monday, November 8, 1965, 9:00 p.m.-3:00 a.m. GMT) — The Beatles resumed recording their sixth studio album Rubber Soul this evening at EMI Studio 2 in London, tracking George Harrison’s “Think for Yourself.” Continue reading The Beatles record speech, ‘Think For Yourself,’ ‘The Beatles’ Third Christmas Record’ 50 years ago this hour (Nov 8 1965)
