Video: 'Documentary - Port Arthur Massacre' (6 videos)
(Sunday, April 28, 1996, 11:45 a.m. AEST) — A man armed with a semiautomatic rifle went on a rampage today on the Australian island of Tasmania, killing 35 people. Martin Bryant was captured by police after a 12-hour standoff at a guest cottage.
(Saturday, April 27, 1946) — “I’m a Big Girl Now” by Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra (with vocal by Betty Barclay) peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
Video: 'Captain Midnight, HBO, 1986'
(Sunday, April 27, 1986, 12:32 a.m. EST) — John R. MacDougall of Florida, a video pirate calling himself “Captain Midnight,” interrupted a movie this morning on the premium cable and satellite television network HBO (Home Box Office) with a printed onscreen message protesting home satellite de-scrambling fees.
