Video: 'Mayday Air Crash Investigation S04E08 Fog Of War Crash in Croatia Inbound Flight 21 is missing'
(Wednesday, April 3, 1996, 2:57 p.m. CEST) — An Air Force jetliner carrying Commerce Secretary Ron Brown, 54, and American business executives slammed into a mountainside today as it approached the airport at Dubrovnik, on the Adriatic coast of Croatia, killing all 35 people aboard.
Video: 'Vintage Soap Opera Classic: As the World Turns ( April 10, 1957)'
(Monday, April 2, 1956, 1:30 p.m./4:30 p.m. EST) — The television soap operas As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiered this afternoon on CBS. Continue reading Soap operas ‘As the World Turns’ and ‘The Edge of Night’ premiere 60 years ago this afternoon (Apr 2 1956)
Video: 'Homma Sentenced For War Crimes (1940-1949)'
(Wednesday, April 3, 1946, 1:00 a.m. Manila time) — Lieut. Gen. Masaharu Homma, the Japanese commander held responsible for the Bataan Death March that killed 17,200 American and Filipino captives, was executed by firing squad today outside Manila.
(Saturday, April 2, 1966) — “Woman” by Peter and Gordon (written by Paul McCartney of The Beatles under a pseudonym) peaked at #14 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Video: '1985 TWA Flight 847 Hijacking And 1986 TWA Flight 840 Bombing' (Apr. 2, 1986, at 5:43)
(Wednesday, April 2, 1986, just before 2:30 p.m. local time) — Four American passengers, including an 8-month-old girl, her mother and grandmother, were killed today when a terrorist bomb exploded aboard a TWA jetliner en route from Rome to Athens, Greece.
(Saturday, April 1, 2006) — “Temperature” by Sean Paul peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
(Thursday, April 1, 1976) — Apple Computer was established today by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne to sell the Apple I personal computer kit.
Video: 'SILLY LOVE SONGS Paul McCartney Wings 1976 HQ]'
(Thursday, April 1, 1976) — The single “Silly Love Songs”/“Cook of the House” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings was released today in the U.S. (Apr. 30, 1976, in the UK), the first single from the group’s album Wings at the Speed of Sound. Continue reading Wings release ‘Silly Love Songs’/’Cook of the House’ single 40 years ago today (Apr 1 1976)
Video: 'Do anything you say - David Bowie'
(Friday, April 1, 1966) — David Bowie’s first single, “Do Anything You Say,” backed with “Good Morning Girl,” was released today in Britain. Continue reading David Bowie releases his first single 50 years ago today (Apr 1 1966)
