Video: 'Italian Troops Enter Addis Ababa (1936)'
(Tuesday, May 5, 1936, 4:00 p.m. EAT; during the March of the Iron Will, part of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War) — Ethiopia’s era of independence, which had lasted since biblical times, ended this afternoon when the Italians occupied Addis Ababa.
Video: 'PBS: Haymarket Affair and the Origins of May Day'
(Tuesday, May 4, 1886, 10:30 p.m. local time) — A labor demonstration for an 8-hour work day tonight at Haymarket Square in Chicago turned into a deadly riot when a bomb exploded; in all, seven policemen and at least four workers were killed.
(Tuesday, May 4, 1976) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings performed tonight at the The Summit in Houston on the the second stop of the 21-city, 31-show Wings Over America leg of his band’s Wings Over The World tour.
(Saturday, May 4, 1996) — “Always Be My Baby” by Mariah Carey peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (May 4/11, 1996).
It was Carey’s 11th of 18 number one hits on the chart (1990-2008).
(Saturday, May 4, 1946) — “Prisoner of Love” by Perry Como with Russ Case and his Orchestra peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for three consecutive weeks (May 4/11/18, 1946).
Video: 'Paul McCartney - arrival and soundcheck - Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth - May 3, 1976'
(Monday, May 3, 1976) — Paul McCartney performed his first U.S. concert since The Beatles’ final concert on Aug. 29, 1966, tonight at the Tarrant County Convention Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, when he opened the 21-city, 31-show Wings Over America leg of his band’s Wings Over The World tour.
(Saturday, May 3, 1986) — “Addicted to Love” by Robert Palmer peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
(Saturday, May 3, 1986) — “Harlem Shuffle” by The Rolling Stones peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Video: 'The Executed Leaders of the 1916 Rising'
(Wednesday, May 3, 1916) — Irish nationalists Padraic Pearse, Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh were executed today by a British firing squad; they were among 16 people put to death for their roles in the Easter Rising armed insurrection of April 24-29, 1916.
Video: 'Alcatraz Gun Battle (1946)'
(Thursday, May 2, 1946, 2:30 p.m. local time) — Violence erupted today during a foiled escape attempt at the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay. The Battle of Alcatraz would claim the lives of three inmates and two correctional officers before it was put down two days later. Continue reading Riot breaks out at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary 70 years ago this hour (May 2 1946)
