Monthly Archives: May 2016

‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’ opens in New York City 60 years ago this hour (May 16 1956)


Video: 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' trailer

(Wednesday, May 16, 1956, doors opened at 9:30 a.m. EDT)The Man Who Knew Too Much, a suspense thriller film about international spies who kidnap a doctor’s son when he stumbles on their assassination plot, opened today at Paramount Theatre in New York City.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the film starred James Stewart and Doris Day.

Dole resigns Senate seat to pursue presidency 20 years ago today (May 15 1996)


Video: 'USA: WASHINGTON: BOB DOLE TO RESIGN AS LEADER IN SENATE UPDATE'

(Wednesday, May 15, 1996) — Declaring that he now has “nowhere to go but the White House or home,” Senator Bob Dole announced today that he was resigning from the Senate (effective June 11, 1996) and forsaking a 35-year Congressional career in hopes of recharging his Presidential campaign. Continue reading Dole resigns Senate seat to pursue presidency 20 years ago today (May 15 1996)