(Saturday, February 3, 1917, 2:00 p.m. EST; during the Atlantic U-boat campaign of World War I) — President Woodrow Wilson announced today before a joint session of Congress that the United States had broken off diplomatic relations with Germany, after that nation had announced a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.
Wilson did not declare that the U.S. would enter the war against Germany, though “preparations for war are being made” as The New York Times reported.
Video: 'George Harrison Interview (Beatles) on Countdown 1977'
(Thursday, February 3, 1977) — Former Beatle George Harrison was filmed walking at Dam Square and was interviewed for Veronica Television today in Amsterdam, Holland, as part of a European promotional tour for his album Thirty-Three and 1/3. Continue reading George Harrison interviewed by Veronica Television in Amsterdam 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 3 1977)
Video: 'The Celebrated Chop Waltz'
(Saturday, February 3, 1877) — The song “Chopsticks,” a simple, widely known waltz for the piano written by 16-year-old Euphemia Allen under the pseudonym Arthur de Lulli, was deposited today at the British Museum under the title “The Celebrated Chop Waltz.”
