Monthly Archives: May 2017

Madeleine McCann, 3, vanishes during family vacation in Portugal 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 3 2007)

2000s


Video: 'Crimewatch UK - October 2013 Madeleine Mccann Special' (May 3, 2007, at 8:49)

(Thursday, May 3, 2007, 10:00 p.m. WEST) — British girl Madeleine McCann disappeared tonight from her bed in a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, a resort in the Algarve region of Portugal, while her parents dined at a nearby restaurant during a family vacation, sparking what one newspaper called “the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history.” Continue reading Madeleine McCann, 3, vanishes during family vacation in Portugal 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 3 2007) →

The Beatles continue work on ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ song 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 3 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, Television 1960s


Video: 'Magical Mystery Tour (film version)' (at 0:55)

(Wednesday, May 3, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-12:15 a.m. BST) — The Beatles added brass to “Magical Mystery Tour,” the title track to their next film and record project, tonight at EMI Studio 3 in London. Continue reading The Beatles continue work on ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ song 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 3 1967) →

Democratic presidential front-runner Gary Hart linked to woman 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 3 1987)

1980s, U.S. Presidents

Video: 'Almanac: The Gary Hart scandal'

(Sunday, May 3, 1987, scheduled for 10:00 a.m. MDT) — The Miami Herald said today its reporters had observed a young woman (later identified as Miami model Donna Rice) spending “Friday night and most of Saturday” at a Washington townhouse belonging to Senator Gary Hart of Colorado, the front-runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination. Continue reading Democratic presidential front-runner Gary Hart linked to woman 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 3 1987) →

Anti-communist crusader Sen. Joseph McCarthy dies 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1957)

1950s, Cold War


Video: 'Senator Mccarthy Dead At 47 (1957)'

(Thursday, May 2, 1957, 6:02 p.m. EDT; during the Second Red Scare and the Cold War) — Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-Wisconsin), whose reckless anti-communist investigations made him the most controversial public figure of America’s postwar years, died tonight at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland of a liver ailment at the age of 47. Continue reading Anti-communist crusader Sen. Joseph McCarthy dies 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1957) →

‘(I Just) Died in Your Arms’ by Cutting Crew peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1987)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, May 2, 1987) — “(I Just) Died in Your Arms” by Cutting Crew peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (May 2/9, 1987). Continue reading ‘(I Just) Died in Your Arms’ by Cutting Crew peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1987) →

U.S. Supreme Court upholds forced sterilization 90 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1927)

1920s


Video: 'Part 1: Buck v. Bell: SCOTUS Case That Led to Forced Sterilization of 70,000 & Inspired the Nazis'

(Monday, May 2, 1927) — The U.S. Supreme Court, in Buck v. Bell, upheld 8-1 today a Virginia law allowing the forced sterilization of people to promote the “health of the patient and the welfare of society.” Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court upholds forced sterilization 90 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1927) →

‘Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery’ opens in U.S. theaters 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1997)

1990s, movies 1990s


Video: 'Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery' trailer

(Friday, May 2, 1997, 11:15 a.m. EDT) — Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, an American spy action comedy film about a hip secret agent frozen in the 1960s who thaws out in the 1990s to face his greatest enemy, opened today in U.S. theaters, including Sony Theaters in Manhattan. Continue reading ‘Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery’ opens in U.S. theaters 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1997) →