Video: 'Address to the Nation Regarding Civil Disorder, 7/27/67. MP593.'
(Thursday, July 27, 1967, 10:30 p.m. EDT) — President Lyndon B. Johnson announced tonight that he had appointed the Kerner Commission to investigate the epidemic of racial disorders and to recommend remedial measures to him, Congress, governors and mayors. Continue reading President Johnson forms panel to assess causes of riots 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 27 1967)
Video: 'New York Riots H. Rap Brown 1967' (July 27, 1967, at 0:27)
(Thursday, July 27, 1967; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)) — H. Rap Brown, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, told a press conference today in Washington that violence was “as American as cherry pie. Americans taught the black people to be violent. We will use that violence to rid ourselves of oppression if necessary.” Continue reading Black militant H. Rap Brown says violence ‘as American as cherry pie’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 27 1967)
Video: 'The Great War episode 5 Mutiny'(A Soldier’s Declaration at 20:02)
(Friday, July 27, 1917; during World War I) — A Soldier’s Declaration, an anti-war letter by English poet, writer and soldier Siegfried Sassoon, currently undergoing treatment at Craiglockhart War Hospital near Edinburg for shell shock, was published today in the Bradford Pioneer newspaper. Continue reading Sassoon’s ‘A Soldier’s Declaration’ published 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 27 1917)
(Saturday, July 26, 1997) — “Sunny Came Home” by Shawn Colvin peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Sunny Came Home’ by Shawn Colvin peaks at #7 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 26 1997)
(Saturday, July 26, 1997) — “How Bizarre” by OMC peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for six weeks. Continue reading ‘How Bizarre’ by OMC peaks at #4 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 26 1997)
(Saturday, July 26, 1947, 12:15 p.m. EDT; during the Cold War) — President Harry S. Truman today (aboard his VC-54C presidential aircraft Sacred Cow, the first aircraft used for the role of Air Force One) signed the National Security Act of 1947, which merged the Department of War (renamed as the Department of the Army) and the Department of the Navy into the National Military Establishment (NME), headed by the Secretary of Defense. Continue reading President Truman signs National Security Act of 1947 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 26 1947)
Video: 'The Beatles Anthology Six' (July 23/26/27, 1967, at 1:05:44)
(Wednesday, July 26, 1967) — The Beatles, minus Ringo Starr, who had left for England earlier in the day, were taken around a set of Greek islands today where they intended to live and work alongside family and friends. Continue reading The Beatles visit Greek islands they intend to purchase 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 26 1967)
Video: 'The Bourne Ultimatum' trailer
(Wednesday, July 25, 2007) — The Bourne Ultimatum, an American-German action spy thriller film about a former CIA assassin and psychogenic amnesiac who continues his search for information about his past and becomes a target of a similar assassin program, premiered today at the ArcLight Hollywood Theaters in Hollywood, California. Continue reading ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ premieres in Hollywood 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 25 2007)
Video: 'Address to the Nation Regarding Civil Disorder, 7/24/67. MP593.'
(Monday, July 24, 1967, 11:58 p.m. EDT) — U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered 4,700 troops into the Detroit area today to help quell two days of rioting in the predominantly African-American inner city, saying “We will not tolerate lawlessness.” Continue reading LBJ orders 4,700 Army paratroopers to riot-torn Detroit 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 24 1967)
Video: 'Vive le Québec libre! - Charles de Gaulle'
(Monday, July 24, 1967, evening EDT) — French President Charles de Gaulle stirred controversy tonight during a visit to Montreal, Canada, when he declared, “Vive le Quebec libre!” (Long live free Quebec!) before a cheering, chanting crowd of over 10,000 French-speaking Canadians at Montreal City Hall. Continue reading ‘Vive Quebec Libre!’ De Gaulle cries out to Montreal crowd 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 24 1967)
