Daily Archives: April 3, 2018

‘Annie Hall’ wins Best Picture at 50th Academy Awards 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 3 1978)


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(Monday, April 3, 1978, 7:00 p.m.-10:30 p.m. PST)Annie Hall, an American romantic comedy film about a comedian and an aspiring singer who try to overcome their neuroses and find happiness, won four Oscars tonight at the 50th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Woody Allen) and Best Actress (Diane Keaton). Continue reading ‘Annie Hall’ wins Best Picture at 50th Academy Awards 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 3 1978)

King delivers ‘Mountaintop’ speech 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 3 1968)


Video: 'Martin Luther King's Last Speech: "I've Been To The Mountaintop"'

(Wednesday, April 3, 1968, 9:00 p.m. CST; during the Memphis sanitation strike, part of the African-American civil rights movement (1954–1968)) — In what turned out to be his final speech, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech at a rally of striking sanitation workers at the Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters) in Memphis, Tennessee. Continue reading King delivers ‘Mountaintop’ speech 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 3 1968)

‘A Star Named Arnold is Born’ episode airs on ‘Green Acres’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 3 1968)


Video: 'Green Acres - S 3 E 29 - A Star Named Arnold is Born (1)'

(Wednesday, April 3, 1968, 9:00-9:30 p.m. EST) — Lisa arranges for an old friend to give Arnold a chance in show business after the pig appears in a play at the Hooterville Theater on tonight’s episode of the American television sitcom series Green Acres on CBS. Continue reading ‘A Star Named Arnold is Born’ episode airs on ‘Green Acres’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 3 1968)

Truman signs Marshall Plan to aid Europe 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 3 1948)


Video: 'US President Truman signs the historic Marshall Plan and makes a short statement ...HD Stock Footage'

(Saturday, April 3, 1948, 12:00 p.m. EST; during the Cold War) — President Harry S. Truman today signed the Foreign Assistance Act of 1948, better known as the Marshall Plan, designed to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of World War II and prevent the spread of Communism. Continue reading Truman signs Marshall Plan to aid Europe 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 3 1948)