Daily Archives: April 10, 2018

‘In the Heat of the Night’ wins Best Picture 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 10 1968)

1960s, Movies 1960s, Television 1960s


Video: '1968 Oscars' (24 videos)

(Wednesday, April 10, 1968, 7:00 p.m.-8:50 p.m. PST) — In the Heat of the Night, an American mystery drama film about a black police detective from the North who forces a bigoted Southern sheriff to accept his help with a murder investigation, won five Oscars tonight at the 40th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor (Rod Steiger). Continue reading ‘In the Heat of the Night’ wins Best Picture 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 10 1968) →

Irish talks produce landmark settlement 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 10 1998)

1990s


Video: 'Good Friday Agreement on RTE News, 10th April 1998 Part I'

(Good Friday, April 10, 1998, 5:36 p.m. BST) — The Northern Ireland peace talks produced a landmark settlement today in Belfast, Northern Ireland, that forged concessions from fiercely antagonistic Catholic and Protestant figures in an effort to settle one of the century’s most enduring conflicts. Continue reading Irish talks produce landmark settlement 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 10 1998) →