Video: 'G18048811' (Demjanjuk verdict at 1:10)
(Monday, April 18, 1988, 8:00 p.m. Israel Daylight Time) — An Israeli court today convicted John Demjanjuk, a 68-year-old retired auto worker from Cleveland identified by Holocaust survivors as “Ivan the Terrible,” of committing war crimes at the Treblinka death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. Continue reading Demjanjuk found guilty of Holocaust war crimes 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1988)
(Saturday, April 18, 1998) — “Sex and Candy” by Marcy Playground peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Sex and Candy’ by Marcy Playground peaks at #8 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1998)
Video: 'Linda McCartney's Death 1'
(Friday, April 17, 1998) — Linda McCartney, wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney, a photographer whose portraits of 1960’s rock stars have become classics and an activist for animal rights, died today at the McCartney family ranch in Tucson, Arizona, of breast cancer at the age of 56. Continue reading Linda McCartney, 56, dies at Tucson ranch 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 17 1998)
Video: 'Who Needs a Heart'
(Monday, April 17, 1978) — “Bad Boy”, the seventh studio album by ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, was released today in the U.S. (June 16, 1978 in the UK). Continue reading ‘Bad Boy’ album by Ringo Starr released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 17 1978)
Video: 'KEVU April Part 2 1968 Oregon Primary RDTV' (Apr. 17, 1968, at 14:19)
(Wednesday, April 17, 1968; during the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1968) — Senator Robert F.Kennedy campaigned today in the Eugene-Springfield area for the state’s May 28, 1968, Democratic presidential primary. Continue reading Robert Kennedy campaigns in Eugene, Oregon area 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 17 1968)
Video: 'April RDTV Part One The 1968 Oregon Primary' (Apr. 16, 1968, at 11:39)
(Tuesday, April 16, 1968, evening PST; during the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1968) –Senator Robert F.Kennedy arrived in Eugene, Oregon, tonight to get an early start on campaigning for the state’s May 28, 1968, Democratic presidential primary. Continue reading Robert F. Kennedy arrives in Eugene, Oregon to campaign 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 16 1968)
Video: 'Holocaust- mini series - 1978' (5 videos)
(Sunday, April 16, 1978, 8:00-11:00 p.m. EST) — Holocaust, an American four part television miniseries which tells the story of the Holocaust from the perspective of the (fictional) Weiss family of German Jews and that of a rising member of the SS, premiered tonight on NBC. Continue reading ‘Holocaust’ miniseries debuts on NBC-TV 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 16 1978)
Video: 'AFSCME Martin Luther King Documentary 'I Am A Man' Memphis Sanitation Strike' (strike ends at 8:31)
(Tuesday, April 16, 1968; during the Memphis sanitation strike, part of the Civil rights movement) — The bitter sanitation strike that had brought the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis and his death from a sniper’s bullet on Apr. 4, 1968, ended today after 65 days. Continue reading Sanitation strike that brought King to Memphis ends 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 16 1968)
Video: 'My Neighbor Totoro' trailer
(Saturday, April 16, 1988) — My Neighbor Totoro, a Japanese animated fantasy film about two girls who with a sick mother find escape with the spirits of the forest, was released today in Japan. Continue reading ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ released in Japan 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 16 1988)
Video: 'Grave of the Fireflies' trailer
(Saturday, April 16, 1988) — Grave of the Fireflies, a Japanese animated war drama film about a boy and his little sister who struggle to survive World War II in Japan, was released today in Japan. Continue reading ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ released in Japan 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 16 1988)
