Daily Archives: May 4, 2018

‘We Were There: CBS News at 50’ airs 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 4 1998)


Video: 'We Were There: CBS News at 50 special (1998)'

(Monday, May 4, 1998, 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT) — CBS’ first half-century of television news reporting was commemorated tonight on the network with a special report anchored by Charles Osgood. Continue reading ‘We Were There: CBS News at 50’ airs 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 4 1998)

Tallest dam in U.S. dedicated in Northern California 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 4 1968)


Video: 'Oroville Dam Dedication 50 Years Ago Hailed Structure As Great Flood Control Project'

(Saturday, May 4, 1968) — The 770 feet high Oroville Dam, the tallest dam in the U.S., was dedicated by Governor Ronald Reagan today on the Feather River east of the city of Oroville, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of the Sacramento Valley.