Video: '5/21/1998 CNN Today - Thurston High School Shooting (Part 1)'
(Thursday, May 21, 1998; shortly before 8:00 a.m PDT) — An expelled student opened fire inside Thurston High School today in Springfield, Oregon, killing two students (Ben Walker and Mikael Nickolauson) and wounding another 25 people, a day after he killed his parents. Continue reading Teen gunman opens fire in Oregon high school 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 21 1998)
Video: '5/21/1998 CNN Today - Thurston High School Shooting (Part 1)'
(Thursday, May 21, 1998; shortly before 8:00 a.m PDT) — An expelled student opened fire inside Thurston High School today in Springfield, Oregon, killing two students (Ben Walker and Mikael Nickolauson) and wounding another 25 people, a day after he killed his parents. Continue reading Teen gunman opens fire in Oregon high school 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 21 1998)
(Saturday, May 21, 1988) — “Fat” by “Weird Al” Yankovic peaked at #99 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Fat’ by ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic peaks at #99 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 21 1988)
(Thursday, May 21, 1868) — General Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois, the Union commander in the American Civil War and the Commanding General of the United States Army since 1864, was unanimously nominated for President unopposed on the first ballot today at the 1868 Republican National Convention meeting at Crosby’s Opera House in Chicago. Continue reading Republicans nominate Grant-Colfax ticket 150 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 21 1868)
Video: 'Ted Kennedy Has Brain Tumor'
(Tuesday, May 20, 2008) — Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy, the longtime Massachusetts Democrat and patriarch of the Kennedy family, was diagnosed with a malignant glioma, a type of cancerous brain tumor, today at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, three days after suffering a seizure at his Cape Cod compound. Continue reading Ted Kennedy diagnosed with malignant brain tumor 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 20 2008)
(Saturday, May 13, 1978) — “With a Little Luck” by (former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band) Wings peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (May 20/27, 1978). Continue reading ‘With a Little Luck’ by Wings peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 20 1978)
Video: 'Who Needs a Heart'
(Saturday, May 20, 1978) —Bad Boy, the seventh studio album by former Beatle Ringo Starr, debuted at #166 on today’s Billboard 200 albums chart. Continue reading ‘Bad Boy’ album by Ringo Starr debuts at #166 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 20 1978)
Video: 'Lucille Ball gets an Emmy for 'The Lucy Show' (May 19, 1968)'
(Sunday, May 19, 1968, 7:00-8:30 p.m. PDT) — Get Smart won Outstanding Comedy Series and Mission: Impossible took the award for Outstanding Dramatic Series for the second consecutive year tonight at the 20th Primetime Emmy Awards. Continue reading ‘Get Smart,’ ‘Mission: Impossible’ among Emmy winners 50 years ago this hour (May 19 1968)
Video: '1968 Stoned Soul Picnic 5th DIMENSION ED1959 mpg'
(Sunday, May 19, 1968, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — The 5th Dimension performed “On Broadway” and “Stoned Soul Picnic” on tonight’s edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show live from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City. Continue reading The 5th Dimension performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1968)
Video: 'The Doors at San Jose Festival 1968 [rare footage]'
(Sunday, May 19, 1968, 4:30 p.m. PDT scheduled start time) — The Doors headlined the second day of the two-day Northern California Folk-Rock Festival at Santa Clara County Fairgrounds today in San Jose, California. Continue reading The Doors headline Northern California Folk-Rock Festival 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1968)
