Video: 'BBC News 39 - Friday 1 September 1939 - (Part 5 of 14)'
(Friday, September 1, 1939, 4:45 a.m. Central European Time; during the Invasion of Poland in the European theatre of World War II) — World War II, the deadliest conflict in human history, marked by 50 to 85 million fatalities, began this morning as Nazi Germany invaded Poland. Continue reading World War II begins as Nazi Germany invades Poland 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1939)
Video: 'The Beatles at Bob Dylan Concert (RARE)'
(Sunday, August 31, 1969, 11:08 p.m. British Summer Time) — John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr of The Beatles and their respective wives watched Bob Dylan and The Band perform tonight at the Isle of Wight Festival at the English town of Wootton. Continue reading Lennon, Harrison, Starr watch Bob Dylan perform at Isle of Wight Festival 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 31 1969)
(Saturday, August 30, 1969) — “Put a Little Love in Your Heart” by Jackie DeShannon peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Put a Little Love in Your Heart’ by Jackie DeShannon peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 30 1969)
Video: 'First Soviet atomic blast (1949)'
(Monday, August 29, 1949, 7:00 a.m. local time; during the Cold War) — The Soviet Union conducted its first nuclear weapons test today, exploding the RDS-1 at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in the northeast of the Kazakh SSR, ending the absolute U.S. monopoly on nuclear weapons. Continue reading Soviets test first nuclear bomb, ending American nuclear monopoly 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 29 1949)
Video: 'Did You Know: Abraham Lincoln's First Vice President'
(Sunday, August 27, 1809) — Hannibal Hamlin, the 15th Vice President of the United States, who served from 1861 until 1865 during the administration of President Abraham Lincoln, was born today in Paris (now in Maine, then a part of Massachusetts). Continue reading U.S. Vice President Hannibal Hamlin born 210 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 1809)
Video: 'Mountbatten: Death Of A Royal'
(Monday, August 27, 1979, morning BST) — Earl Mountbatten of Burma, one of the heroes of modern British history, his grandson Nicholas, and two others were killed today by a bomb set by members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, hidden aboard his fishing boat in Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ireland. Continue reading Britain’s Lord Mountbatten assassinated by IRA terrorists 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 1979)
(Saturday, August 26, 1989) — “The End of the Innocence” by Don Henley peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘The End of the Innocence’ by Don Henley peaks at #8 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 26 1989)
Video: 'The Death Of Senator Ted Kennedy Announcement CBS News Special Report'
(Tuesday, August 25, 2009, just before midnight EDT) — Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, a son of one of the most storied families in American politics, a man who knew acclaim and tragedy in near-equal measure and who was one of the most effective lawmakers in the history of the Senate, died tonight in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, of brain cancer. He was 77.
. Continue reading Senator Ted Kennedy, 77, dies of brain cancer 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 2009)
Video: 'CNE 1969: The Monkees'
(Monday, August 25, 1969, 5:30 p.m. EDT) — The Monkees performed the first of two shows today at Grandstand, Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on the band’s 1969 North American tour. Continue reading The Monkees perform first of two shows in Toronto 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 1969)
(Saturday, August 25, 1979) — “My Sharona” by The Knack peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six consecutive weeks (Aug. 25, Sep. 1/8/15/22/29, 1979). Continue reading ‘My Sharona’ by The Knack peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 1979)
