Monthly Archives: January 2022

Japanese forces capture Manila, Cavite naval base and Clark Field air­base 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 2 1942)


Video: 'Japanese Invasion of the Philippines 1941' (Jan. 2, 1942, at 2:18)

(Friday, January 2, 1942, Japanese imperial forces marched into Manila from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Philippine Standard Time; during the Philippines campaign (1941–1942), part of the Pacific Theater of World War II) — Japanese forces captured Manila, capital of the Philippines with its 600,000 population, the nearby Cavite naval base and Clark Field air­base today, forcing U.S. and Philippine forces under U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur, commander of the United States armed forces in the Far East, to withdraw to the Bataan Peninsula. Continue reading Japanese forces capture Manila, Cavite naval base and Clark Field air­base 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 2 1942)

Ellis Island Immigrant Station formally opens in New York Harbor 130 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 1 1892)


Video: 'Island of Hope, Island of Tears (DVD Print)'

(New Year’s Day, Friday, January 1, 1892, shortly after an 8:00 a.m. EST inspection)Ellis Island, a federally-owned island in New York Harbor that was the busiest immigrant inspection station in the United States, formally opened today. Continue reading Ellis Island Immigrant Station formally opens in New York Harbor 130 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 1 1892)

The Beatles audition for Decca Records in London 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 1 1962)


Video: 'Beatles Decca Audition' (first 15 clips are from audition in the likely order performed)

(New Year’s Day, Monday, January 1, 1962, 11:00 a.m. GMT; during The Beatles’ Decca audition) — Liverpudlian rock and roll band The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best) auditioned today for Mike Smith, an A&R manager at Decca Records, at Decca’s studios in Broadhurst Gardens, West Hampstead, north London. Continue reading The Beatles audition for Decca Records in London 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 1 1962)