Video: 'THE DICK CAVETT SHOW John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and Shirley MacLaine'
(Wednesday, May 3, 1972, evening EDT) — Ex-Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, taped an appearance today (for airing on May 11, 1972 on ABC-TV) in New York on The Dick Cavett Show, claiming that he is being followed and that his telephone is being tapped by the FBI. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono claim they’re under FBI surveillance 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 3 1972)
Video: 'Why the Battle of the Coral Sea Was Unique in Naval History'
(Monday, May 4, 1942, 8:50 a.m. Solomon Islands Time; during the Battle of the Coral Sea, part of Operation Mo of South West Pacific theatre of World War II) — The Battle of Coral Sea, a five-day naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the United States and Australia, began today when Task Force Seventeen (TF 17), commanded by Rear Admiral Frank J. Fletcher, attacked the Japanese Tulagi Invasion Force at Tulagi, Solomon Islands, where elements of the Japanese landing force had gone ashore to estabish defenses. Continue reading Battle of the Coral Sea, first naval clash fought entirely by planes, begins 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 4 1942)
Video: 'Beat-Workshop - The Doors | 1972' (12 clips)
(Wednesday, May 3, 1972) — Ten months after lead singer Jim Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in Paris, the surviving members of the American rock group The Doors — keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore — recorded a performance for the May 27, 1972, edition of the German television show Beat Club today at Radio Bremen Studio 3 in Bremen, Germany. Continue reading The Doors perform for ‘Beat Club’ TV show in Bremen, Germany 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 3 1972)
Video: 'Hollywood Ending' trailer
(Friday, May 3, 2002, 10:15 a.m. EDT) — Hollywood Ending, a film about a once-famous film director who suffers hysterical blindness due to the intense pressure of directing, opened today at Loews Lincoln Square on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘Hollywood Ending’ comedy film opens in New York 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 3 2002)
