Video: 'Play It Again, Sam' trailer
(Thursday, May 4, 1972, 11:00 a.m. EDT) — Play It Again, Sam, an American comedy film about a recently divorced man who gets romantic advice from the ghost of Humphrey Bogart, opened today at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Continue reading ‘Play It Again, Sam’ comedy film starring Woody Allen opens in New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 4 1972)
Video: 'American Civil War: Siege of Yorktown - "Magruder's Spectacle" - All Parts'
(Sunday, May 4, 1862, Union troops begin occupying Yorktown at dawn; during the Siege of Yorktown, part of the Peninsula campaign of the American Civil War) — Union forces under Gen. George B. McClellan were preparing to unleash a massive bombardment at dawn tomorrow (May 5, 1862) against Confederate troops after a month-long siege at Yorktown, Virginia, only to discover early this morning that the Confederates had slipped away during the night toward Williamsburg. Continue reading Siege of Yorktown ends after Confederate troops slip away during night 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 4 1862)
