Monthly Archives: June 2022

Five Nixon operatives arrested inside Democratic National Committee headquarters at Watergate complex 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 17 1972)

1970s, U.S. Presidents, Watergate


Video: 'WATERGATE AFFAIR BBC DOKUMENTATION 1994' (June 17, 1972, Watergate break-in at 43:06)

(Saturday, June 17, 1972, around 2:30 a.m. EDT; during the Watergate scandal) — President Richard Nixon’s eventual downfall began early this morning when five burglars were arrested inside the the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Washington, D.C., Watergate Office Building. Continue reading Five Nixon operatives arrested inside Democratic National Committee headquarters at Watergate complex 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 17 1972) →

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl published in the United States 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 16 1952)

1950s, The Holocaust, World War II


Video: 'Remembering Anne Frank'

(Monday, June 16, 1952) — Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, a book of the writings from the Dutch-language diary kept by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her Jewish family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, was published today in the United States for the first time by Doubleday & Company. Continue reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl published in the United States 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 16 1952) →

20th Century Limited express passenger train service between New York and Chicago inaugurated 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 15 1902)

1900s


Video: '20th Century Limited - Decades TV Network'

(Sunday, June 15, 1902, 2:45 p.m. EST) — The 20th Century Limited, an express passenger train service between New York and LaSalle Street Station in Chicago, Illinois, along the railroad’s “Water Level Route,” began service this afternoon, pulling out of Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Continue reading 20th Century Limited express passenger train service between New York and Chicago inaugurated 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 15 1902) →

Falklands War ends as Argentina surrenders to British forces in Stanley 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1982)

1980s


Video: 'Argentine Surrender Falklands War 1982'

(Monday, June 14, 1982, 9:00 p.m. Falkland Island Time; during the Falklands War) — The Falklands War, a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic — the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — ended tonight when the commander of the Argentine garrison in Stanley, General Mario Menéndez, surrendered to Major General Jeremy Moore, returning the islands to British control. Continue reading Falklands War ends as Argentina surrenders to British forces in Stanley 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1982) →

Warren G. Harding becomes first U.S. president to be heard on radio 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1922)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Warren Harding radio broadcast'

(Wednesday, June 14, 1922, scheduled for 4:30 p.m. EDT) — Warren G. Harding became the first U.S. president heard on radio today, as Baltimore station WEAR broadcast his speech dedicating a memorial to Francis Scott Key, who wrote the lyrics for “The Star-Spangled Banner,” at Fort McHenry in Baltimore. Continue reading Warren G. Harding becomes first U.S. president to be heard on radio 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1922) →

EPA orders ban on domestic use of pesticide DDT, effective at year’s end 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1972)

1970s


Video: 'Pesticides - DDT - Rachel Carson - Silent Spring'

(Wednesday, June 14, 1972) — DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane), a widely used and well-known pesticide that experts say lodges in the food chain of humans, animals, birds, and fish, was banned today in the United States by order of Environmental Protection Agency Director William D. Ruckelshaus, with all use to cease by the end of 1972. Continue reading EPA orders ban on domestic use of pesticide DDT, effective at year’s end 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1972) →

First of two Nazi saboteur teams land on Long Island in New York 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 13 1942)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'Operation Pastorius - Hitler's Dream to See New York in Flames'

(Saturday, June 13, 1942, about 12:10 a.m. EDT; during Operation Pastorius, part of the American Theater of World War II) — The first of two four-man Nazi sabotage teams arrived early this morning in the United States, disembarking from U-202 at Amagansett, New York, about 100 miles east of New York City, on Long Island, at what today is Atlantic Avenue beach. Continue reading First of two Nazi saboteur teams land on Long Island in New York 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 13 1942) →

One million people demonstrate in New York City against nuclear arms race 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 12 1982)

1980s, Cold War


Video: ''March For Disarmament' Anti-Nuclear Rally video - New York City, June 12th 1982'

(Saturday, June 12, 1982, protesters were scheduled to converge in Central Park at 1:00 p.m. EDT for a program of speeches and music that ended at 7:00 p.m. EDT; during the Cold War) — In the largest political demonstration in American history, one million people gathered in New York City’s Central Park today to demonstrate against nuclear weapons and call for an end to the cold war arms race. Continue reading One million people demonstrate in New York City against nuclear arms race 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 12 1982) →