Daily Archives: August 6, 2022

U.S. Marines land at southern Solomon Islands, launching Guadalcanal Campaign against Japan 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 7 1942)

1940s, World War II


Video: '154 - Guadalcanal - Allies Take the Initiative - WW2 - August 7, 1942' (Americans land at Guadalcanal at 6:19)

(Friday, August 7, 1942, 8:00 a.m. Solomon Islands Time, launching the Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo and the Guadalcanal Campaign, part of the Solomon Islands campaign of the Pacific Theater of World War II) — Allied forces, predominantly United States Marines, landed this morning on Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Florida in the southern Solomon Islands, with the objective of using Guadalcanal and Tulagi as bases in supporting a campaign to eventually capture or neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul on New Britain. Continue reading U.S. Marines land at southern Solomon Islands, launching Guadalcanal Campaign against Japan 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 7 1942) →

Woody Allen’s ‘Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 6 1972)

1970s, Movies 1970s, Woody Allen


Video: 'Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)' trailer

(Sunday, August 6, 1972, noon EDT) — Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask), an American sex comedy anthology film directed by Woody Allen consisting of a series of short sequences loosely inspired by David Reuben’s 1969 book of the same name, opened simultaneously today at The Coronet and The Little Carnegie theaters in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 6 1972) →