Monthly Archives: January 2023

Construction begins on Golden Gate Bridge over San Francisco Bay 90 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 5 1933)

1930s


Video: 'Colossal Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge | Modern Marvels (S2, E6) | Full Episode'

(Thursday, January 5, 1933) — Construction on the Golden Gate Bridge, a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean, began today as workers began excavating 3.25 million cubic feet of dirt for the structure’s huge anchorages. Continue reading Construction begins on Golden Gate Bridge over San Francisco Bay 90 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 5 1933) →

Ringo Starr interviewed for BBC Radio One’s ‘Scene and Heard’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 3 1973)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'The Beatles Tapes - Ringo Starr Interview Pt. 3 December 1973 David Wigg' (Jan. 3, 1973)

(Wednesday, January 3, 1973) — Ringo Starr of The Beatles was interviewed today by David Wigg at Apple Corps offices, 3 Savile Row, London, for the Jan. 6, 1973, edition of the BBC Radio One program Scene And Heard. Continue reading Ringo Starr interviewed for BBC Radio One’s ‘Scene and Heard’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 3 1973) →

Racial violence erupts in Rosewood, Florida, after white woman accuses black man of assaulting her 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 1 1923)

1930s


Video: 'Rosewood Massacre Survivors and Eye-witness Testimonies (1983)'

(Monday, January 1, 1923; during the Rosewood Massacre, part of the nadir of American race relations) — The Rosewood Massacre began today when racial violence erupted in Rosewood, Florida, after a white woman accused a black man of assaulting her. Continue reading Racial violence erupts in Rosewood, Florida, after white woman accuses black man of assaulting her 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 1 1923) →

President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states shall be ‘forever free’ 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 1 1863)

1860s, American Civil War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Lincoln Signs the Emancipation Proclamation | Abraham Lincoln'

(Thursday, January 1, shortly after noon; during the American Civil War and Slavery in the United States) — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln today signed the final Emancipation Proclamation, which changed the legal status of more than 3.5 million enslaved African Americans in the secessionist Confederate states from enslaved to free. Continue reading President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states shall be ‘forever free’ 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 1 1863) →