Video: 'Me at the zoo'
(Saturday, April 23, 2005, 8:27:12 p.m. PDT) — The recently created video-sharing website YouTube uploaded its first clip today. Titled “Me at the Zoo,” the video consisted of 18 seconds of YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim standing in front of an elephant enclosure at the San Diego Zoo, commenting on the animals’ “really, really, really long, uh, trunks.” Continue reading Video-sharing website YouTube uploads first clip 20 years ago this hour (Apr 23 2005)
Video: 'Bangladesh Factory Collapse'
(Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 8:45 a.m. Bangladesh Standard Time; during the 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse) — 1,134 people were killed today when a shoddily constructed eight-story commercial building housing garment factories making clothing for European and American consumers collapsed into a deadly heap in Bangladesh. Continue reading 1,134 people killed when building housing garment factories collapses in Savar, Bangladesh 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 24 2013)
Video: 'Cesar Chavez - American Civil Rights Activist | Mini Bio | BIO'
(Friday, April 23, 1993) — Cesar Chavez, the migrant worker who emerged from the poverty of an agricultural valley in Arizona to found America’s first successful union of farm workers, was found dead today in San Luis, Ariz. He was 66. Continue reading Cesar Chavez, 66, organizer of union for migrants, dies in San Luis, Arizona 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 23 1993)
(Saturday, April 23, 1983) — “Come On Eileen” by Dexys Midnight Runners peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Come On Eileen’ by Dexys Midnight Runners peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 23 1983)
Video: 'The World At War 1973(World War II Documentary)Episode 21-Nemesis:Germany(February-May 1945)' (Apr. 23, 1945, at 33:05)
(Monday, April 23, 1945, afternoon CEST; during the Battle of Berlin on the Eastern Front during World War II) — German Field Marshal and head of the Luftwaffe Hermann Göring sent a telegram to Adolf Hitler today asking for permission to take over the leadership of the Reich in accordance with Hitler’s 1941 decree naming Göring his successor. Continue reading Göring attempts to take over Reich leadership 80 years ago today (Apr 23 1945)
