Video: 'John Quincy Adams' Inaugural Address'
(Friday, March 4, 1825, approximately noon local time) — John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts, 57, was inaugurated today as the sixth President of the United States in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Chief Justice John Marshall administering oath of office. Continue reading Adams sworn in as 6th U.S. President, Calhoun as 7th VP 200 years ago today (Mar 4 1825)
Video: 'Thomas Jefferson's Inaugural Addresses' (Mar. 4, 1805, at 11:22)
(Monday, March 4, 1805, approximately noon local time) — President Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated today for a second term of office in the Senate Chamber of the United States Capitol with Chief Justice John Marshall administering oath of office. Continue reading Jefferson sworn in for second term as U.S. President, Clinton as 4th VP 220 years ago today (Mar 4 1805)
Video: 'Moonlighting Season 1' (22 videos)
(Sunday, March 3, 1985, 9:00 p.m. EST) — Moonlighting, a television sitcom series about the quirky cases of a former model and a smart aleck detective who manage a private detective agency, debuted tonight on ABC. Continue reading ‘Moonlighting’ debuts on ABC-TV 40 years ago this hour (Mar 3 1985)
Video: 'How did Florida Become a State? | Statehood'
(Monday, March 3, 1845) — Florida today became the 27th state of the United States of America. Its first governor was William Dunn Moseley. Continue reading Florida becomes 27th state 180 years ago today (Mar 3 1845)
Video: 'Liberation: Battle of Manila' (Mar. 3, 1945, at 9:05)
(Saturday, March 3, 1945; during the Battle of Manila, part of the Philippines Campaign (1944–45) in the Pacific Theatre of World War II) — The Battle of Manila, the Allied campaign to liberate the capital city of the Philippines from the Japanese, ended today with the liberation of the Finance Building. Continue reading Allies secure Manila from Japanese forces 80 years ago today (Mar 3 1945)
Video: 'The Sound of Music' (trailer)
(Tuesday, March 2, 1965, 8:00 p.m. EST) — The Sound of Music, the movie version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway musical about a who woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower, premiered today at New York’s Rivoli Theater. Continue reading ‘The Sound of Music’ premieres in New York 60 years ago this hour (Mar 2 1965)
Video: 'Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin honored for bus protest'
(Wednesday, March 2, 1955, approximately 2:30 p.m. CST; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)) — Nine months before Rosa Parks’ famous act of defiance, Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old black high school student in Montgomery, Alabama, was arrested today after refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white passenger.
(Sunday, March 2, 1975, 11:30 a.m. PDT) — A 25-year-old motel guest “went berserk” today, unleashing a deadly shooting spree that left five people dead and one injured in the quiet Northern California fishing village of Smith River before being arrested hours later in Oregon. Continue reading ‘Berserk’ gunman kills five people at California coastal resort motel near Oregon border 50 years ago this hour (Mar 2 1975)
(Saturday, March 2, 1985) — “Sugar Walls” by Sheena Easton peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Sugar Walls’ by Sheena Easton peaks at #9 in USA 40 years ago today (Mar 2 1985)
(Saturday, March 2, 1985) — “The Old Man Down the Road” by John Fogerty peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
