Video: 'The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Official Lyric Video)'
(Wednesday, May 12, 1965, 8:00 p.m. PDT) — The Rolling Stones recorded the final version of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, considered by some critics to be one of the all-time greatest rock songs ever recorded, tonight at RCA Studios in Hollywood. Continue reading The Rolling Stones record ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ in Hollywood 60 years ago this hour (May 12 1965)
Video: 'THIRD AVENUE EL - "The Vanishing El" - New York City's last "El" trains.'
(Thursday, May 12, 1955, 6:00 p.m. EDT) — The main portion of the Third Avenue El closed tonight from Chatham Square to East 149th Street in the Bronx, ending the operation of elevated service in Manhattan.
Video: 'Match Point' trailer
(Thursday, May 12, 2005, 7:30 p.m. Central European Summer Time) — Match Point, a drama film about a former tennis pro who falls for a femme-fatal type who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law, premiered today at the Cannes Film Festival. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘Match Point’ premieres at Cannes Film Festival 20 years ago this hour (May 12 2005)
Video: 'Jefferson Starship · Live in Central Park: May 12,' (16 clips)
(Monday, May 12, 1975, concert was scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. EDT) — The Jefferson Starship (formerly the Jefferson Airplane) opened the New York summer season for pop music this afternoon with a free concert on the Great Lawn of Central Park. Continue reading Jefferson Starship performs in New York’s Central Park 50 years ago this hour (May 12 1975)
Video: '60 Years of German-Israeli Relations | People & Politics'
(Wednesday, May 12, 1965) — West Germany and Israel exchanged letters establishing diplomatic relations today, 20 years after the Hitler regime’s genocide of six million Jews during the Holocaust ended.
Video: 'The Mayaguez Incident'
(Monday, May 12, 1975, 2:18 p.m. Indochina Time; part of the aftermath of Cambodian Civil War) — The White House announced today the new Cambodian government had seized an American merchant ship, the Mayaguez, in international waters. Continue reading Cambodian navy seizes unarmed U.S. ship Mayaguez 50 years ago this hour (May 12 1975)
