Video: 'STS-51F launch, abort & landing (7-29-85)'
(Monday, July 29, 1985, 5:00 p.m. EDT) — The space shuttle Challenger began an 8-day mission today that got off to a shaky start: the spacecraft achieved a safe orbit even though one of its main engines shut down prematurely after lift-off. Continue reading Challenger limps into a low orbit as an engine fails 40 years ago this hour (July 29 1985)
Video: 'The Beatles movie Help! premiers in London'
(Thursday, July 29, 1965, 8:30 p.m. British Summer Time) — Ten thousand fans gathered outside the London Pavilion tonight to see The Beatles arrive in a black Rolls-Royce for the royal premiere of their second film Help!. Continue reading The Beatles attend world premiere of ‘Help!’ feature film in London 60 years ago this hour (July 29 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles a party for the Beatles cartoon series at the TVC studios, 1965'
(Thursday, July 29, 1965) — The Beatles attended a reception today at TVC Studios in London to promote the pending debut (Sept. 25, 1965) of The Beatles Saturday morning cartoon series on ABC-TV in the U.S.
Video: 'The Story of The Beatles Cartoon Series | Why & How It Was Made'
Video: 'The Story of the Deadliest Shark Attack in US History'
(Monday, July 30, 1945, approximately 12:14 a.m. local time; during World War II) — The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis was torpedoed and sunk early this morning by a Japanese submarine in the Philippine Sea with only 317 out of nearly 1,200 men aboard surviving. Continue reading USS Indianapolis torpedoed by Japanese 80 years ago this hour (July 30 1945)
Video: 'SYND 30 7 75 FORD VISITS AUSCHWITZ'
(Tuesday, July 29, 1975, 10:15 a.m. Central European Time) — President Gerald R. Ford today became the first U.S. president to visit the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland.
