Video: 'American Experience - Truman (1997) - Part 4' (Dec. 25, 1945, at 5:36)
(Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25, 1945, 12:05 p.m. EST) — U.S. President Harry Truman woke to find the capitol covered in ice and snow; his wife Bess and daughter Margaret were in their hometown of Independence, Missouri, and the president missed them. Continue reading U.S. President Harry S. Truman flies home for Christmas 80 years ago this hour (Dec 25 1945)
Video: 'The Beatles - Rubber Soul (1965) [Capitol Records/American Version] | Full Album'
(Saturday, January 8, 1966) — The North American version of the studio album Rubber Soul by The Beatles peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s 200 album chart for six consecutive weeks (Jan. 8/15/22/29, Feb. 5/12, 1966).
It was the group’s seventh of a record 19 number one albums on the chart (1964-2001).
In 2003, Rubber Soul was ranked number five on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.”
Video: 'The Beatles Cartoons - 14'
(Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25, 1965, 10:30 a.m. EST) –The Beatles are staying at a hotel in Rome when Ringo remembers they have a concert to do that night in Barcelona and later in Hawaii, they are warned by a local detective about Anyface, the world’s greatest master of disguise, on this morning’s episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC.
Video: 'Scarlet Street' trailer
(Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25, 1945) — Scarlet Street, a crime film noir about a middle aged would-be painter who falls into the clutches of an unscrupulous woman, premiered today at Keith’s Theatre at 114 West Lexington Street in Baltimore. Continue reading ‘Scarlet Street’ film noir premieres in Baltimore 80 years ago today (Dec 25 1945)
Video: 'History of NORAD Tracks Santa'
(Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24, 1955, around 9:00 p.m. MST) — The Continental Air Defense Command Operations Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, found itself fielding phone calls from children wanting to know the whereabouts of Santa Claus today after a newspaper ad mistakenly gave the Center’s number. Continue reading NORAD begins tracking Santa Claus 70 years ago this hour (Dec 24 1955)
Video: 'The Beatles - Rubber Soul (1965) [Capitol Records/American Version] | Full Album'
(Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24, 1965) — The Beatles earned a gold record today from the Recording Industry Association of America for the album Rubber Soul, just 18 days after it was released.
(Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24, 1955) — “I Hear You Knocking” by Gale Storm peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for three weeks.
Video: 'Battleship Potemkin (1925) Full Movie 4K Restoration/Upscale ENGLISH Directed by Sergei Eisenstein'
(Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 1925) — Battleship Potemkin, a Soviet silent film about the 1905 mutiny by the crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin against their officers of the Tsarist regime, opened today in the Soviet Union. Continue reading ‘Battleship Potemkin’ silent epic film opens in the Soviet Union 100 years ago today (Dec 24 1925)
Video: 'Ku Klux Klan - An American History | Part 1 | Free Documentary History' (Dec. 24, 1865, at 3:30)
(Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24, 1865; during the Reconstruction era) — Just six days after the 13th Amendment, formally abolishing slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States (except as punishment for a crime), was officially proclaimed in effect, six veterans of the Confederate Army formed a private social club today in Pulaski, Tennessee — a group that would become the first incarnation of the Ku Klux Klan. Continue reading Original Ku Klux Klan formed in Pulaski, Tennessee 160 years ago today (Dec 24 1865)
(Saturday, December 23, 1995) — “GoldenEye” by Tina Turner peaked at #2 on today’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Billboard chart.
