Daily Archives: April 4, 2026

‘All the President’s Men’ opens in Washington, DC 50 years ago this hour (Apr 4 1976)


Video: 'All the President's Men' trailer

(Sunday, April 4, 1976, 8:30 p.m. EST)All the President’s Men, a political thriller film about two journalists (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward) investigating the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post, premiered tonight in the Eisenhower Theatre at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., as a benefit for the Fund for Investigative Journalism. Continue reading ‘All the President’s Men’ opens in Washington, DC 50 years ago this hour (Apr 4 1976)

3 killed, 229 injured in bomb explosion at club in Berlin 40 years ago this hour (Apr 5 1986)


Video: 'West Berlin La Belle Discoteque Bombing reports - ABC News April 5 & 7 1986'

(Saturday, April 5, 1986, 1:45 a.m. Central European Time) — A bomb ripped through a West Berlin discotheque popular with American troops early today, killing two American servicemen and a Turkish woman and injuring another 229 people, an incident which prompted a U.S. air raid on Libya more than a week later. Continue reading 3 killed, 229 injured in bomb explosion at club in Berlin 40 years ago this hour (Apr 5 1986)

The Beach Boys complete ‘Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)’ 60 years ago this hour (Apr 3 1966)


Video: 'Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Instrumental Stereo Mix)'

(Sunday, April 3, 1966, 10:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. PST) — The Beach Boys today completed recording “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)” at United Western Recorders studio in Los Angeles for release on the Pet Sounds album on May 16, 1966. Continue reading The Beach Boys complete ‘Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)’ 60 years ago this hour (Apr 3 1966)