Video: 'The 1996 massacre that changed Australia's gun laws | 60 Minutes Australia'
(Sunday, April 28, 1996, 11:45 a.m. AEST) — A man armed with a semiautomatic rifle went on a rampage today on the Australian island of Tasmania, killing 35 people. Continue reading Australian gunman kills 35 in Port Arthur massacre 30 years ago this hour (Apr 28 1996)
Video: 'I'm Only Sleeping (Take 1 - Remastered)'
(Wednesday, April 27, 1966, 11:30 p.m.-3:00 a.m. British Summer Time) — The English rock band The Beatles continued production of their seventh studio album Revolver this afternoon at EMI Studio 3 in London, as they attempted to remake John Lennon’s “I’m Only Sleeping.” Continue reading The Beatles attempt remake of ‘I’m Only Sleeping’ 60 years ago this hour (Apr 27 1966)
Video: 'Godzilla, King of the Monsters!' trailer
(Friday, April 27, 1956, 9:00 a.m. EST) — Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, a Japanese-American science fiction kaiju horror film in which nuclear tests awaken a prehistoric monster, premiered today at Loew’s State theater, 1540 Broadway at W. 45th St. in New York City’s Times Square. Continue reading ‘Godzilla, King of the Monsters!’ premieres in New York 70 years ago this hour (Apr 27 1956)
(Saturday, April 27, 1946) — “I’m a Big Girl Now” by Swing and Sway Sammy Kaye (vocal refrain by Betty Barclay) peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
Video: 'Captain Midnight, HBO, 1986'
(Sunday, April 27, 1986, 12:32 a.m. EST) — John R. MacDougall of Florida, a video pirate calling himself “Captain Midnight,” interrupted a movie this morning on the premium cable and satellite television network HBO (Home Box Office) with a printed onscreen message protesting home satellite de-scrambling fees.
