Video: 'Italian Troops Enter Addis Ababa (1936)'
(Tuesday, May 5, 1936, 4:00 p.m. EAT; during the March of the Iron Will, part of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War) — Ethiopia’s era of independence, which had lasted since biblical times, ended this afternoon when the Italians occupied Addis Ababa.
Video: 'Haymarket Strike'
(Tuesday, May 4, 1886, 10:30 p.m. local time) — A labor rally in Chicago calling for an eight-hour workday turned deadly tonight when a bomb exploded as police moved to disperse the gathering in Haymarket Square. Continue reading Deadly bombing at Chicago labor rally marks Haymarket affair 140 years ago this hour (May 4 1886)
Video: 'Paul McCartney Backstage In Houston, Texas - MPL Footage - 4 May 1976'
(Tuesday, May 4, 1976, scheduled for 8:00 p.m. CDT) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings performed tonight at The Summit in Houston on the second stop of the 21-city, 31-show Wings Over America leg of his band’s Wings Over The World tour. Continue reading Paul McCartney & Wings perform at The Summit in Houston 50 years ago this hour (May 4 1976)
(Saturday, May 4, 1996) — “Always Be My Baby” by Mariah Carey peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (May 4/11, 1996). Continue reading ‘Always Be My Baby’ by Mariah Carey peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago today (May 4 1996)
(Saturday, May 4, 1946) — “Prisoner of Love” by Perry Como with Russ Case and his Orchestra peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for three consecutive weeks (May 4/11/18, 1946).
Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings - Fort Worth, Texas Soundcheck - MPL Footage - 3 May 1976'
(Monday, May 3, 1976, 8:15 p.m. CDT) — Paul McCartney performed his first U.S. concert since The Beatles’ final concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on Aug. 29, 1966, tonight at the Tarrant County Convention Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, where he opened the 21-city, 31-show Wings Over America leg of his British-American band’s Wings Over The World tour. Continue reading Paul McCartney performs first post-Beatles U.S. concert in Fort Worth, Texas 50 years ago this hour (May 3 1976)
(Saturday, May 3, 1986) — “Addicted to Love” by Robert Palmer peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Addicted to Love’ by Robert Palmer peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago today (May 3 1986)
(Saturday, May 3, 1986) — “Harlem Shuffle” by The Rolling Stones peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Harlem Shuffle’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago today (May 3 1986)
Video: '1916 Easter Rising: The Poet’s Rebellion | Historical Documentary | Lucasfilm' (May 3, 1916, at 19:50)
(Wednesday, May 3, 1916) — Irish nationalists Padraic Pearse, Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh were executed today by a British firing squad; they were among 16 people put to death for their roles in the Easter Rising armed insurrection of April 24-29, 1916.
Video: 'Alcatraz Gun Battle (1946)'
(Thursday, May 2, 1946, 1:30 p.m. PST) — Violence erupted today during a foiled escape attempt at the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay. Continue reading Riot breaks out at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary 80 years ago this hour (May 2 1946)
