Video: 'KLRN KLRU LIVE UT Tower Shooting 1966'
(Monday, August 1, 1966, 11:48 a.m.-1:24 p.m. CDT) — Charles Joseph Whitman, 25, went on a shooting rampage today at the University of Texas in Austin, killing 14 people (and an unborn child) and wounding 31 others from atop the University of Texas at Austin Main Building tower overlooking the campus. Continue reading Sniper opens fire from University of Texas at Austin tower, killing 14 people 60 years ago this hour (Aug 1 1966)
Video: 'Hitler presides over the opening of the 1936 Olympics while U.S. team member Jess...HD Stock Footage'
(Saturday, August 1, 1936, 4:00 p.m. CET) — Three years before launching World War II and The Holocaust, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler officially opened the 1936 Summer Olympics (officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad) this afternoon at the Berlin Olympic Stadium, marking the first live television coverage of a sports event in world history. Continue reading Adolf Hitler opens 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin 90 years ago this hour (Aug 1 1936)
(Saturday, August 1, 1936) — “These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)” by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra (vocal refrain by Helen Ward) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for two consecutive weeks (August 1/8, 1936). Continue reading ‘These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)’ by Benny Goodman peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Aug 1 1936)
