Video: 'Battle of Lake Champlain'
(Sunday, September 11, 1814, 10:30 a.m. local time; during the War of 1812) — An American fleet scored a decisive victory over the British today in the Battle of Lake Champlain in Plattsburgh, New York, finally ending British invasions of the northern States.
Video: 'The Shawshank Redemption' trailer
(Saturday, September 10, 1994) — The Shawshank Redemption, a drama film about a man who discovers himself after he is sentenced to life in prison, premiered today at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Frank Darabont, the film starred Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows and James Whitmore.
Video: 'Jeopardy!' (Sept. 10, 1984, parts 1-2)
(Monday, September 10, 1984) — A revival of the TV game show Jeopardy! hosted by Alex Trebek premiered today in syndication.
Video: 'Sabrina' trailer
(Thursday, September 9, 1954) — Sabrina, a romantic comedy film about two wealthy brothers who fall for the chauffeur’s daughter, premiered today in London.
Directed by Billy Wilder, the film starred Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden.
Video: 'Snake River Canyon jump 1973-EVEL KNIEVEL Awesome video!!'
(Sunday, September 8, 1974, 3:36 p.m. MDT) — With much media fanfare, daredevil Evel Knievel tried and failed to leap the mile-wide chasm of the Snake River Canyon today on his specially engineered rocket motorcycle.
His drogue parachute malfunctioned and opened on take-off. Evel and his contraption floated to the bottom of the canyon, landing on the riverbank directly below his launch ramp.
Video: 'Downfall' trailer
(Wednesday, September 8, 2004) — Downfall, a German war film depicting the final ten days of Adolf Hitler’s reign over Nazi Germany in 1945, premiered today in Munich, Germany.
Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, the film starred Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes, Corinna Harfouch, Juliane Köhler and Thomas Kretschmann.
Video: 'Blood Simple' trailer
(Friday, September 7, 1984) — Blood Simple, a period drama film about a rich but jealous man who hires a private investigator to kill his cheating wife and her new man, premiered today at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, the film starred John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, Samm-Art Williams and M. Emmet Walsh.
Video: 'Amadeus' trailer
(Thursday, September 6, 1984) — Amadeus, a period drama film about the 18th century composer Salieri who confesses to a deadly rivalry with Mozart, premiered today in Los Angeles.
Directed by Miloš Forman, the film starred F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce and Elizabeth Berridge.
Video: 'La Strada' trailer
(Monday, September 6, 1954) — La Strada, an Italian drama film about a traveling strongman buys a peasant girl to be his wife and co-star, premiered today at the Venice Film Festival.
Directed by Federico Fellini, the film starred Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina and Richard Basehart.
Video: 'Double Indemnity' (trailer)
(Wednesday, September 6, 1944) — Double Indemnity, a film noir about an insurance salesman who gets seduced into plotting a client’s death, opened today at the Paramount Theatre in New York City.
Directed by Billy Wilder, the film starred Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson.
