Video: 'James Madison - 4th U.S. President & Father of the Constitution| Mini Bio | BIO'
(Tuesday, June 28, 1836, 6:00 a.m. local time) — James Madison, the nation’s fourth president and one of the principal architects of the United States Constitution, died today at his Montpelier plantation in Orange County, Virginia. He was 85. Continue reading Former U.S. President James Madison, 85, dies in Orange, Virginia 190 years ago this hour (Jun 28 1836)
Video: 'Poznan June: 1956 Anti-Soviet Uprising DOCUMENTARY'
(Thursday, June 28, 1956, 6:30 a.m. CET; during the Cold War) –The Poznan 1956 protests, the first of several massive protests against the government of the People’s Republic of Poland, began on today at Poznan’s Cegielski Factories and were met with violent repression. Continue reading Rioting bursts out in Poznan, Poland 70 years ago this hour (Jun 28 1956)
Video: 'Democratic Convention 1936'
(Saturday, June 27, 1936, 10:00 p.m. EDT) — Under a cloud-veiled moon, in skies suddenly cleared of rain, to a mass of more than 100,000 people gathered in the stadium of the University of Pennsylvania, and by radio to unnumbered millions all over the nation and world, Franklin Delano Roosevelt tonight accepted the nomination of the Democratic party for a second term as President of the United States and, avoiding personalities of any description, defined the issue of this campaign as it appears to him. Continue reading FDR accepts Democratic presidential nomination for a second term 90 years ago this hour (June 27 1936)
Video: 'Dark Shadows Original B/W Opening'
(Monday, June 27, 1966, 4:00-4:30 p.m. EDT) — Dark Shadows, a gothic soap opera having to do with mysterious and supernatural goings-on in Collinsport, Maine, premiered today on ABC-TV. Continue reading ‘Dark Shadows’ soap opera debuts on ABC-TV 60 years ago this hour (Jun 27 1966)
Video: '(June 27, 1966) The Beatles am 26. Juni 1966 in der Ernst Merck Halle.'
(Monday, June 27, 1966, approx. 9:00 a.m. Central European Time) — Following their three-city, six-show mini-tour of West Germany, The Beatles flew today from Fuhlsbüttel Airport in Hamburg to London Airport to catch a connecting flight to Japan to perform five shows in Tokyo, but a decidedly unscheduled typhoon rerouted them to Alaska in the United States, where they spent the night at the Westwood Hotel in Anchorage. Continue reading The Beatles depart Hamburg for long journey to Tokyo 60 years ago this hour (June 27 1966)
Video: 'The Outlaw Josey Wales' trailer
(Tuesday, June 29, 1976, 6:00 p.m. MDT) — The Outlaw Josey Wales, a revisionist Western film about a peaceful farmer who turns vigilante when soldiers murder his family, was pre-screened today at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Humanities in Ketchum, Idaho, during a five-day conference entitled Western Movies: Myths and Images. Continue reading ‘The Outlaw Josey Wales’ revisionist Western film premieres in in Ketchum, Idaho 50 years ago this hour (Jun 26 1976)
Video: 'The Beatles - Live At Gruga-Halle, Essen, Germany, 1966' (27 clips)
(Sunday, June 26, 1966, approximately 8:25-8:55 p.m. Central European Time) — The Beatles performed the second of two shows at Ernst Merck Halle in Hamburg, West Germany, this evening, on the third of five stops on the band’s tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines. Continue reading The Beatles perform second of two shows at Ernst-Merck-Halle in Hamburg, West Germany 60 years ago #OTD this hour (Jun 26 1966)
(Saturday, June 26, 1976) — “Sara Smile” by Hall & Oates peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Sara Smile’ by Hall & Oates peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago today (June 26 1976)
Video: 'The Beatles - Rock 'n' Roll Music (1976)' (28 clips)
(Saturday, June 26, 1976) — Rock ‘n’ Roll Music, a compilation album by The Beatles that consisted of previously released tracks, debuted at #8 on today’s Billboard 200 albums chart. Continue reading ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Music’ album by The Beatles debuts at #8 in USA 50 years ago today (Jun 26 1976)
(Saturday, June 26, 1976) — “Takin’ It to the Streets” by The Doobie Brothers peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Takin’ It to the Streets’ by The Doobie Brothers peaks at #13 in USA 50 years ago today (June 26 1976)
