Video: 'The Killers’' (trailer)
(Saturday, May 30, 1964) — The Killers, a crime film about two professional hit men who try to find out who hired them and why, was released today in Japan. Continue reading ‘The Killers’ released in Japan 50 years ago today (May 30 1964)
(Monday, May 30, 1814) — The first Treaty of Paris was signed today, ending war between France and the Sixth Coalition (the United Kingdom, Russia, Austria, Sweden, Portugal and Prussia), with France retaining its boundaries of 1792.
Video: 'Ten Days to D-Day 2/7' (May 30, 1944, at 12:13)
(Tuesday, May 30, 1944, 9:00 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/3:00 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); 7 days before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — The American 82nd Airborne have reached their final staging post at Cottesmore airfield in the English Midlands by today for the upcoming invasion of Europe. Continue reading American 82nd Airborne have reached final staging post 70 years ago this hour (May 30 1944)
Video: 'Dial M for Murder' trailer
(Saturday, May 29, 1954) — Dial M for Murder, a crime thriller film about a straying husband who frames his wife for the murder of the man he’d hired to kill her, opened today in New York City at the Paramount theater.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the film starred Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings and John Williams.
Video: 'Ten Days to D-Day 1/7' (May 29, 1944, at 10:01)
(Monday, May 29, 1944, 8:00 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/2:00 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); 8 days before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander in charge of the D-Day landings, perfects his golf swing, chain smokes and thinks about his family back home while at his headquarters at his headquarters near the south coast of England. Continue reading Eisenhower deals with strain of planning D-Day 70 years ago this hour (May 29 1944)
Video: 'mash.wmv' (Sep. 22, 1973, clip)
(Monday, May 28, 1974, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — M*A*S*H dominated the 26th Primetime Emmy Awards today, winning four awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series (for the first and only time, despite a record 11 nominations). Continue reading ‘M*A*S*H,’ ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ big winners at Emmy Awards 40 years ago this hour (May 28 1974)
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Rock in Rio (Portugal '2004)'
(Friday, May 28, 2004, around 9:30 p.m. WEST) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney performed tonight in Lisbon, Portugal at the Parque Bela Vista on the second stop of his ’04 Summer Tour of Europe, which would continue through June 26, 2004.
Video: 'The Dionne Quintuplets'
(Monday, May 28, 1934) — The Dionne quintuplets — Annette, Cecile, Emilie, Marie and Yvonne — were born to Elzire Dionne today at the family farm in Ontario, Canada. Of the five, Annette and Cecile are still living.
Video: 'World Mourns Nehru (1964)'
(Wednesday, May 27, 1964, 2:00 p.m. local time) — Independent India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, died this afternoon in New Delhi of a heart attack at the age of 74.
Video: 'Michael Jackson & Lisa Marie Presley getting married'
(Thursday, May 26, 1994) — Singer Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of the late Elvis Presley, were married today in the Dominican Republic. The 15-minute ceremony was held by Judge Hugo Francisco Alvarez Perez at his home in the La Vega Province.
