Video: '1973 Oscar Winners'
(Tuesday, April 2, 1974, 7:00 p.m. PDT) — The Sting, a caper film involving a complicated plot by two professional grifters to con a mob boss, won seven Oscars tonight at the 46th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and George Roy Hill for Best Director (click here to watch 16 videos from the ceremonies). Continue reading ‘The Sting’ wins Best Picture at 46th Academy Awards 40 years ago this hour (Apr 2 1974)
Video 'Death of Marvin Gaye (1984)'
(Sunday, April 1, 1984, 11:38 a.m. PST) — Recording star Marvin Gaye was shot to death today by his father, Marvin Gay Sr., in Los Angeles, the day before his 45th birthday. The elder Gay pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, and received probation. Continue reading Marvin Gaye shot to death by his father 30 years ago this hour (Apr 1 1984)
Video: 'A Hard Day's Night (Full Movie) 1080p [HD] subtitulada' (Mar. 23-Apr. 1, 1964, at 31:08-36:49; 47:08-50:54; 52:49-56:08)
(Wednesday, April 1, 1964) — The Beatles today concluded six days (March 23/24/25/26/31, April 1) of filming at Scala Theatre in London for the group’s first film A Hard Day’s Night.
(Tuesday, April 1, 1924) — Adolf Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison today for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich. Hitler was released in Dec. 1924; during his time behind bars, he wrote his autobiographical screed, Mein Kampf.
Video: 'Jeopardy! - 1964 Pilot'
(Monday, March 30, 1964, 11:30 a.m. EST) — The original version of the TV game show Jeopardy!, hosted by Art Fleming, premiered today on NBC, originating from the NBC headquarters in New York City’s Rockefeller Center.
Video: 'Burns and Allen: Columbia Pictures Doing Burns and Allen Story'
(Monday, March 29, 1954, 8:00 p.m. ) — Columbia is doing the Burns and Allen story and everybody wants to get into the act on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom series The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.
This episode is listed as #56 on TV Guide‘s 1997 list of Top 100 Episodes of All Time.
Video: 'DOJ Refuses to Reopen Kent State Shootings Case'
(Friday, March 29, 1974) — Eight Ohio National Guardsmen were indicted today on federal charges stemming from the shooting deaths of four students at Kent State University. (The charges were later dismissed.)
Video: 'Vietnam The Ten Thousand Day War 10of13 The Village War DivX521 AC3 www MVGroup org' (Mar. 29, 1974, at 444:33)
(Friday, March 29, 1974, 12:35 p.m. EDT; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. President Richard Nixon said today the Americans who served in Vietnam can be proud that the “American effort … was in good conscience, honorably undertaken and honorably ended.”
Video: 'Vietnam The Ten Thousand Day War 2of13 Dien Bien Phu' (Mar. 28, 1954, at 19:46)
(Sunday, March 28, 1954; during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, part of the First Indochina War) — Artillery has closed the French airstrip at Dien Bien Phu by today. While the base was now isolated, the French still fought on.
(Tuesday, March 28, 1944, 1:10 p.m. EWT; during World War II) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 62, was referred to Dr. Howard Bruenn, a cardiologist at Bethesda Naval Hospital who, today diagnosed hypertensive heart disease during an examination at Bethesda Naval Hospital (click here to watch video about today’s examination, starting at 3:35:01).
