Video: 'John Lennon & Harry Nilsson in Central Park'
(Sunday, April 28, 1974) — Former Beatle John Lennon appeared briefly with Harry Nilsson today at a March of Dimes benefit concert in New York’s Central Park.
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Thousands pay tribute to Nixon at funeral 20 years ago this hour (Apr 27 1994)
Video: 'The Funeral of President Nixon'
(Wednesday, April 27, 1994, 4:00 p.m. PDT) — Former U.S. President Richard M. Nixon was remembered at an outdoor funeral service today attended by all five of his successors at the Nixon presidential library in Yorba Linda, California. Nixon, who had served from 1969 to 1974, had passed away Apr. 22, 1994, at the age of 81 of natural causes.
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The Beatles release ‘Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You’ 50 years ago today (Apr 27 1964)
Video: 'The Beatles - "Love Me Do" / "P.S. I Love You" (U.S. Mono Single - Tollie)'
(Monday, April 27, 1964) — The single “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love You” by The Beatles was released today in the U.S.on the Tollie label.
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Nixon’s body flown west for burial 20 years ago this hour (Apr 26 1994)
Video: '1994 Death/Arrival in California of President Richard Nixon 1of6'
(Tuesday, April 26, 1994, 12:30 p.m. PDT) — In a scene worthy of “King Lear,” the usually sunny California sky unleashed thunder, lightning, rain and hail today as the body of former U.S. President Richard Nixon returned to his birthplace in a plain wooden coffin covered by a flag for burial on Apr. 27, 1994. Nixon, who had served from 1969 to 1974, had passed away Apr. 22, 1994, at the age of 81. Continue reading Nixon’s body flown west for burial 20 years ago this hour (Apr 26 1994)
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Geneva Conference opens in Switzerland 60 years ago today (Apr 26 1954)
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 1' (Geneva Conference at 51:54)
(Monday, April 26, 1954; during the First Indochina War, part of the Cold War) — The Geneva Conference, organized to find a way to settle outstanding issues on the Korean peninsula and to unify Vietnam and discuss the possibility of restoring peace in Indochina, convened today in Geneva, Switzerland.
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‘Seven Samurai’ released in Japan 60 years ago today (Apr 26 1954)
Video: 'Seven Samurai' trailer
(Monday, April 26, 1954) — Seven Samurai, a 1954 Japanese period adventure drama film about a poor village that recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves from bandits, opened today in Japan.
Directed by Akira Kurosawa, the film starred Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune.
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264 killed when China Airlines jet crashes in Nagoya, Japan 20 years ago this hour (Apr 26 1994)
(Friday, April 26, 1994, 8:15 p.m. JST) — China Airlines Flight 140, a Taiwanese Airbus A-300, crashed tonight while landing in Nagoya, Japan, killing 264 people. There were seven survivors (click here for a video report).
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Wrigley Field hosts first major league game 100 years ago today (Apr 23 1914)
Video: 'Wrigley Field: Historic Moments - Trailer'
(Thursday, April 23, 1914) — Chicago’s Wrigley Field, then called Weeghman Park, hosted its first major league game today as the Chicago Federals defeated the Kansas City Packers 9-1.
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Senate Army-McCarthy hearings televised beginning 60 years ago today (Apr 22 1954)
Video: 'Joseph McCarthy Congressional Hearings'
(Thursday, April 22, 1954; during the Second Red Scare) — The McCarthy-Army hearings, a Senate hearing derived from Senator Joseph McCarthy’s hunt for communists in the United States, were televised live beginning today, continuing through June 17, 1954.
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Congress authorizes use of ‘In God We Trust’ on U.S. coins 150 years ago today (Apr 22 1864)
Video: 'in god we trust final version'
(Friday, April 22, 1864; during the American Civil War) — Congress authorized the use of the phrase “In God We Trust” on U.S. coins today, allowing the Secretary of the Treasury to authorize the inclusion of the phrase on one-cent and two-cent coins.
