Video: 'Accidente Michael Jackson comercial Pepsi 1984'
(Friday, January 27, 1984, 6:30 p.m. PST) — Singer Michael Jackson suffered serious burns to his scalp today when pyrotechnics set his hair on fire during the filming of a Pepsi-Cola TV commercial at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. He was briefly hospitalized.
Video: 'The Wonderful World of Chemistry - DuPont - 1964 New York World's Fair' (Jan. 27, 1964, at 4:32)
(Monday, January 27, 1964) — E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co. today introduced its artificial leather substitute, Corfam, at the 1964 New York World’s Fair in New York City. The product ultimately failed in large part because of consumer complaints that shoes made of Corfam could not be “broken in” like leather shoes.
Video: 'Prince Charles in Sydney 1994 (and the security scare)'
(Wednesday, January 26, 1994) — A scare occurred today during a visit to Sydney, Australia, by Britain’s Prince Charles as college student David Kang lunged at the prince, firing two blank shots from a starter’s pistol. Kang was later sentenced to 500 hours of community service.
Video: 'Apollo Theater Tour with Billy Mitchell' (7 videos in playlist)
(Friday, January 26, 1934) — The Apollo Theater opened today in New York City’s Harlem district with the show “Jazz a la Carte” headlined by Benny Carter and his Orchestra, Ralph Cooper and Aida Ward.
(Monday, January 26, 1784) — In a letter to his daughter Sarah (also called “Sally”), Benjamin Franklin today expressed unhappiness over the choice of the bald eagle as the symbol of America, and stated his own preference: the turkey, calling it “a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America.”
Video: 'State of the Union Address: Speech by President Clinton (1994)'
(Tuesday, January 25, 1994, 9:00 p.m. EST) — U.S. President Bill Clinton threatened in his State of the Union address tonight to veto any health care proposal that does not guarantee coverage for all Americans and he laid down a broad, unequivocal challenge to Congress to deliver his ambitious domestic agenda.
Video: 'State of the Union: President Reagan's State of the Union Speech - 1/25/84'
(Wednesday, January 25, 1984, 9:00 p.m. EST) — U.S. President Ronald Reagan declared in an election-year State of the Union address tonight that “America is back, standing tall,” and he sought constitutional power to trim spending and pare the federal deficit without raising taxes.
Video: 'The Lost 1984 Video: young Steve Jobs introduces the Macintosh'
(Tuesday, January 24, 1984) — Apple Computer today began selling its first Macintosh model, which boasted a built-in 9-inch monochrome display, a clock rate of 8 megahertz and 128k of RAM.
Video: 'The Beatles' Women - Biography [documentary film] PART3' (Jan. 24, 1984, at 4:36-4:42)
(Monday, January 23, 1984) — Linda McCartney, accompanied by her husband, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, pleaded guilty today to illegally importing a small quantity of cannabis into Heathrow airport upon arrival from Barbados on Jan. 17, 1984. After a few moments deliberation, the magistrates fine her $105.
Video: 'John Lennon - Milk And Honey (Full Album)'
(Monday, January 23, 1984) — Milk and Honey by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Lennon’s eighth and final studio album after The Beatles, and the first posthumous release of Lennon’s music, was released today both in the U.S. and UK.
