(Wednesday, May 6, 1992) — Marlene Dietrich, the seductive actress and entertainer whose sultry, distinctive face graced motion picture screens during Hollywood’s two most glamorous decades, died today of renal failure in the Right Bank apartment in Paris where she had lived as a fashionable recluse the past several years. She was 90.
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McCartneys appear on ‘Top of the Pops’ in London 30 years ago this hour (1982)
(Thursday, May 6, 1982, 7:25 p.m. local time) — Paul and Linda McCartney made a guest appearance tonight on Top of the Pops at the BBC TV Centre in Wood Lane, London, after the Ebony and Ivory video had been shown.
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‘Lucy Does a TV Commercial’ episode airs on ‘I Love Lucy’ 60 years ago this hour (1952)
Video: 'Lucy Does a TV Commercial' (clip)
(Monday, May 5, 1952, 9 p.m. EST) — Desperate to be in Ricky’s new television commercial, Lucy makes every attempt to get her way on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom I Love Lucy.
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‘The Dummy’ episode airs on ‘The Twilight Zone’ 50 years ago this hour (1962)
Video: 'The Dummy' clip
(Friday, May 4, 1962, 10 p.m. ET) — A ventriloquist is convinced that his dummy, Willie, is alive and evil on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV anthology series The Twilight Zone.
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‘Up in the Air’ airs on ‘Three’s Company’ 30 years ago this hour (1982)
Video: 'Up in the Air' clip
(Tuesday, May 4, 1982, 9:00 p.m. ET) — Jack takes one of Larry’s tranquilizers to deal with his fear of flying, but then experiences unpredictable side effects after ignoring warnings not to drink alcohol on tonight’s episode of the ABC-TV sitcom Three’s Company.
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Mobster Al Capone begins jail sentence 80 years ago this hour (1932)
(Wednesday, May 4, 1932, 6:50 p.m. CST) — Mobster Al Capone, convicted of income-tax evasion, entered Atlanta U.S. Penitentiary today, but he was still able to obtain special privileges.
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Nixon eulogizes Hoover as a ‘giant’ 40 years ago today (1972)
Video: Hoover's funeral, May 4, 1972 (at 1:05/43:41)
(Thursday, May 4, 1972) — FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was buried in Washington today, extolled by U.S. President Richard Nixon as a giant who stood head and shoulders above his countrymen.
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Kentucky Derby televised nationally for first time 60 years ago today (1952)
(Saturday, May 3, 1952) — The Kentucky Derby was televised nationally for the first time today airing from then-CBS affiliate WHAS. The winner was Hill Gail.
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Johnston’s troops evacuate Yorktown 150 years ago today (1862)
Video: May 3, 1862 (at 58:52)
(Saturday, May 3, 1862, during the Siege of Yorktown, part of the American Civil War) — Yorktown, Virginia, was evacuated today by Gen. Joseph Johnston’s troops, overwhelmed by the enormous force of the Army of the Potomac without a major battle.
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LA begins to clean up after three days of riots 20 years ago today (1992)
Video: 1992 Los Angeles Riots (KNBC-TV, May 2, 1992, 11 p.m. PDT, part 1)
(Saturday, May 2, 1992) — With armed soldiers standing guard, residents of burned and looted neighborhoods in Los Angeles swept up today after three days of rioting that deeply scarred the city and shook the nation. Continue reading LA begins to clean up after three days of riots 20 years ago today (1992)
