Video: Ode to Brian Jones
(Saturday, April 7, 1962) — The core group of what would make the early Rolling Stones first came together today when Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were introduced to future Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones at the Ealing Jazz Club in London.
(Monday, April 7, 1952) — U.S. Rep. John F. Kennedy, a Democrat from Massachusetts, officially announced today he would run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, a Republican.
Video: April 7, 1862 (at 51:17)
(Monday, April 7, 1862, part of the American Civil War) — Union gunboats and 2,000 troops today took the Confederate fortress at Island Number Ten near New Madrid, Missouri, leaving the Mississippi River open as far south as Memphis.
Video: April 6, 1862 (at 32:09)
(Sunday, April 6, 1862, during the American Civil War) — The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, began this morning in southwestern Tennessee when Confederate forces under Generals Albert Sidney Johnston and P. G. T. Beauregard launched a surprise attack on Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Continue reading Confederates launch Battle of Shiloh 150 years ago today (1862)
Video: April 5, 1862 (at 24:25)
(Saturday, April 5, 1862, part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War) — The monthlong Siege of Yorktown began today in Virginia when the Union commander, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, overestimated the enemy’s strength and insisted on preparations for a full-scale assault.
(Saturday, April 4, 1992) — Ex-Beatle George Harrison began rehearsals today for a benefit concert for the Natural Law Party (NLP) at Shepperton Film Studios in London. The concert is set for Apr. 6, 1992, at Royal Albert Hall, three days before Britain’s general election.
Video: April 4, 1862 (at 21:51)
(Friday, April 4, 1862, part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War) — Union Gen. George B. McClellan’s army began its advance toward Richmond today with 121,500 men, 14,592 horses and mules, 1,150 wagons and 44 batteries of artillery.
(Wednesday, April 3, 2002, 8 p.m. PST) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney tonight performed Here Today, a song about his relationship with and love for his late fellow ex-Beatle John Lennon, during a full concert performance at Compaq Arena in San Jose, the second stop of his 19-city Driving USA Tour.
Image: Japanese tanks and infantry advance through Bataan jungle
(Friday, April 3, 1942, during the Pacific theater of World War II) — Japanese forces today began their final assault on Bataan against American and Filipino troops who surrendered six days later; the capitulation was followed by the notorious Bataan Death March.
(Thursday, April 2, 1992) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr taped an appearance today for the comedy talk show Late Night with David Letterman at NBC Studio 6A at the RCA (later GE) Building at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City to promote his upcoming album and tour. The taping would air the following day.
