httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfHnwqtJT9U
All You Need To Know About Napolean Bonaparte
(Saturday, May 5, 1821) — Napoleon Bonaparte, a military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution, and as Napoleon I, Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815, died today in exile on the island of St. Helena. He was 51.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WbYKkcP7vM
(Friday, May 5, 1961, 3:30pm ET) — President John F. Kennedy hailed his nation’s first manned shot into space today, and pledged “a substantially larger effort in that field” during a news conference. Continue reading JFK pledges bigger U.S. space effort
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlpN0_vEvQ4
“Shadow Play” (part one)
(Friday, May 5, 1961, 10 p.m. ET) — A man (Dennis Weaver) convicted of murder tries to convince those about to execute him that it’s all just a recurring nightmare of his on tonight’s episode of The Twilight Zone. Continue reading Tonight on TV: ‘The Twilight Zone’
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4wn4oUBP20
(Monday, May 4, 1981) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach appear on The Merv Griffin Show today (probably taped in late March 1981) to promote their film “Caveman.” Continue reading Today on TV: ‘The Merv Griffin Show’
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZEHV1T5B6g
(Saturday, May 3, 1941) — Meet John Doe, a comedy drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck, opened today in the U.S. The film is about a “grassroots” political campaign, created unwittingly by a newspaper columnist and pursued by a wealthy businessman.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0GmvctvEb0
(Friday, May 3, 1991, 8 p.m. ET) — Nearing the point of suicide, J.R. is visited by Adam, who takes him on an “It’s a Wonderful Life”-style journey to see what would have become of the Ewings had he never existed on the final episode of Dallas. Continue reading Tonight on TV: ‘Dallas’ finale
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zvmm-M_9pE
“Spring Dance” (part one)
(Thursday, May 2, 1991, 9 p.m. ET) — Brenda and Dylan decide to take their relationship to the next level on tonight’s episode of the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210. Continue reading Tonight on TV: ‘Beverly Hills, 90210′
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm-S2jBTl3g
(Thursday, May 2, 1991, 9:30 p.m. ET) — Jerry and Elaine establish a new set of ground rules so they can remain friends but still sleep with each other often on tonight’s episode of Seinfeld.
"The World At War: Barbarossa (June – December 1941)" (May Day in Moscow @ 7:48)
(Thursday, May 1, 1941) — Masses of truck-borne infantry and new motorized artillery were star attractions today at Soviet Russia’s traditional May Day parade in Red Square today; and Defence Commissar S. K. Timoshenko told spectators that the Red Army was mobilized against “accidents” and “the tricks of our foreign enemies.”
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYYgpZiStdc
(Saturday, May 1, 1971) — Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice is #1 on Billboard 200’s album chart for the second of three weeks (February 20, May 1/8, 1971).
