Video: 'Frank Sinatra: The Golden Age of an American Icon | FULL DOCUMENTARY'
(Sunday, December 12, 1915) — Singer, actor, and producer Frank Sinatra was born Francis Albert Sinatra today in an upstairs tenement at 415 Monroe Street in Hoboken, New Jersey, the only child of Italian immigrants Natalina “Dolly” Garaventa and Antonino Martino “Marty” Sinatra. Continue reading Iconic singer and actor Frank Sinatra born in Hoboken, New Jersey 110 years ago today (Dec 12 1915)
Video: '1914~18 Episode 3 Total War 3 of 7' (Nov. 22, 1915, at 11:56)
(Monday, November 22, 1915, during the Gallipoli Campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I) — Lord Kitchener, Britain’s Secretary of State for War, today ordered the evacuation of Winston Churchill’s disastrous Gallipoli Campaign. Continue reading Lord Kitchener orders British evacuation at Gallipoli 110 years ago today (Nov 22 1915)
Video: 'Ebru Today-DC Connection-27th Vice President James S. Sherman'
(Wednesday, October 24, 1855) — James S. Sherman, the 27th vice president of the United States, serving from 1909 until his death in 1912, under President William Howard Taft, was born today in Utica, New York. Continue reading U.S. Vice President James S. Sherman born in Utica, New York 170 years ago today (Oct 24 1855)
Video: 'Clip of the Week - The Suffragettes March, New York City, 1915'
(Saturday, October 23, 1915, 3:00 p.m. EST) — 25,000 women marched up Fifth Avenue in New York City today, demanding the right to vote.
Video: 'Adlai Ewing Stevenson I - 23rd U.S. Vice President'
(Friday, October 23, 1835) — Adlai Stevenson I, the 23rd vice president of the United States under President Grover Cleveland (1893-1897), was born today in Christian County, Kentucky. Continue reading U.S. Vice President Adlai Stevenson I born in Christian County, Kentucky 190 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 23 1835)
Video: 'The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka | Free Audiobook'
(Friday, October 15, 1915) — The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka’s famous absurdist tale about a man named Gregor Samsa who wakes up one morning to discover that he has been transformed into a huge, insect-like creature, was first published today in the German literary journal Die Weißen Blätter (The White Pages).
Video: '1915 World Series- History of Baseball Class(Red Sox vs Phillies)'
(Wednesday, October 13, 1915, approximately 4:15 p.m. EST) — The Boston Red Sox won the 1915 World Series today, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the fifth and deciding game. Continue reading Boston Red Sox win World Series in seven games 110 years ago this hour (Oct 13 1915)
Video: 'Edith Cavell - Not A Martyr But A Nurse I WHO DID WHAT IN WW1?'
(Tuesday, October 12, 1915, 7:00 a.m. Central European Time; during World War I) — British nurse Edith Cavell, 49, was executed today by a German firing squad at the Tir national (National shooting range) in the municipality of Schaerbeek in Brussels, Belgium, for helping Allied soldiers escape from Belgium.
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(September 30, 1915) — The D.H. Lawrence novel The Rainbow, which follows three generations of the Brangwen family living in Nottinghamshire, was published today in London by Methuen & Co. Continue reading D.H. Lawrence novel ‘The Rainbow’ published 110 years ago today (Sep 30 1915)
Video: 'W.C. Fields in POOL SHARKS (1915)'
(Sunday, September 19, 1915) — Pool Sharks, a one-reel silent comedy featuring the film (acting/writing) debut of vaudeville performer W. C. Fields, was released today (directed by Edwin Middleton).
