Video: 'Marathon: Happy 100th birthday Mel Brooks!'

(Monday, June 28, 1926) — Actor, filmmaker, comedian, songwriter and playwright Mel Brooks, one of America’s most influential comedy legends, with a career spanning more than seven decades across television, film, Broadway and publishing, was born Melvin James Kaminsky today on a tenement kitchen table at 515 Powell Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York. Continue reading Legendary actor and comedian Mel Brooks born in Brooklyn 100 years ago today (Jun 28 1926) →

Video: 'AIMEE SEMPLE MCPHERSON - American Masters (plus sermon)' (May 18, 1926, at 35:47)

(Tuesday, May 18, 1926, approximately 3:30 p.m. PDT) — The nationally famous Christian evangelist preacher Aimee Semple McPherson, 35, vanished today while visiting a beach in Venice, California. Continue reading Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanishes in Venice, California 100 years ago today (May 18 1926) →

Video: 'Queen Elizabeth II - Queen | Mini Bio | BIO'

(Wednesday, April 21, 1926, 2:40 a.m. GMT) — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was born today in Mayfair, London, the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and the Queen Mother. Continue reading Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II born in Mayfair, London 100 years ago this hour (Apr 21 1926) →

Video: 'First Liquid-Fueled Rocket | Moment of History - 3D Environment Demo'

(Tuesday, March 16, 1926, 2:30 p.m. EST) — Rocket science pioneer Robert H. Goddard successfully tested the first liquid-fueled rocket today at his Aunt Effie’s farm in Auburn, Massachusetts.

(Sunday, March 7, 1926, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. GMT) — For the first time, extended and successful conversations were held by telephone between New York and London this morning at a demonstration of progress in the transatlantic radio telephone by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, the Radio Corporation of America and the British General Post Office.

Video: 'The Fifth Beatle, George Martin Documentary.'

(Sunday, January 3, 1926) — Record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician George Martin, sometimes referred to as “the Fifth Beatle” in reference to his extensive involvement on each of the Beatles’ original albums, was born today at Royal Northern Hospital in London. Continue reading The Beatles’ producer George Martin born in London 100 years ago today (Jan 3 1926) →