Video: 'Arsenic and Old Lace' (trailer)
(Friday, September 1, 1944) — Arsenic and Old Lace, a dark comedy film about a young man who is about to be married and discovers the two aunts who raised him have been poisoning lonely old men, premiered today at the Strand in New York City.
Directed by Frank Capra, the film starred Cary Grant.
Video: 'parade 28th inf.div. Paris.mpg' (no audio)
(Tuesday, August 29, 1944; during the Liberation of Paris, part of Operation Overlord, World War II) — 15,000 American troops of the 28th Infantry Division marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris today as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis.
Video: 'Documentary World War 2 II in Colour The Second World War color' (de Gaulle in Paris at 1:51:45)
(Saturday, August 26, 1944; during the Liberation of Paris, part of Operation Overlord, World War II) — French Gen. Charles de Gaulle braved the threat of German snipers as he led a victory march in Paris, which had been liberated by the Allies from Nazi occupation the previous day. Continue reading de Gaulle leads victory march in liberated Paris 70 years ago today (Aug 26 1944)
(Wednesday, August 23, 1944; during World War II) — Romanian Prime Minister Ion Antonescu was dismissed by King Michael today, paving the way for Romania to abandon the Axis in favor of the Allies.
Video: 'The Great War episode 2 Stalemate' (Aug. 22, 1914, at 18:40)
(Saturday, August 22, 1914; during the Battle of the Frontiers of World War I) — On the same day Austria-Hungary declared war against Belgium, 27,000 French soldiers died in an offensive thrust to the east of Paris towards the German borders. It was the bloodiest day in the French Army’s entire history.
Video: 'dumbarton oaks conference'
(Monday, August 21, 1944; during World War II) — The United States, Britain, the Soviet Union and China opened talks at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington today, paving the way for establishment of the United Nations.
Video: 'The World At War: Morning 5/5' (August 6-21, 1944, at 3:23)
(Monday, August 21, 1944, 2:00 p.m. CET; part of Operation Overlord during World War II) — Canadian and Polish units captured the strategically important town of Falaise, Calvados, France, today, closing the Falaise Pocket, resulting in the destruction of most of Germany’s Army Group B west of the River Seine and opening the way to Paris and the German border for the Allied armies.
Video: 'The World At War: Morning 5/5' (August 19, 1944, at 8:43)
(Saturday, August 19, 1944; during the Liberation of Paris, part of Operation Overlord, World War II) — The Liberation of Paris began today with an uprising by the French Forces of the Interior (FFI) against their German (and Vichy) rulers, encouraged by reports of approaching Allied forces.
(Friday, August 18, 1944, 12:45 p.m. EWT; during World War II) — President Franklin Roosevelt hosted a private luncheon today with new running mate Sen. Harry Truman at the White House. Roosevelt told Truman nothing of importance, posed for photographers and made small talk (click here to watch a clip from today on “The Presidents: Truman” at 1:29:15)
Video: 'Allied Invasion of Southern France - Operation Dragoon, the Other D-Day_Full Length WWII Documentary'
(Tuesday, August 15, 1944, just before 8:00 a.m. CET; Operation Dragoon, part of Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre and the European Theatre of World War II during World War II) — Thousands of Allied troops, mainly American and French, swarmed on to the south coast of France on a broad front between Marseille and Nice this morning, seized and extended firm beachheads against inconsequential German opposition and, taking high ground inland, drove northward with the avowed intention of joining the Allies in northwestern France. Continue reading Allied forces land in southern France 70 years ago this hour (Aug 15 1944)
