Video: 'Nixon's Enemies List'
(Tuesday, June 26, 1973; during the Watergate Scandal) — Former White House counsel John W. Dean told the Senate Watergate Committee today about an “enemies list” kept by the Nixon White House.
Category Archives: 1970s
Brezhnev expresses hope in television address to American 40 years ago this hour (1973)
(Sunday, June 24, 1973, 6 p.m. EDT; during the Cold War) — U.S. President Richard Nixon concluded his summit with the visiting leader of the Soviet Union, Leonid Brezhnev, who hailed the talks in an address on American television.
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The Bee Gees, Wilson Pickett perform on ‘Midnight Special’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: 'Bee Gees - Message To You (1973) Live!'
(Saturday, June 23, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EST) — The Bee Gees and Wilson Pickett were among the performers on tonight’s episode of the late-night musical variety NBC-TV series The Midnight Special as hosted again tonight by the Bee Gees. Continue reading The Bee Gees, Wilson Pickett perform on ‘Midnight Special’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)
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‘The Rocky Horror Show’ rock musical premieres in London 40 years ago today (1973)
Video: 'Rocky Horror Show'
(Tuesday, June 19, 1973) — The stage production of The Rocky Horror Show premiered today at Royal Court Theatre (Upstairs) in London. The rock musical tells the story of a newly engaged couple getting caught in a storm and coming to the home of a mad transvestite scientist unveiling his new creation, a muscle man named Rocky Horror.
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Jim Croce performs on ‘Midnight Special’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: 'Jim Croce - Bad Bad Leroy Brown (Midnight Special - 1973)'
(Saturday, June 16, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EDT) — Jim Croce was among the performers on tonight’s episode of the late-night musical variety NBC-TV series The Midnight Special as hosted by Croce.
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Kissinger and Le Duc Tho sign pact ‘consolidating’ Vietnam peace 40 years ago today (1973)
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 11' (June 13, 1973, at 12:19)
(Wednesday, June 13, 1973; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger signed an “amplification and consolidation” of the Vietnam peace agreement today in Paris and said it meets all major points of concern over peace violations.
The new accord, termed “satisfactory” by Kissinger, was also signed by Hanoi Politboro member Le Duc Tho and representiatives of the Saigon government and the Viet Cong’s Provisional Revolutionary Government.
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Actor Marlon Brando appears on ‘The Dick Cavett Show’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: 'Marlon Brando Interview 1973'
(Tuesday, June 12, 1973, 11:30 p.m. EST) — Actor Marlon Brando, who just months earlier had rejected his Academy Award for The Godfather to protest the plight of American Indians, appeared on tonight’s The Dick Cavett Show on ABC-TV with representatives of the Cheyenne, Paiute, and Lummi tribes to promote his views. Continue reading Actor Marlon Brando appears on ‘The Dick Cavett Show’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)
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Original Cavern Club demolished in Liverpool 40 years ago today (1973)
Video: 'The Beatles at Cavern (full documentary)' (1973 demolition at 35:31)
(Tuesday, June 5, 1973) — The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England, the venue where The Beatles started, was demolished today to allow construction of an underground railway ventilation duct, before being used as a car park. Continue reading Original Cavern Club demolished in Liverpool 40 years ago today (1973)
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Beach Boys’ father, uncle and manager Murry Wilson dies 40 years ago today (1973)
Video: 'The Death of Murry Wilson: Brian's Break Away (Endless Syncopation)'
(Monday, June 4, 1973) — Murry Wilson, the father of Beach Boys Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson, uncle of bandmate Mike Love and the band’s manager at the beginning of its career, died today in Whittier, California, of a heart attack at age 55. Continue reading Beach Boys’ father, uncle and manager Murry Wilson dies 40 years ago today (1973)
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Dean alleges Nixon knew of cover-up plan, Washington Post reports 40 years ago today (1973)
(Sunday, June 3, 1973; during the Watergate Scandal) — Former presidential counsel John W. Dean III has told Senate investigators and federal prosecutors that he discussed aspects of the Watergate cover-up with President Richard Nixon or in Nixon’s presence on at least 35 occasions between January and April of 1973, The Washington Post newspaper reported today.
Dean plans to testify under oath at the Senate’s Watergate hearings, regardless of whether he is granted full immunity from prosecution, and he will allege that President Nixon was deeply involved in the cover-up, the sources said.
