Category Archives: 1970s

Crowd screams as women jump to escape high-rise fire in New Orleans 40 years ago today (1972)

1970s


Video: 'High Rise Building Fire - 6 die - Nov 29, 1972'

(Wednesday, November 29, 1972) — Fire raced across a posh penthouse cafe and through the top three floors of 16-story Rault Center building in downtown New Orleans today, trapping diners and office workers behind walls of flame and smoke.

Six persons were killed, including four women who jumped to their deaths from the 15th floor to escape the inferno. Continue reading Crowd screams as women jump to escape high-rise fire in New Orleans 40 years ago today (1972) →

Vietnam cease-fire negotiators meet again 40 years ago this hour (1972)

1970s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: Nov. 20, 1972 (8:13)

(Monday, November 20, 1972, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time, during the Vietnam War) — Henry A. Kissinger, U.S. President Richard Nixon’s national security adviser, and Le Duc Tho of North Vietnam opened another round of negotiations for a Vietnam cease-fire today in Paris. Continue reading Vietnam cease-fire negotiators meet again 40 years ago this hour (1972) →

Re-elected Nixon demands mass resignation letters 40 years ago today (1972)

1970s, U.S. Presidents


Video: Nov. 8, 1972 (at 7:29)

(Wednesday, November 8, 1972, the day after the 1972 presidential election) — The day after winning re-election in a huge landslide, U.S. President Richard Nixon orders his cabinet to submit letters of resignation by Friday, November 10, so he can decide which will stay or go in a month’s time.

CBS News elevates Watergate story with special report 40 years ago this hour (1972)

1970s, U.S. Presidents, Watergate


Video: Oct. 27, 1972

(Friday, October 27, 1972, 7:00 p.m. EDT, during the Watergate scandal) — At the insistence of anchorman Walter Cronkite, The CBS Evening News featured a fifteen-minute segment tonight on the Watergate affair, the first part of a full-scale report. Continue reading CBS News elevates Watergate story with special report 40 years ago this hour (1972) →

‘Peace Is at Hand’ in Vietnam, Kissinger says 40 years ago today (1972)

1970s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: Oct. 26, 1972 (6:32)

(Thursday, October 26, 1972, 11 days before the U.S. presidential election, during the Vietnam War) — Hours after Radio Hanoi broadcast key details of a draft peace agreement, which the South Vietnamese had adamantly rejected a few days before, American presidential advisor Henry Kissinger went on television today and declared “We believe that peace is at hand.” Continue reading ‘Peace Is at Hand’ in Vietnam, Kissinger says 40 years ago today (1972) →

‘Badge Heavy’ episode airs on ‘Adam-12’ 40 years ago this hour (1972)

1970s, Television 1970s


Video: 'Badge Heavy' (part 1)

(Wednesday, October 25, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Reed puts his reputation on the line when he decides to file a formal complaint against a fellow officer after witnessing him use excessive force on a suspect on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV police drama Adam-12. Continue reading ‘Badge Heavy’ episode airs on ‘Adam-12’ 40 years ago this hour (1972) →

South Vietnamese President Thieu announces war will continue 40 years ago today (1972)

1970s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: October 24, 1972 (7:14)

(Tuesday October 24, 1972, during the Vietnam War) — South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu publicly rejected a proposal for peace in Vietnam during a national television and radio address tonight that followed five days of intensive talks with U.S. National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. Continue reading South Vietnamese President Thieu announces war will continue 40 years ago today (1972) →

Jackie Robinson, first black in Major Leagues, dies 50 years ago this hour (1972)

1970s


Video: 'Jackie Robinson - Mini Bio'

(Tuesday October 24, 1972, 7:10 a.m. EDT) — Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, who contributed significantly to the Civil Rights Movement by breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947, died today of a heart attack in Stamford, Connecticut, at age 53.