Video: 'Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Tour - Cleveland, Ohio'
(Wednesday, April 30, 1986) — Members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation voted today in New York to build the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.
Category Archives: 1980s
‘Captain Midnight’ interrupts HBO satellite feed 40 years ago this hour (Apr 27 1986)
Video: 'Captain Midnight, HBO, 1986'
(Sunday, April 27, 1986, 12:32 a.m. EST) — John R. MacDougall of Florida, a video pirate calling himself “Captain Midnight,” interrupted a movie this morning on the premium cable and satellite television network HBO (Home Box Office) with a printed onscreen message protesting home satellite de-scrambling fees.
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Maria Shriver marries Arnold Schwarzenegger 40 years ago today (Apr 26 1986)
Video: 'Arnold Schwarzenegger Marriage and family'
(Saturday, April 26, 1986) — TV journalist Maria Shriver and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger were married today at a church in Hyannis, Massachusetts, with members of the Kennedy family present. Continue reading Maria Shriver marries Arnold Schwarzenegger 40 years ago today (Apr 26 1986)
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‘So Far Away’ by Dire Straits peaks at #19 in USA 40 years ago today (Apr 26 1986)
(Saturday, April 26, 1986) — “So Far Away” by Dire Straits peaked at #19 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘So Far Away’ by Dire Straits peaks at #19 in USA 40 years ago today (Apr 26 1986)
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30 killed in major nuclear accident at Chernobyl plant in Ukraine 40 years ago this hour (Apr 26 1986)
Video: 'Chernobyl Disaster 1986: What really happened?'
(Saturday, April 26, 1986, 1:23:45 a.m. MSK; during the Cold War) — The world’s worst nuclear accident occurred this morning at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the town of Pripyat, Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union), killing at least 30 Soviets immediately. Continue reading 30 killed in major nuclear accident at Chernobyl plant in Ukraine 40 years ago this hour (Apr 26 1986)
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Vault linked to Al Capone opened in Chicago during a live TV special 40 years ago this hour (Apr 21 1986)
Video: 'Al Capone's Vault'
(Monday, April 21, 1986, 8:00-10:00 p.m. EST) — Geraldo Rivera opened gangster Al Capone’s secret vault in Chicago’s Lexington Hotel tonight on The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vaults, a live syndicated TV special, discovering only a bottle of moonshine.
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For Horowitz in Moscow, bravos and tears 40 years ago this hour (Apr 20 1986)
Video: 'Horowitz in Moscow - State Tchaikovsky Conservatory 1986 - REMASTERED'
(Sunday, April 20, 1986, 4:00 p.m. Moscow Daylight Time) — Following an absence of six decades, Russian-born pianist Vladimir Horowitz performed today in the Soviet Union to a packed audience at the Grand Hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow.
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‘Kiss’ by Prince and The Revolution peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago today (Apr 19 1986)
(Saturday, April 19, 1986) — “Kiss” by Prince and The Revolution peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Apr. 19/26, 1986). Continue reading ‘Kiss’ by Prince and The Revolution peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago today (Apr 19 1986)
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‘Manic Monday’ by The Bangles peaks at #2 in USA 40 years ago today (Apr 19 1986)
(Saturday, April 19, 1986) — “Manic Monday” by The Bangles peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Manic Monday’ by The Bangles peaks at #2 in USA 40 years ago today (Apr 19 1986)
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George Harrison interviewed for NBC’s ‘Today’ 40 years ago this hour (Apr 17 1986)
Video: 'George Harrison at the Today Show 1/2'
(Thursday, April 17, 1986, 7:38 a.m. EST) — In his first major television interview in years, former Beatle George Harrison appeared this morning in the third of a three-part feature on NBC’s Today, recorded at his Henley-on-Thames estate in England in early April 1986.
