Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 3' (Jan. 30, 1964 at 5:53)
(Thursday, January 30, 1964, before dawn ICT; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh, a 37-year-old army corps commander, became a virtual dictator of South Vietnam today in a swift, bloodless coup, replacing the military junta led by General Duong Van Minh. Continue reading Vietnam military junta overthrown 50 years ago this hour (Jan 30 1964)
Video: 'USS Nautilus & Submarine History: "Take 'Er Down" 1954 US Navy 14min' (Jan. 21, 1954, at 11:33)
(Thursday, January 21, 1954; during the Cold War) — The world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, was launched today at Groton, Connecticut, as First Lady Mamie Eisenhower christened the vessel with the traditional bottle of champagne broken against the bow.
Video: 'Gulag Archipelago Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 's 1 - 7 audio/bk'
(Friday, December 28, 1973) — The Gulag Archipelago, a three-volume book by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn about the Soviet forced labor camp system, was published today by the distinguished French publishing house Seuil.
Video: 'The Day After (1983) - Full, Original 1.75:1 Aspect Ratio'
(Sunday, November 20, 1983, 8:00 p.m. EST) — The Day After a graphic, disturbing made-for-television film about the effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas, premiered tonight on ABC. Continue reading Nuclear war film ‘The Day After’ premieres on ABC 30 years ago this hour (1983)
Video: 'PRESIDENT KENNEDY DICTATES NOTES REGARDING VIETNAM (NOVEMBER 4, 1963)'
(Monday, November 4, 1963, evening; during the 1963 South Vietnamese coup, part of the Vietnam War, the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy reflected upon the tumultuous events that had transpired in Saigon over the previous weekend, the overthrow and murder of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother Ngo Ding Nhu.
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 11' (late 1973 at 15:17)
(Sunday, November 4, 1973; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — The heaviest fighting since the January 1973 signing of the Vietnam cease-fire broke out in pre-dawn darkness today as North Vietnamese troops and tanks backed by artillery and at least 20 tanks attacked a former U.S. Green Beret outpost 115 miles northeast of Saigon, military spokesman said.
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 2' (Nov. 2, 1963, at 48:16)
(Saturday, November 2, 1963, just after 6:50 a.m. ICT; during the 1963 South Vietnamese coup, part of the Vietnam War, the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem and his younger brother Ngo Dinh Nhu were arrested and assassinated this morning after the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) had been successful in a bloody overnight siege on Gia Long Palace in Saigon. Continue reading South Vietnamese President Ngo Dihn Diem assassinated in military coup 50 years ago this hour (1963)
Video: 'President John F. Kennedy's 63rd News Conference - October 31, 1963'
(Thursday, October 31, 1963, 4:00 p.m. EDT; during the Cold War and Space Race) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy told a news conference today that he “would not make any bets at all upon Soviet intentions” despite Premier Khrushchev’s statement that his country would not race to the moon but, rather, would profit from American experience in that field. Continue reading Kennedy questions whether Soviet Union abandoning moon race 50 years ago this hour (1963)
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 2' (Oct. 26, 1963, at 45:26)
(Saturday, October 26, 1963; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem reviewed 8,000 troops and $20 million worth of arms contributed by the U.S. for the war against Communist guerrillas today in Saigon on Vietnam’s national day, knowing that a coup against him was being planned.
Video: 'Our World Fall 1973 Part 1' (Oct. 6-25, 1973, at 3:16)
(Thursday, October 25, 1973, 7 a.m. local time; during the Yom Kippur War, part of the Cold War and Arab–Israeli conflict) — A cease-fire to end The Yom Kippur War, the fourth and largest Arab–Israeli conflict, went into effect this morning, 19 days after Egyptian and Syrian forces attacked Israeli forces in the Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights. Continue reading Yom Kippur War truce begins 40 years ago this hour (1973)
