Video: 'How They Built the Statue of Liberty.mov' (Oct. 28, 1886, at 16:37)
(Thursday, October 28, 1886, around 4:37 p.m. EST) — The Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated today in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland. Continue reading Statue of Liberty dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland 140 years ago this hour (Oct 28 1886)
Video: 'Ford vs. Carter: The third 1976 presidential debate'
(Friday, October 22, 1976, 9:30-11:00 p.m. EDT; during the United States presidential election, 1976) — U.S. President Gerald Ford and former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter concluded their historic series of nationally televised debates tonight in Williamsburg, Virginia, by promising to stress issues rather than personalities in the final days of the campaign in the hope of awakening widespread interest among disillusioned voters. Continue reading Carter addresses Playboy furor in final debate with Ford 50 years ago this hour (Oct 22 1976)
Video: 'President Reagans Remarks on Signing the Tax Reform Act of 1986 - 10/22/86'
(Wednesday, October 22, 1986, 11:00 a.m. EDT) — U.S. President Ronald Reagan, culminating a two-year odyssey that was fraught with perils at nearly every turn, signed into law today a sweeping tax overhaul measure that slashes rates to the lowest level since the Great Depression and curtails many widely used business and personal tax breaks.
Video: 'Clinton vs. Trump: The second 2016 presidential debate'
(Wednesday, October 19, 2016, 9:00–10:30 p.m. EDT; during the 2016 United States presidential election campaign) — In a remarkable statement that seemed to cast doubt on American democracy, Donald Trump said tonight in the third and final debate with Hillary Clinton at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, that he might not accept the results of next month’s election if he felt it was rigged against him — a stand that Clinton blasted as “horrifying” at their final and caustic debate on Wednesday.
Video: 'Clinton vs. Dole: The second 1996 presidential debate'
(Thursday, October 16, 1996, 9:00-10:30 p.m. EDT; during the United States presidential election, 1996) — In a spirited confrontation before the nation’s voters, former U.S. Senator Bob Dole used the second and final televised presidential debate tonight in San Diego to attack the ethical and governmental record of President Bill Clinton repeatedly as scandal tainted and undeserving of renewal at the ballot box. Continue reading Bob Dole charges after President Bill Clinton in their final debate 30 years ago this hour (Oct 16 1996)
Video: 'Dole vs. Mondale: The 1976 vice presidential debate'
(Friday, October 15, 1976, 9:30-11:00 p.m. EDT; during the United States presidential election, 1976) — Democrat Walter F. Mondale and Republican Bob Dole met tonight at the Alley Theater in Houston, Texas, in a sporadically acrimonious debate, the first ever between vice-presidential nominees, and argued whether Republican fiscal prudence or Democratic social programs would best serve the nation’s economy.
(Saturday, October 15, 1966, 1:17 p.m. EDT) — President Lyndon B. Johnson signed today a bill creating the country’s 12th Cabinet unit, the United States Department of Transportation.
Video: 'Clinton vs. Trump: The second 2016 presidential debate'
(Sunday, October 9, 2016, 9:00–10:30 p.m. EDT; during the 2016 United States presidential election campaign) — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton collided in an almost unremittingly hostile debate on tonight Washington University in St. Louis, a 90-minute spectacle of character attacks, tawdry allegations, and Trump’s startling accusation that Clinton had “tremendous hate in her heart.”
Video: 'Gore vs. Kemp: The 1996 vice presidential debate'
(Wednesday, October 9, 1996, 9:00-10:30 p.m. EDT; during the 1996 presidential election campaign) — Vice President Al Gore and his Republican challenger, Jack Kemp, faced off tonight in a 90-minute debate that presented voters with rival economic messages and partisan cross-sniping over social issues like abortion and affirmative action that have received scant airing in the Presidential contest. Continue reading Economy dominates Gore-Kemp vice presidential debate 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 9 1996)
Video: 'Trump Hot Mic LEAKED: "Grab 'Em By The Pu$$y"'
(Saturday, October 8, 2016, 3:53 p.m. EDT; during the 2016 United States presidential election campaign) — With his campaign in crisis, U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump vowed today to stay in the race despite calls from more than two dozen prominent Republicans for him to drop out following yesterday’s release of a Sept. 16, 2005 recording of him making lewd comments about women. Continue reading Donald Trump vows to stay in presidential race after lewd remarks surface 10 years ago this hour (Oct 8 2016)
