Video: 'NH Primary Vault: Jimmy Carter's stunning NH Primary win in 1976'
(Tuesday, February 24, 1976, polls closed at 8:00 p.m. EST) — Former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, a little-known Washington outsider, won the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary today, defeating Arizona Rep. Mo Udall 28.57% to 22.87% in the Democratic race. Continue reading Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford winners in New Hampshire primary 50 years ago this hour (Feb 24 1976)
(Thursday, February 19, 1976, 11:54-11:59 a.m. EST) — U.S. President Gerald Ford President Ford today formally revoked a World War II–era executive order that authorized the internment of Japanese Americans, calling the action a necessary step toward acknowledging a grave injustice in the nation’s history. Continue reading U.S. President Gerald Ford revokes wartime order behind Japanese-American internment 50 years ago this hour (Feb 19 1976)
Video: 'Her End in Conc. Camp Was WORSE Than You Think: Margot Frank'
(Tuesday, February 16, 1926) — Margot Frank, the elder daughter of Otto Frank and Edith Frank and the elder sister of Anne Frank, was born Margot Betti Frank today in Frankfurt, Germany. Continue reading Margot Frank born in Frankfurt 100 years ago today (Feb 16 1926)
Video: 'Dick Cheney Hunting Accident'
(Saturday, February 11, 2006) — U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney today shot Harry Whittington, a 78-year-old Texas attorney, while participating in a quail hunt on a ranch in Riviera, Texas. Continue reading U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots companion during quail-hunting trip in Texas 20 years ago today (Feb 11 2006)
Video: 'Beyond the War (The Honolulu Conference) Feb. 5-8, 1966. MP799.' (Feb. 8, 1966, at 12:13)
(Tuesday, February 8, 1966, 12:00 noon Hawaii Standard Time; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and South Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Cao Ky concluded their meetings in Hawaii today by issuing the “Declaration of Honolulu,” which asserted the resolve of their countries to defeat the Communists. Continue reading U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson pledges stronger war effort in Vietnam 60 years ago this hour (Feb 8 1966)
Video: 'The history of Charles Curtis, the first Vice President of color'
(Saturday, February 8, 1936, 10:25 a.m. EST) — Charles Curtis, the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under President Herbert Hoover, died today of a heart attack in in Washington, D.C. He was 76. Continue reading Former U.S. Vice President Charles Curtis dies in Washington, D.C. 90 years ago this hour (Feb 8 1936)
Video: 'Clips from Coretta Scott King's funeral'
(Tuesday, February 7, 2006, scheduled for noon to 3 p.m. EST) — Coretta Scott King, the widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., was laid to rest today, after a funeral where white-gloved ushers welcomed 15,000 people, including four presidents, three governors, three planeloads of Congress members, celebrities, gospel stars and leading figures of the civil rights movement. Continue reading At Mrs. King’s funeral, a mix of elegy and politics 20 years ago this hour (Feb 7 2006)
(Friday, February 7, 1936) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 7285 today authorizing a flag for the office of the vice president.
Video: '"American Experience" THE KENNEDYS: Part 1, The Father, 1900-61)' (Feb. 7, 1926, at 10:50)
(Sunday, February 7, 1926) — Boston banker Joseph P. Kennedy entered the motion picture production business today by buying, with some associates, control of the Film Booking Offices of America (FBO) film studio from Lloyds Bank and other British financial interests.
Video: 'Aaron Burr'
(Friday, February 6, 1756) — Aaron Burr, the third vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805, during Thomas Jefferson’s first presidential term, was born today in Newark, in what was then the Province of New Jersey, one of the Thirteen Colonies of colonial era British America. Continue reading U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr born in Newark, New Jersey 270 years ago today (Feb 6 1756)
