Video: '68 The Year Nebraska Mattered' (May 14, 1968, at 44:54)
(Tuesday, May 14, 1968, polls closed at 10:00 p.m. EDT; during the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1968) — Senator Robert F. Kennedy won his second presidential test tonight in the Nebraska Democratic primary, defeating Senator Eugene McCarthy by a margin of 52 to 31 percent. Continue reading Bobby Kennedy wins Nebraska primary 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 14 1968)
Video: 'KEVU April Part 2 1968 Oregon Primary RDTV' (May 14, 1968, at 11:09)
(Tuesday, May 14, 1968; during the Republican Party presidential primaries, 1968) — Former Vice President Richard Nixon, seeking the 1968 Republican presidential nomination, drew heavy applause today at a jammed National Guard Amory in McMinnville, Oregon, when he called for greater self-reliance and pulling at “bootstraps” in order to solve economic problems. Continue reading Former VP Nixon campaigns in McMinnville, Oregon 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 14 1968)
Video: 'Declaration of Independence of the State of Israel (English subtitles)'
(Friday, May 14, 1948, 4:00 p.m. Israel Standard Time) — The state of Israel, the first Hebrew nation in 2000 years, was born today in a Jewish declaration of independence asserting the “historic right” of the Jews of Palestine to reconstitute their national home. Continue reading Independent state of Israel proclaimed 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 14 1948)
Video: 'American Experience The Kennedys 1' (Kennedy's death at 53:57)
(Thursday, May 13, 1948, 6:30 p.m. local time) — Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington, the 28-year-old daughter of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy, sister of future U.S. President John F. Kennedy and widow of the heir to the Devonshire dukedom, died today in a plane crash in the French Alps at Saint-Bauzile, Ardèche, France. Continue reading Kennedy sister killed in plane crash 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 13 1948)
Video: 'Tragic Incidents In Venezuela Against Vice President Nixon (1958)'
(Tuesday, May 13, 1958, at about noon Venezuelan Standard Time) — A limousine carrying Vice President Richard Nixon, who was on an eight-nation tour of South America, was battered today by rocks thrown by anti-U.S. demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela. Continue reading Mob attacks Vice President Nixon in Caracas, Venezuela 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 13 1958)
Video: 'The 1988 President's Dinner'
(Wednesday, May 11, 1988, 9:52 p.m. EDT) — U.S. President Ronald Reagan endorsed Vice President George H.W. Bush as his successor tonight during a black-tie Republican fund-raiser in Hall A at the District of Columbia Convention Center, saying “I’m going to work as hard as I can” to make Bush the “next President of the United States.” Continue reading Reagan endorses Bush as successor 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 11 1988)
Video: 'Nixon in Peru - 1958 | Today In History | 8 May 17'
(Thursday, May 8, 1958) — Vice President Richard Nixon, on an eight-nation tour of South America, was spat upon, grazed on the neck by a stone, shoved and booed as he marched today in Lima, Peru, into mobs of Communist-led demonstrators demanding his ouster from the country. Continue reading Vice President Nixon Nixon stoned by rioters in Lima, Peru 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 8 1958)
Video: 'CBS News: Indiana Primary Coverage, May 7, 1968'
(Tuesday, May 7, 1968, polls closed at 8:00 p.m. EDT; during the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1968) — Senator Robert F. Kennedy won his first presidential test tonight in the Indiana primary, defeating Senator Eugene McCarthy by a margin of 42 to 27 percent. Continue reading Bobby Kennedy wins Indiana primary 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 7 1968)
Video: 'Nelson Rockefeller Announcement 1968 ElectionWallDotOrg.flv'
(Tuesday, April 30, 1968, announcement scheduled at 11 a.m. EDT; during the Republican Party presidential primaries, 1968) — After months of hesitation, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller announced today that he would challenge front-runner Richard Nixon for the Republican presidential nomination, promising to fight “with all my heart, my mind and my will.” Continue reading Rockefeller to challenge Nixon for GOP nomination 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 30 1968)
Video: '#05 James Monroe'
(Friday, April 28, 1758) — James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States (1817-1825), was born today in his parents’ house located in a wooded area of Westmoreland County, Virginia, one mile from the unincorporated community known today as Monroe Hall, Virginia. Continue reading U.S. President James Monroe born in Westmoreland County, Virginia 260 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 28 1758)
