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)
Video: 'The Hubert Humphrey Presidential Campaign of 1968'
(Saturday, April 27, 1968, 1:00 p.m. EST; during the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1968) — Vice President Hubert Humphrey announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination today during a televised speech to 1,700 friends and supporters jammed into the Regency Ballroom of the Shoreham Hotel in Washington. Continue reading VP Humphrey joins presidential race 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 27 1968)
Video: 'KEVU April Part 2 1968 Oregon Primary RDTV' (Apr. 25, 1968, at 11:31)
(Thursday, April 25, 1968, scheduled for noon PST; during the Republican Party presidential primaries, 1968) — Former Vice President Richard Nixon campaigned today in Roseburg, Oregon, ahead of the state’s May 28, 1968, GOP presidential primary. Continue reading Former VP Nixon campaigns in Roseburg, Oregon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 25 1968)
Video: 'The Spanish American War | History Channel Documentary' (Congress declares war at 34:40)
(Monday, April 25, 1898 6:18 p.m. local time; during the Spanish–American War) — President William McKinley signed a bill tonight at the White House declaring that a state of war between the U.S. and Spain had existed since Apr. 21, 1898, the day the U.S. Navy began a blockade of Cuba. Continue reading U.S. declares war on Spain 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 25 1898)
Video: 'April RDTV Part One The 1968 Oregon Primary' (Apr. 24, 1968, at 10:25)
(Wednesday, April 24, 1968, evening PST; during the Republican Party presidential primaries, 1968) — Former Vice President Richard Nixon campaigned for the Oregon GOP presidential primary tonight at Gill Coliseum on the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis, Oregon, telling a crowd of about 10,000 that he opposes a South Vietnamese government that would include Communist representation. Continue reading Former VP Nixon campaigns in Corvallis, Oregon 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 24 1968)
Video: 'April RDTV Part One The 1968 Oregon Primary' (Apr. 23, 1968, at 10:14)
(Tuesday, April 23, 1968; during the Republican Party presidential primaries, 1968) — Former Vice President Richard Nixon arrived in Portland, Oregon, tonight for two days of campaigning for the state’s May 28, 1968, GOP presidential primary. Continue reading Supporters greet Nixon at Portland, Oregon airport 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 23 1968)
