Video: 'tradorax - The History Of Sony'
(Tuesday, May 7, 1946) — Sony Corporation had its beginnings as the Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corp. was founded today in the Japanese capital by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka.
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PLO leader Yasser Arafat calls for Palestinian state at UN 40 years ago this hour (Nov 13 1974)
Video: 'Yasser Arafat's Speech at the UN General Assembly Olive Branch Speech'
(Wednesday, November 13, 1974, 11:40 a.m. EST) — Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Chairman Yasser Arafat addressed the U.N. General Assembly, the first representative of a non-governmental entity to do so, calling for creation of a Palestinian state in which Muslims, Jews and Christians could live in peace. Continue reading PLO leader Yasser Arafat calls for Palestinian state at UN 40 years ago this hour (Nov 13 1974)
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Dulles asks for action against communism 60 years ago today (Mar 4 1954)
Video: '45 85 Part 6' (Mar. 4, 1954, at 4:12)
(Thursday, March 4, 1954; during the Cold War) — Speaking before the 10th Inter-American Conference, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles warned today that “international communism” is making inroads in the Western Hemisphere and asked the nations of Latin America to condemn this danger.
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Leonard Bernstein debuts as Philharmonic conductor 70 years ago this hour (1943)
Video: 'Strauss Don Quixote op.35 - Bernstein - NYP 1943'
(Sunday, November 14, 1943, 3:00 p.m. EWT) — Leonard Bernstein, 25, made his public debut today as conductor of the New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Bernstein filled in at the last minute for Bruno Walter, who became sick prior to a nationally broadcast concert on CBS radio.
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‘Little Girl Lost’ episode airs on ‘The Twilight Zone’ 50 years ago this hour (1962)
Video: 'Little Girl Lost' extended clip
(Friday, March 16, 1962, 10 p.m. ET) — A six-year-old girl rolls under her bed and vanishes into a fourth dimension on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV anthology series The Twilight Zone.
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‘The Hunt’ episode airs on ‘The Twilight Zone’ 50 years ago this hour (1962)
Video: 'The Hunt' (clip)
(Friday, January 26, 1962, 10 p.m. ET) — On a hunting trip, Hyder Simpson and his dog Rip dive into a lake after a raccoon. When he gets home he finds that no one can see or hear him on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV anthology series The Twilight Zone. Continue reading ‘The Hunt’ episode airs on ‘The Twilight Zone’ 50 years ago this hour (1962)
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Destiny’s Child performs at The Concert For New York City 10 years ago this hour (2001)
(Saturday, October 20, 2001, 8:28 p.m. EDT) — Destiny’s Child performed at The Concert for New York City at Madison Square Garden in New York City tonight, held to honor the first responders and those lost in the September 11 attacks, doing “Emotion” and “Walk With Me.”
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Tonight on TV: ‘The Sopranos’
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(Sunday, May 13, 2001, 9 p.m. ET) — Tony asks for advice on his relationship with Gloria from Dr. Melfi on tonight’s episode of the TV drama series The Sopranos.
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7th New York Regiment arrives
(Thursday, April 25, 1861, around noon) — The New York Seventh Infantry Regiment, having taken a circuitous route through Philadelphia and Annapolis, arrived in Washington, D.C. today and marched down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House, averting the fall of the government during the American Civil War.
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Lee offered command of Virginia forces
"The Civil War - Episode One: The Cause (1861)" (Lee offered Virginia command 1:03:02)
(Sunday, April 21, 1861) — Governor John Letcher of Virginia today offered Robert E. Lee command of the state militia.
