Video: 'Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers - Let's Call The Whole Thing Off HQ'
(Thursday, April 29, 1937) — Shall We Dance, the seventh of the ten Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musical comedy films, opened today in Baltimore and Chicago. Continue reading ‘Shall We Dance’ opens in Baltimore, Chicago 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 29 1937)
Video: 'The President: April 1967. MP883.' (Apr. 28, 1967, at 27:12)
(Friday, April 28, 1967, 12:30 p.m. EST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. Army Gen. William Westmoreland told Congress today that “backed at home by resolve, confidence, patience, determination and continued support, we will prevail in Vietnam over communist aggression.”
Never before had a military commander addressed Congress while he was directing an ongoing war.
Video: 'Muhammad Ali Refuses Army Induction in 1967'
(Friday, April 28, 1967; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–1968) and during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — World heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali refused to take the oath of induction into the United States Army today after reporting as scheduled to an induction center in Houston, Texas. Continue reading Muhammad Ali refuses induction into U.S. Army, stripped of boxing crown 50 years ago #OTD #OnThisDay (Apr 28 1967)
Video: 'Expo 67 opening ceremonies'
(Thursday, April 27, 1967, afternoon EDT) — Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson lit a ceremonial flame in the Place des Nations in Montreal this afternoon to inaugurate Canada’s 1967 International and Universal Exposition (also known as “Expo 67”), a World’s Fair that would run through Oct. 29, 1967, to coincide with the celebration of the centennial of the 1867 founding of the Canadian Confederation. Continue reading Expo 67 World’s Fair dedicated in Montreal 50 years ago #OTD #OnThisDay (Apr 27 1967)
(Saturday, April 27, 1957) — “Send Me Some Lovin'” by Little Richard peaked at #54 on today’s Billboard Top 100 chart for one week.
(Saturday, April 27, 1957) — “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin” by Elvis Presley peaked at #58 on today’s Billboard Top 100 chart for one week.
Video: 'Two for the Road' (trailer)
(Thursday, April 27, 1967, 10:30 a.m. EST) — Two for the Road, a British comedy drama film about a couple in the south of France who non-sequentially spin down the highways of infidelity in their troubled ten-year marriage, opened this morning at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Continue reading ‘Two for the Road’ opens in New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 27 1967)
Video: 'Women's History Minute: Sybil Ludington'
(Saturday, April 26, 1777, 9:00 p.m. local time; during the American Revolutionary War and the American Revolution) — 16-year-old Sybil Ludington, the eldest child of Col. Henry Ludington, a militia commander in Dutchess County, New York, rode her horse into the night tonight to alert her father’s men of the approach of British regular troops who were sacking Danbury, Connecticut. Continue reading Sybil Ludington, 16, rides 40 miles to alert American colonial forces 240 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 26 1777)
Video: 'Studio 54 - Documentary complete'
(Tuesday, April 26, 1977, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — Studio 54, a nightclub and discotheque located at 254 West 54th Street in New York City, opened tonight by Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, fast becoming the “in” place to be among the glitterati. Continue reading Studio 54 discotheque opens in New York 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 26 1977)
(Thursday, April 26, 2007, 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. EDT) — Eight Democratic presidential hopefuls gathered in Orangeburg, South Carolina, tonight for their first debate of the 2008 campaign, during which they heaped criticism on President George W. Bush’s Iraq policy (click here to watch the full debate).
