Video: 'Elvis Presley and Heartbreak Hotel & Elvis signs with RCA Records | Elvis Presley 1955'
(Monday, November 21, 1955) — RCA Records purchased the contract, singles and released masters of 20-year-old Elvis Presley today from Sam Phillips of Sun Records for an unprecedented sum of $40,000 ($35,000 to Sun and a $5,000 bonus to Presley).
Video: 'The Jonathan Pollard Spy Case, Explained | The New York Times'
(Thursday, November 21, 1985, at about 11:00 a.m. EST; during the Cold War) — U.S. Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Jay Pollard, 31, was arrested today near the Israeli Embassy in Washington on espionage charges, accused of selling classified code information to the Israeli government. Continue reading Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard arrested as spy 40 years ago this hour (Nov 21 1985)
Video: 'Nuremberg Day 2 Defendants Plead (translated captions)'
(Wednesday, November 21, 1945, morning Central European Time; during the Nuremberg trials) — One day after the trial of the major Nazi war criminals by the International Military Tribunal began in Nuremberg, Germany, the defendants entered their pleas of “not guilty.”
Hermann Göring tried to make a statement, but was prevented by the court from doing so. Continue reading Nazi war criminals enter ‘not guilty’ pleas at Nuremberg 80 years ago today (Nov 21 1945)
Video: 'Bo Diddley - Ed Sullivan Show 1955'
(Sunday, November 20, 1955, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Bo Diddley performed “Bo Diddley” on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading Bo Diddley performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 70 years ago this hour (Nov 20 1955)
Video: 'Panorama Special - The Princess Diana Interview'
(Monday, November 20, 1995, 9:40 p.m. GMT) — In an extraordinarily candid interview that the British Broadcasting Corporation estimated had been watched tonight by 15 million people in Britain, Princess Diana, the estranged wife of Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, admitted being unfaithful to Prince Charles.
Video: 'A Tour of Windows 1.0 #ComputerClan'
(Wednesday, November 20, 1985) — The first version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system, Windows 1.0, was officially released today.
It ran as a graphical, 16-bit multi-tasking shell on top of an existing MS-DOS installation, providing an environment which could run graphical programs designed for Windows, as well as existing MS-DOS software.
Video: 'Ringo Starr-Blast from Your Past (1975)' (10 videos)
(Thursday, November 20, 1975) — Blast from Your Past, the first compilation album by ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, featuring eight singles, one B-side and one album track released between 1970 and 1975, was released today in the U.S. (Dec. 12, 1975, in the UK).
(Saturday, November 20, 1965) — “I Hear a Symphony” by The Supremes peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Nov. 20/27, 1965). Continue reading ‘I Hear a Symphony’ by The Supremes peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Nov 20 1965)
(Saturday, November 20, 1965) — “1-2-3” by Len Barry peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘1-2-3′ by Len Barry peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago today (Nov 20 1965)
(Saturday, November 20, 1965) — “Rescue Me” by Fontella Bass peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Rescue Me’ by Fontella Bass peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago today (Nov 20 1965)
