Video: 'The Beatles Live At Palais Des Fetes, Nize (30 June 1965)'
(Wednesday, June 30, 1965, 9:00 p.m. CET) — The Beatles performed their only concert in Nice, France, tonight, drawing a packed crowd to the Palais des Expositions as part of their 1965 European tour. Continue reading The Beatles perform at Palais des Expositions in Nice, France 60 years ago this hour (June 30 1965)
Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History (Ep-6) America's Enemy (1954-1967)' (July 1, 1965, at 24:17)
(Thursday, July 1, 1965, 1:30 a.m. local time; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Communist guerrillas bombarded the big U.S. air base at Da Nang, 375 miles northeast of Saigon, South Vietnam, early today with a surprise mortar and hand grenade attack.
Video: 'Ken.Burns.The.Civil.War.9of9.The.Better.Angels.Of.Our.Nature' (June 30, 1865 at 31:48)
(Friday, June 30, 1865, court convened at 11:00 a.m. local time) — Eight people, including Mary Surratt and Dr. Samuel Mudd, were convicted today by a military commission of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. Continue reading Eight defendants convicted in Lincoln assassination 160 years ago this hour (June 30 1865)
Video: 'ABC News — 17 Days of Terror: The Hijack of TWA 847'
(Sunday, June 30, 1985, their release began at 5:45 p.m. Eastern European Summer Time; during TWA Flight 847) — Thirty-nine Americans were freed today by their Lebanese Shiite captors in Beirut, then were driven here in a convoy organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross. Continue reading 39 American hostages freed 17 days after TWA Flight 847 hijacking 40 years ago this hour (June 30 1985)
Video: 'Pizza Hut Ringo and The Monkees'
(Sunday, June 29, 1995, 7:00 p.m. EDT) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr’s TV commercial for Pizza Hut, appearing alongside three members of the group The Monkees, including Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork, premiered tonight on “Entertainment Tonight” and “Extra,” the latter of which aired at 7:00 p.m. in New York City. Continue reading Ringo Starr appears in Pizza Hut commercial with three Monkees 30 years ago this hour (June 29 1995)
Video: 'David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing In The Street - Remaster'
(Saturday, June 29, 1985, approximately 6:00 p.m. British Summer Time) — Mick Jagger and David Bowie recorded a new version of “Dancing In The Street” today at at Westside Studios in London to raise money for the Live Aid famine relief cause. Continue reading Mick Jagger, David Bowie record ‘Dancing In The Street’ 40 years ago this hour (June 29 1985)
(Saturday, June 29, 1985) — “Into The Groove” by Madonna peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Into the Groove’ by Madonna tops USA dance club chart 40 years ago today (June 29 1985)
(Saturday, June 29, 1985) — “Angel” by Madonna peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Angel’ by Madonna peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago today (June 29 1985)
(Saturday, June 29, 1985) — “Centerfield” by John Fogerty peaked at #44 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Centerfield’ by John Fogerty peaks at #44 in USA 40 years ago today (June 29 1985)
Video: 'STS-71 - First Shuttle-Mir Docking - Stabilized, Upscaled (1995/06/29) - Atlantis, Mir space station'
(Sunday, June 29, 1995, 13:00:16 UTC) — The space shuttle Atlantis and the Russian Mir space station docked for the first time today, doing it so flawlessly that space officials hope it will aid the joint ambitions of the Russian and American space programs. Continue reading First Space Shuttle to dock with Russian space station Mir 30 years ago this hour (June 29 1995)
