First U.S. flag vessel lost in World War I 110 years ago this morning (Jan 28 1915)

1910s, World War I


Video: 'SV WILLIAM P. FRYE - CONSTRUÇÃO AO NAUFRÁGIO'

(Thursday, January 28, 1915, 9:00 a.m. local time; during World War I) — The American merchant vessel SS William P. Frye, en route to England with a cargo of wheat, became the first U.S. ship to be sunk during World War I (in the South Atlantic Ocean off the Brazilian coast) by a German cruiser, the SS Prinz Eitel Friedrich, even though the United States was not at war.

Ringo Starr releases ‘No No Song’/’Snookeroo’ single in U.S. 50 years ago today (Jan 27 1975)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'No-No Song'

(Monday, January 27, 1975) — “No No Song“/Snookeroo” by ex-Beatle Ringo Starr was released today in the U.S., the second single from his second solo studio rock music album Goodnight Vienna. Continue reading Ringo Starr releases ‘No No Song’/’Snookeroo’ single in U.S. 50 years ago today (Jan 27 1975) →

Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland liberated by Soviets 80 years ago this hour (Jan 27 1945)

1940s, The Holocaust, World War II


Video: 'The Liberation Of Auschwitz - Bringing Freedom To The Death Camp'

(Saturday, January 27, 1945, at around 3:00 p.m. local time; part of The Holocaust during World War II) — 7,500 prisoners (including Otto Frank, the father of diarist Anne Frank) at Auschwitz, a network of German Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps near the German-occupied Polish town of Oswiecim, were liberated this afternoon as soldiers of the 60th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front marched into the camp, ten days after 58,000 detainees were evacuated under guard, largely on foot. Continue reading Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland liberated by Soviets 80 years ago this hour (Jan 27 1945) →

Woody Allen’s ‘The Purple Rose of Cairo’ premieres at U.S. Film Festival 40 years ago this hour (Jan 26 1985)

1980s, Movies 1980s, Woody Allen


Video: 'Purple Rose of Cairo - Official Trailer - Woody Allen Movie'

(Saturday, January 26, 1985, scheduled for 6:00 p.m. MST) — The Purple Rose of Cairo, a romantic fantasy comedy film about a movie character who steps off the screen and into the life of his biggest fan, premiered tonight at the Egyptian Theatre during the U.S. Film Festival in Park City, Utah . Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘The Purple Rose of Cairo’ premieres at U.S. Film Festival 40 years ago this hour (Jan 26 1985) →

‘The Usual Suspects’ premieres at Sundance Film Festival 30 years ago this hour (Jan 25 1995)

1990s, movies 1990s


Video: 'The Usual Suspects' trailer

(Wednesday, January 25, 1995, 11:00 p.m. MST) — The Usual Suspects, a German-American neo-noir crime thriller film about five criminals who are recruited by a mysterious underworld figure to stop a drug transaction, premiered today at the Sundance Film Festival.

Directed by Bryan Singer, the film starred Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Pete Postlethwaite and Kevin Spacey.

First official transcontinental telephone call takes place 110 years ago this hour (Jan 25 1915)

1910s


Video: 'Telephone Firsts: Transcontinental Phone Call'

(Monday, January 25, 1915, 4:30 p.m. EST) — America’s first official transcontinental telephone call took place today as Alexander Graham Bell, who was in New York, spoke to his former assistant, Thomas Watson, who was in San Francisco, over a line set up by American Telephone & Telegraph.