Video: 'Edgar Winter - Frankenstein (1973) The Midnight Special'
(Saturday, September 8, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EDT) — The Edgar Winter Group was among the performers on tonight’s episode of the late-night musical variety NBC-TV series The Midnight Special as hosted tonight by Mac Davis.
Video: 'Terror: Robespierre and the French Revolution' (parts 1-6)
(Thursday, September 5, 1793, during the French Revolution) — The Reign of Terror, a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between rival political factions and marked by mass executions of “enemies of the revolution,” began today as the National Convention instituted harsh measures to repress counter-revolutionary activities. Continue reading Reign of Terror begins during French Revolution 220 years ago today (1793)
Video: 'Paul Mccartney and Wings: Jet [Berlin SoundCheck]'
(Friday, September 3, 1993) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed tonight at Waldbühne in Berlin, Germany, on the first stop of the second European leg of his The New World Tour. Before the concert, he performed “Jet” during a soundcheck.
Video: 'BALLAD OF OLE´ BETSY-The Beach Boys'
(Monday, September 2, 1963) — The Beach Boys recorded eight new songs today at Western Recorders Studio in Hollywood for their fourth album Little Deuce Coup (the other four songs on the album would come from the previously released studio album Surfer Girl), including: Continue reading The Beach Boys record eight songs for ‘Little Deuce Coupe’ album 50 years ago today (1963)
Video: 'Billy Preston - 'Round in Circles - Midnight Special 1973 HQ'
(Saturday, September 1, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EDT) — Billy Preston was among the performers on tonight’s episode of the late-night musical variety NBC-TV series The Midnight Special as co-hosted tonight by Preston.
Video: 'Retro letterman: 1st 15min of 1st late show' (Aug. 30, 1993)
(Monday, August 30, 1993, 11:35 p.m. EDT) — The Late Show with David Letterman, a late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman tonight on CBS-TV, after moving his show from NBC.
Video: 'CatTailsForTwoTitles'
(Saturday, August 29, 1953) — An early version of the animated cartoon character Speedy Gonzales made his debut today in the Warner Bros. cartoon Cat-Tails for Two. Continue reading Speedy Gonzales debuts in ‘Cat-Tails for Two’ 60 years ago today (1953)
Video: 'Denmark Fights for Freedom (1944)' (Aug. 29, 1943, at 2:08)
(Sunday, August 29, 1943; during the Occupation of Denmark, part of World War II) — When German occupational forces today dissolved the government of Denmark, which had refused to respond to a wave of strikes and disturbances, dockworkers at Copenhagen scuttled at least twenty Danish navy warships to keep them from falling into enemy hands.
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 8' (Aug. 27, 1963, at 13:02)
(Tuesday, August 27, 1963; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Cambodia, broke off diplomatic relations with South Vietnam today in indignation over repeated border incidents and over Saigon’s repression of Buddhist leaders.
Video: 'Roman Holiday' trailer
(Thursday, August 27, 1953) — Roman Holiday, a romantic comedy film about a reporter and a royal princess out to see Rome on her own, premiered today at the Music Hall in New York City.
Directed by William Wyler, the film starred Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn.
