1953 Flint–Beecher tornado kills 116 people 60 years ago this hour (1953)

1950s


Video: 'Weather History: 1953 Flint-Worcester Tornado Outbreak (HD)'

(Monday, June 8, 1953; 01:30 UTC) — The 1953 Flint-Beecher tornado, one of the top ten single deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history and rated as an F5 on the Fujita Scale, touched down in Genesee County, Michigan, tonight and continued on a 27 mile path, causing 116 fatalities. Most of the casualties and damage occurred in the unincorporated community of Beecher, a suburb on the northern edge of the city of Flint, Michigan. Continue reading 1953 Flint–Beecher tornado kills 116 people 60 years ago this hour (1953) →

Woody Allen loses to Mia Farrow in bitter custody battle 20 years ago today (1993)

1990s, movies 1990s, Woody Allen


Video: 'MIA FARROW'S LIFE & HER CHILDREN - "INTIMATE PORTRAIT"' (June 7, 1993, at 35:18)

(Monday, June 7, 1993) — Describing director, actor, comedian Woody Allen as a “self-absorbed, untrustworthy and insensitive” father, a judge in Manhattan today rejected his attempt to win custody of his three children (a biological son, Satchel, and two adopted children, Dylan and Moses) and awarded custody to their mother, actress Mia Farrow.

Paul McCartney performs in Toronto 20 years ago tonight (1993)

1990s, Popular Music 1990s, The Beatles 1990s


Video: 'Paul McCartney - Mull Of Kintyre - Live In Toronto 1993 - New World Tour'

(Sunday, June 6, 1993) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed tonight at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, on the 19th stop (and 19th performance) of the North America leg of his The New World Tour.

U2 performs at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado 30 years ago tonight (1983)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s


Video: 'Under A Blood Red Sky'

(Sunday, June 5, 1983) — Irish rock band U2 performed a concert tonight at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado with rain and the torch-lit natural beauty of the surroundings enhancing the performance. The concert was recorded and released as an EP and a video, both called Under a Blood Red Sky. Footage was also used in the “Sunday, Bloody Sunday” video.

Original Cavern Club demolished in Liverpool 40 years ago today (1973)

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


Video: 'The Beatles at Cavern (full documentary)' (1973 demolition at 35:31)

(Tuesday, June 5, 1973) — The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England, the venue where The Beatles started, was demolished today to allow construction of an underground railway ventilation duct, before being used as a car park. Continue reading Original Cavern Club demolished in Liverpool 40 years ago today (1973) →

State funeral held for Admiral Yamamoto, mastermind of Pearl Harbor attack, 70 years ago today (1943)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'The World At War: Japan 3/5' (June 5, 1943, at 7:17)

(Saturday, June 5, 1943; part of the Pacific Theater of World War II) — Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet and mastermind of the sneak attack on the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was given a full state funeral today and posthumously received the title of Marshal and was awarded the Order of the Chrysanthemum, (1st Class). Continue reading State funeral held for Admiral Yamamoto, mastermind of Pearl Harbor attack, 70 years ago today (1943) →

Beach Boys’ father, uncle and manager Murry Wilson dies 40 years ago today (1973)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s


Video: 'The Death of Murry Wilson: Brian's Break Away (Endless Syncopation)'

(Monday, June 4, 1973) — Murry Wilson, the father of Beach Boys Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson, uncle of bandmate Mike Love and the band’s manager at the beginning of its career, died today in Whittier, California, of a heart attack at age 55. Continue reading Beach Boys’ father, uncle and manager Murry Wilson dies 40 years ago today (1973) →

‘The Nutty Professor’ opens in U.S. 50 years ago today (1963)

1960s, Movies 1960s


Video: 'The Nutty Professor' trailer

(Tuesday, June 4, 1963) — The Nutty Professor, a science fiction comedy feature film about a timid chemist discovers a potion that unleashes his sleazy side (a parody of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), opened today in U.S. theaters.

Directed by Jerry Lewis, the film stars Lewis, Stella Stevens, Del Moore and Kathleen Freeman.

British Suffragette Emily Davison knocked down by King’s horse at Epsom 100 years ago today (1913)

1910s


Video: 'The Great War episode 1 Exposion' (June 4, 1913, at 18:43)

(Wednesday, June 4, 1913) — British suffragist Emily Davison was struck and mortally injured today after moving into the path of a horse owned by King George V during the running of the Epsom Derby. Jockey Herbert Jones was thrown off and injured. Anmer recovered and completed the race on its own, but Davison, whose exact motives remain unclear, died at a hospital four days later.