Video: 'President John F. Kennedy's 55th News Conference, May 8, 1963'
(Wednesday, May 8, 1963, 4:00 p.m. EDT; during the Birmingham Campaign, part of the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–68)) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy today at his news conference hailed what looked like a compromise in the tense racial situation in Birmingham, Alabama — the halt of African-American demonstrations in exchange for “steps to meet the justifiable needs of the Negro community.”
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Konig Pilsner Arena, Oberhausen, Germany, 8th May 2003'
(Thursday, May 8, 2003, 8:35 p.m. Central European Summer Time) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed tonight at König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany, the 13th stop and 22nd performance of his Back in the World tour.
Video: 'Wounded Knee 1973 American Studies' (May 8, 1973, at 2:56)
(Tuesday, May 8, 1973, 10:19 a.m. MDT) — A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and American Indian Movement activists who were occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, ended today with the surrender of the militants.
Video: 'Paul McCartney-Give My Regards to Broad Street-Full Movie-HQ' ('Silly Love Songs' sequence begins at 35:48)
(Saturday, May 7, 1983) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney completes filming of the “Silly Love Songs” scene today at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, England, for the movie Give My Regards To Broad Street. The film, directed by Peter Webb, was written and starred McCartney.
(Sunday, May 6, 1973) — Paul Simon launched his first solo tour without his longtime collaborator Art Garfunkel today in Boston, just a day after the release of the singer’s second solo studio album There Goes Rhymin’ Simon.
Video: 'Secretariat - Kentucky Derby 1973'
(Saturday, May 5, 1973) — Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby today, overtaking Sham at the top of the stretch and pulling away to win by 2 1/2 lengths in the first of its Triple Crown victories.
Video: 'THE MiDNiGHT SPECiAL i CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW JOHNNY NASH 1973'
(Saturday, May 5, 1973, 1:00 a.m. EDT) — Johnny Nash, Andrew Johnson and The Raspberries were among the performers on tonight’s episode of the late-night musical variety NBC-TV series The Midnight Special as hosted tonight by Nash. Continue reading Johnny Nash, Andrew Johnson, The Raspberries perform on ‘Midnight Special’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: 'Alias - 2.22 - The Telling'
(Sunday, May 4, 2003, 9:00 p.m. ET) — Sydney gets one last chance to bring Arvin Sloane to justice before he executes his grand plan, when her mother reveals her true motivation on tonight’s episode of the ABC-TV action series Alias.
In 2009, the episode was ranked #92 on TV Guide‘s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
Video: 'Paul McCartney Sings Backbird 4 May 2003'
(Sunday, May 4, 2003, 8:06 p.m. Central European Summer Time) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed tonight at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, the 12th stop and 20th performance of his Back in the World tour.
Video: 'Sears Tower on Modern Marvels' (May 3, 1973, at 27:33)
(Thursday, May 3, 1973) — Chicago’s 110-story Sears Tower (now the Willis Tower) was topped out today after two years of construction, becoming the world’s tallest building for the next 25 years.
