Video: 'The Missionary' trailer
(Friday, November 2, 1982) — The Missionary, a comedy film about a missionary recalled to England to minister to London’s prostitutes, opened today in the U.S.
Directed by Richard Loncraine, the film stars Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard and Denholm Elliot.
Video: 'The Palm Beach Story' (trailer)
(Monday, November 2, 1942) — The Palm Beach Story, a romantic screwball comedy film about a married woman who courts an eccentric millionaire to finance her husband’s career, premiered today in New York City.
Directed by Preston Sturges, the film stars Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor and Rudy Vallee.
Video: 'John Lennon "Love" (Single Edit-1982)'
(Monday, November 1, 1982) — The compilation album The John Lennon Collection and the single Love/Gimme Some Truth by the late John Lennon was released in the UK today (the album was released in the U.S. on Nov. 8, 1982).
Video: 'How the West Was Won' (trailer)
(Thursday, November 1, 1962) — How the West Was Won, an epic-western film about three generations of pioneers who take part in the forging of the American West, opened today in Britain.
Directed by John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall and Richard Thorpe, the film is narrated by Spencer Tracy and stars Carroll Baker, Walter Brennan, Lee J. Cobb, Andy Devine, Henry Fonda, Carolyn Jones, Karl Malden, Harry Morgan, Gregory Peck, George Peppard, Robert Preston, Debbie Reynolds, James Stewart, Eli Wallach, John Wayne, and Richard Widmark.
Video: 'Republicans campaign for President 1932' (Oct. 31, 1932 at 1:57)
(Monday, October 31, 1932, evening, during the 1932 presidential campaign) — In a campaign speech to an overflow crowd tonight at Madison Square Garden in New York, U.S. President Herbert Hoover declared that the “inchoate new deal,” proposed by Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt and his supporters would “destroy the very foundations of our government and crack the timbers of the Constitution.”
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Access Hollywood (11-25-02)'
(Tuesday, October 29, 2002) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney was interviewed today at America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, the site of the final show of the second of four legs of his Driving World Tour, for airing next month on Access Hollywood. Continue reading Paul McCartney interviewed for ‘Access Hollywood’ 10 years ago today (2002)
Video: 'Wake Up My Love'
(Friday, October 29, 1982) — Ex-Beatle George Harrison today released the single Wake Up My Love/Greece today in Britain (Nov. 1, 1982 in the U.S.), the first single from his album Gone Troppo. Continue reading ‘Wake Up My Love/Greece’ by George Harrison released 30 years ago today (1982)
Video: Oct. 27, 1972
(Friday, October 27, 1972, 7:00 p.m. EDT, during the Watergate scandal) — At the insistence of anchorman Walter Cronkite, The CBS Evening News featured a fifteen-minute segment tonight on the Watergate affair, the first part of a full-scale report. Continue reading CBS News elevates Watergate story with special report 40 years ago this hour (1972)
Video: 'Angels Win the 2002 World Series (Final Out)'
(Sunday, October 27, 2002) — The Anaheim Angels won the 2002 World Series today, beating the San Francisco Giants 4-1 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in Anaheim, California, in the seventh and deciding game. It was the Angels’ first World Series title.
Video: St. Elsewhere 'Pilot' (Oct. 26, 1982)
(Tuesday, October 26, 1982, 10:00 p.m. EDT) — St. Elsewhere, a medical drama television series set at fictional St. Eligius, a decaying urban teaching hospital in Boston’s South End neighborhood, debuted tonight on NBC-TV. It starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd, William Daniels, David Birney, Ed Begley, Jr., Denzel Washington, Bonnie Bartlett, Christina Pickles, Mark Harmon, David Morse, Cynthia Sikes, Howie Mandel, Kim Miyori and Bruce Greenwood.
