Video: Oct. 26, 1972 (6:32)
(Thursday, October 26, 1972, 11 days before the U.S. presidential election, during the Vietnam War) — Hours after Radio Hanoi broadcast key details of a draft peace agreement, which the South Vietnamese had adamantly rejected a few days before, American presidential advisor Henry Kissinger went on television today and declared “We believe that peace is at hand.” Continue reading ‘Peace Is at Hand’ in Vietnam, Kissinger says 40 years ago today (1972)
Video: 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?' trailer
(Friday, October 26, 1962) — What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, a psychological thriller film about a crazed, aging star who torments her sister in a decaying Hollywood mansion, premiered today in New York.
Directed by Robert Aldrich, the film starred Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Victor Buono.
Video: October 26, 1962 (at 4:25)
(Friday, October 26, 1962, day eleven of the Cuban missile crisis, part of the Cold War) — A Soviet-chartered freighter is stopped at the quarantine line today and searched for contraband military supplies. None are found and the ship is allowed to proceed to Cuba.
Meantime, ABC News reporter John Scali is approached by Aleksander Fomin of the Soviet embassy staff with a proposal for a solution to the crisis.
Later, a long, rambling letter from Soviet Premier Khrushchev to U.S. President Kennedy makes a similar offer: removal of the missiles in exchange for lifting the quarantine and a pledge that the U.S. will not invade Cuba. Continue reading Krushchev offers deal to remove Soviet missiles from Cuba 50 years ago today (1962)
(Friday, October 26, 1962) — The Beatles entered the British Top 40 charts today with Love Me Do, coming in at number 27 in the New Musical Express.
Video: 'Battle of Santa Cruz 1942'
(Monday, October 26, 1942, part of the Pacific Theater of World War II) — Japanese planes badly damaged the aircraft carrier USS Hornet today in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. The Hornet sank early the next morning Hornet with the loss of 140 of her sailors; the battle itself ended in a tactical victory for Japan, but ultimately a strategic win for the Allies.
Video: 'In The Beginning...' (Oct. 25, 1982)
(Monday, October 25, 1982, 9:30 p.m. EDT) — Newhart, a situation comedy series about an author and wife who owned and operated an inn located in a small, rural Vermont town that was home to many eccentric characters, debuted tonight on CBS-TV. It starred Bob Newhart, Mary Frann, Jennifer Holmes, Julia Duffy, Tom Poston, Steven Kampmann, Peter Scolari, William Sanderson, Tony Papenfuss and John Volstad.
Video: 'My Dad' clip
(Thursday, October 25, 1962, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Alex tries over and over to spend a day with Jeff, but his plans are always interrupted by emergency calls on tonight’s episode of the ABC-TV sitcom The Donna Reed Show.
Video: 'Badge Heavy' (part 1)
(Wednesday, October 25, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Reed puts his reputation on the line when he decides to file a formal complaint against a fellow officer after witnessing him use excessive force on a suspect on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV police drama Adam-12. Continue reading ‘Badge Heavy’ episode airs on ‘Adam-12’ 40 years ago this hour (1972)
Video: Oct. 25, 1942 (at 2:23)
(Sunday, October 25, 1942, during the Second Battle of El Alamein, part of Western Desert Campaign of World War II) — Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, who had fallen ill and was recovering in Germany for about a month, flew to Rome early today to press the Comando Supremo for more fuel and ammunition; and then on to North Africa to resume command of the Panzer Army Africa, which was renamed the “German-Italian Panzer Army” (Deutsch-Italienische Panzerarmee).
Video: '(Side A) - James Brown - Live at the apollo 1962 - sonet records vinyl'
(Wednesday, October 24, 1962) — James Brown’s Live At The Apollo album was recorded tonight at the Apollo Theater in Harlem at Brown’s own expense. In 2003, the album was ranked number 24 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Continue reading James Brown’s ‘Live At The Apollo’ album recorded 50 years ago tonight (1962)
