Video: 'Kung Fu - SE 1 EP 1 - King Of The Mountain (1972)'
(Saturday, October 14, 1972, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Kung Fu, a drama that follows the adventures of a Shaolin monk who travels through the American Old West armed only with his spiritual training and his skill in martial arts, as he seeks his half-brother, debuted tonight as a regular series on ABC-TV (it had aired as a full-length feature TV pilot on Feb. 22, 1972). It starred David Carradine, Keye Luke, Philip Ahn and Radames Pera.
Video: 'George Harrison - If Not For You - Bobfest Soundcheck'
(Wednesday, October 14, 1992) — Ex-Beatle George Harrison performed a soundcheck of If Not for You and Absolutely Sweet Marie today at Madison Square Garden for an (Oct. 16) appearance for a Bob Dylan tribute concert. Continue reading George Harrison rehearses for Bob Dylan tribute concert 20 years ago today (1992)
Video: October 14, 1962 (at 7:54)
(Sunday, October 14, 1962, during the Cold War) — A United States Air Force U-2 plane, piloted by Major Richard Heyser on a photoreconnaissance mission, captured photographic proof today of what turned out to be an SS-4 construction site at San Cristóbal, Pinar del Río Province, in western Cuba. Continue reading U.S. discovers Soviet SS-4 construction site in Cuba 50 years ago today (1962)
Video: October 14, 1942 (at 2:14)
(Wednesday, October 14, 1942, during the Battle of Stalingrad, part of the Eastern Front of World War II) — Wilhelm Hoffman, a soldier in the 267th Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division of the German 6th Army who chronicled the Battle of Stalingrad in his journal, wrote today:
“It has been fantastic since morning; our aeroplanes and artillery have been hammering the Russian positions for hours on end; everything in sight is being blotted from the face of the earth…”
Video: '"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Original Broadway cast - Opening scene part 2' (at 7:54)
(Saturday, October 13, 1962) — Edward Albee’s searing four-character drama Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? opened at the Billy Rose Theater on Broadway with Arthur Hill as George, Uta Hagen as Martha, George Grizzard as Nick and Melinda Dillon as Honey.
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Secret Website gig 2002'
(Saturday, October 12, 2002) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed today at New Orleans Arena in New Orleans during the second leg of his Driving World Tour, recording The Secret Website Show for public viewing in December.
Video: 'The Beatles meet Little Richard'
(Friday, October 12, 1962) — Little Richard played a gig tonight at The Tower Ballroom in New Brighton, Wallasey, England, with a then-unknown local band called The Beatles opening for him.
Video: 'An Ensign for McHale' (Oct. 11, 1962)
(Thursday, October 11, 1962, 9:30 p.m. EDT) — McHale’s Navy, a television situation comedy about the misadventures of a misfit PT Boat crew during World War II, debuted tonight on ABC. It starred Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway, Joe Flynn, Gary Vinson and Carl Ballantine.
Video: 'Love Me Do'
(Monday, October 11, 1982) — 20 Greatest Hits, a compilation album featuring a selection of songs by The Beatles, released to mark the 20th anniversary of The Beatles’ first record release Love Me Do in the UK in 1962, was released today in the U.S. and UK.
Video: Oct. 10, 1972 (at 12:31)
(Tuesday, October 10, 1972, during the Watergate scandal) — FBI agents have established that the Watergate bugging incident stemmed from a massive campaign of political spying and sabotage conducted on behalf of President Nixon’s re-election and directed by officials of the White House and the Committee for the Re-election of the President, the Washington Post reported today. Continue reading FBI finds Nixon aides sabotaged Democrats, Washington Post reports 40 years ago today (1972)
