Video: 'attack small clamart August 22, 1962'
(Wednesday, August 22, 1962) — An assassination attempt against French President Charles De Gaulle failed today, as he, his wife, and son-in-law were met by a “barrage of submachine-gun fire” near Petit Clamart while being driven in his Citroën DS from Paris to the Villacoublay Airfield.
Video: 'BBC One History 1932-2006'
(Monday, August 22, 1932) — The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) conducted its first experimental television broadcast today, using a 30-line mechanical system developed by John Logie Baird.
Video: Aug 22, 1862 (at 39:16)
(Friday, August 22, 1862, during the American Civil War) — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln responded to an Aug. 20 editorial by Republican editor Horace Greeley of the highly influential New York Tribune, demanding a more aggressive attack on the Confederacy and faster emancipation of the slaves by describing the limits imposed by his duty as president to save the Union. Continue reading Lincoln responds to editorial demanding emancipation of southern slaves 150 years ago today (1862)
Video: 'Discovery Times: Ruby Ridge 2/5' (Aug. 21, 1992 at 1:56)
(Friday, August 21, 1992) — An 11-day siege began today at the cabin of white separatist Randy Weaver in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, as government agents tried to arrest Weaver for failing to appear in court on charges of selling two illegal sawed-off shotguns. In the resulting shootout, Weaver’s teenage son, Samuel, and Deputy U.S. Marshal William Degan were killed.
Audio: 'Hound Dog' (Aug. 21, 1972)
(Monday, August 21, 1972) — Ex-Beatle John Lennon rehearsed Hound Dog, Don’t Be Cruel and Roll Over Beethoven today at Butterfly Studios in New York City for the “One to One” benefit concerts for children with mental challenges, scheduled for Madison Square Garden on Aug. 30. Continue reading Lennon rehearses oldies for ‘One to One’ benefit 40 years ago today (1972)
Video: McCartney/Wings (Aug. 20, 1972)
(Sunday, August 20, 1972) — Paul McCartney and his group Wings performed a piano improvisation today on a Dutch radio program “popsmuk” in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, during their 25-city Wings Over Europe Tour, McCartney’s first of Continental Europe since The Beatles made a three-city swing through Germany in June 1966.
Video: 'The Talk of the Town' (clip)
(Thursday, August 20, 1942) — The Talk of the Town, a film about an escaped prisoner and a stuffy law professor who vie for the hand of a spirited schoolteacher, opened today in the U.S.
Directed by George Stevens, the film stars Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman and Rex Ingram.
Video: 'Tchaikovsky's famous 1812 Overture'
(Sunday, August 20, 1882) — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, written in 1880 to commemorate Russia’s defense of their fatherland against Napoleon’s invading Grande Armée in 1812, premiered today in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.
The overture is best known for its climactic volley of cannon fire, ringing chimes, and brass fanfare finale.
Video: Aug 20, 1862 (at 38:41)
(Wednesday, August 20, 1862, during the American Civil War) — Republican editor Horace Greeley of the highly influential New York Tribune published a famous editorial today entitled “The Prayer of Twenty Millions,” demanding a more aggressive attack on the Confederacy and faster emancipation of the slaves by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Continue reading Editor Horace Greeley publicly urges immediate emancipation of southern slaves 150 years ago today (1862)
Video: 'Mary Fisher "Whisper of AIDS" Speech 1992 Pt 1'
(Wednesday, August 19, 1992) — Mary Fisher, a Florida mother from a politically prominent family, urged Americans watching the 1992 Republican National Convention in Houston tonight to put politics aside when they consider AIDS, which she compared to the Holocaust. Continue reading Crowd stilled as Florida mom issues AIDS plea at Republican Convention 20 years ago tonight (1992)
