Video: 'David Letterman - Jerry Lawler - Andy Kaufman - Unedited'
(Wednesday, July 28, 1982) — Entertainer Andy Kaufman and wrestler Jerry Lawler appear to get in a fight today during a taping of NBC-TV’s Late Night with David Letterman, with Lawler knocking Kaufman out of his chair. It was later revealed to have been staged.
Video: ABC News, July 28, 1972 (at 0:33)
(Friday, July 28, 1972) — Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton declared today in San Francisco, “You’re not going to get me out of this race — never.”
Eagleton’s statement at a news conference was the strongest yet on the speculation that he might quit the Democratic ticket because of pressure over his past health problems, which required electroconvulsive therapy twice.
(Monday, July 27, 1942) — Benny Goodman and his Orchestra and vocalist Peggy Lee recorded Why Don’t You Do Right today in New York for Columbia Records.
Video: 'Barcelona 1992 Opening Ceremony - Entrance of Olympic Flag - Olympic Anthem'
(Saturday, July 25, 1992) — Opening ceremonies were held today at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Spain, for the 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad.
Video: 'High Noon' trailer
(Thursday, July 24, 1952) — High Noon, a Western film that tells in real time the story of a town marshal forced to face a gang of killers by himself, premiered today at the Mayfair theater in New York City.
The film was directed by Fred Zinnemann and stars Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. It won four Academy Awards, including Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gary Cooper), Best Film Editing, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, and Best Music, Song.
Video: Fonda's anti-war activism (at 1:07)
(Sunday, July 23, 1972, during the Vietnam War, part of the Cold War) — American actress Jane Fonda arrived in Paris today after spending two weeks in North Vietnam and branded U.S. President Richard Nixon a traitor. Continue reading Jane Fonda returns from North Vietnam, rips Nixon 40 years ago today (1972)
Video: July 23, 1962 (at 5:51)
(Monday, July 23, 1962, during the the Laotian Civil War, part of the Vietnam War/Second Indochina War, part of the Cold War) — Delegates of 14 nations today signed the International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos, formally bringing to a close 14 months of efforts to restore peace to the Asian kingdom.
Video: Germans enter Rostow (at 4:47)
(Thursday, July 23, 1942, during Case Blue, the German summer offensive of 1942, part of the Eastern Front of World War II) — With heavy air support from the Ju 87s of Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Germany’s Army Group A today recaptured Rostov, the “gate to the Caucasus,” without much resistance.
Video: 'The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank' (Franks go into hiding, at 1:49)
(Saturday July 18, 1942, part of The Holocaust during World War II) — The Franks and van Pels, Jews now in hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam, treat helpers Miep and Jan Gies to a “banquet” in the Secret Annex as their way of congratulating them on their first wedding anniversary.
(Thursday, July 16, 1992) — Gov. Bill Clinton and his running mate, Sen. Al Gore (click here to watch his acceptance speech earlier tonight), opened their general election campaign tonight with a stern attack on President Bush’s economic policies and a vision for a Democratic administration that would have as its priorities jobs, health care, AIDS research, the environment and political reform (click here to watch the full speech in better quality). Continue reading Clinton, Gore accept nominations, appeal to middle class 20 years ago tonight (1992)
