Video: 'Michael Jackson exposing Tommy Mottola'
(Saturday, July 7, 2002) — Michael Jackson made a bizarre appearance at a rally in New York today to denounce the recording industry as racist and Sony chairman Tommy Mottola as devilish.
Republican National Convention opens in Chicago 60 years ago today (1952)
Video: Republicans convene (at 0:07)
(Monday, July 7, 1952) — The Republican National Convention opened today at International Amphitheatre in Chicago with both General Dwight D. Eisenhower of Kansas and Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio locked in a tight battle for the presidential nomination. Continue reading Republican National Convention opens in Chicago 60 years ago today (1952)
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Ringo Starr performs in hometown of Liverpool 20 years ago tonight (1992)
Video: 'Ringo Starr - Going Home - Part 1' (performances captured on July 6, 1992; interviews were done Sept. 29,1992)
(Monday July 6, 1992) — On the day before his 52nd birthday, Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr returned to his birthplace of Liverpool tonight for a concert with his All-Starr band before 2,300 people at the Empire Theatre. Continue reading Ringo Starr performs in hometown of Liverpool 20 years ago tonight (1992)
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Jackie Kennedy wins out against photographer 40 years ago today (1972)
Video: Galella on Kennedy (at 1:16)
(Wednesday, July 5, 1972) — In the famous free-speech trial Galella v. Onassis, former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis today obtained a restraining order to keep photographer and pioneer paparazzo Ron Galella 50 feet away from her and 75 feet away from her children having had “relentlessly invaded” her privacy in New York.
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Algerian independence dimmed by Oran battle 50 years ago today (1962)
Video: 'JULY 05 1962. the end of a world, the oran massacre, the pied noirs forced to leave algeria'
(Thursday, July 5, 1962) — Independence took effect in Algeria today as civilians of European descent, mostly French, came under attack by extremists in the port city of Oran. Reports of the death toll vary from about a hundred to the thousands.
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Lincoln expresses doubts over emancipation 150 years ago today (1862)
Video: July 4, 1862 (at 15:06)
(Friday, July 4, 1862, during the American Civil War) — Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner today repeatedly urged President Lincoln to use the Independence Day holiday to adopt a policy of emancipation.
“I would do it if I were not afraid that half the officers would fling down their arms and three more states would rise,” President Lincoln reportedly told Sumner.
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‘Birdman of Alcatraz’ opens in the U.S. 50 years ago today (1962)
Video: 'Birdman of Alcatraz' trailer
(Tuesday, July 3, 1962) — Birdman of Alcatraz, a fictionalized film version of the life of Robert Stroud, a federal prison inmate known as the “Birdman of Alcatraz” because of his life with birds, opened today in the U.S. Continue reading ‘Birdman of Alcatraz’ opens in the U.S. 50 years ago today (1962)
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First Walmart store opens in Rogers, Arkansas 50 years ago today (1962)
Video: 'The Wal-Mart Virus'
(Monday, July 2, 1962) — The first Walmart store (called “Wal-Mart Discount City”) was opened today at 719 Walnut Ave. in Rogers, Arkansas, by Sam Walton and his brother, James.
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McClellan withdraws to Harrison’s Landing, ends Peninsula Campaign 150 years ago today (1862)
Video: July 2, 1862 (at 22:04)
(Wednesday, July 2, 1862, during the American Civil War) — Despite victory yesterday at the Battle of Malvern Hill, ending the Seven Days Battles, Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan withdrew today to entrench at Harrison’s Landing on the James River, where his army was protected by gunboats, thereby ending the Peninsula Campaign.
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Democrats nominate FDR for president at Democratic National Convention 80 years ago tonight (1932)
Video: FDR nominated on July 1, 1932 (at 1:08)
(Wednesday, July 1, 1932) — Governor Franklin Roosevelt of New York was nominated for president late tonight by delegates to the Democratic National Convention at Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois. Roosevelt defeated former Gov. Al Smith of New York 945-190.25 on the fourth ballot. Continue reading Democrats nominate FDR for president at Democratic National Convention 80 years ago tonight (1932)
