Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis 60 years ago today (1952)

1950s, Movies 1950s, U.S. Presidents

(Tuesday, March 4, 1952) — Ronald Reagan, 41, and Nancy Davis, 30, were married today in a simple ceremony designed to avoid the press at the Little Brown Church in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles.

The only people in attendance were actor William Holden, the best man, and his wife, actress Brenda Marshall, the matron of honor.

‘Nosferatu’ opens in Berlin 90 years ago today (1922)

1920s, movies 1920s

(Saturday, March 4, 1922) — Nosferatu, an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, with names and other details changed because the studio could not obtain the rights to the novel, opened today in Berlin.

Directed by F. W. Murnau, the classic German Expressionist horror film stars Max Schreck as the vampire Count Orlok.

‘The Caterpillar’ episode airs on ‘Night Gallery’ 40 years ago this hour (1972)

1970s, Television 1970s

(Wednesday, March 1, 1972, 10:00 p.m. ET) — A bored colonial on a Malaysian plantation employs an exotic accomplice–an earwig–in his gruesome plot to assassinate a romantic rival on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV anthology series Night Gallery.

‘Who Won?’ episode airs on ‘Adam-12’ 40 years ago this hour (1972)

1970s, Television 1970s

(Wednesday, March 1, 8:00 p.m. ET) — Malloy and Reed try to curb a chronic street racing problem by befriending the club leaders and working with a racing promoter to open a legitimate drag strip on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV police drama Adam-12.

USS Houston and HMAS Perth under attack 70 years ago tonight (1942)

1940s, World War II

(Saturday, February 28, 1942, during World War II) — The heavy cruiser USS Houston and the Australian light cruiser HMAS Perth came under attack today by Japanese forces during Battle of Sunda Strait in the Netherlands East Indies. Both were sunk shortly after midnight. The Houston lost 693 men while the Perth lost 353.

Alicia Keys takes five Grammys 10 years ago tonight (2002)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s


Video: 'Fallin' performed by Alica Keys

(Wednesday, February 27, 2002) — Alicia Keys won five Grammy Awards tonight for her debut album Songs in A Minor, including Fallin (Song of The Year). Walk On by U2 won Record of the Year and O Brother, Where Art Thou? by various artists won Album of the Year.