Video: 'Dateline NBC on Christopher Reeve (June 1995)'
(Saturday, May 27, 1995, around 3:30 p.m. EDT) — Actor Christopher Reeve, 42, was left paralyzed today when he was thrown from his horse during a jumping event in Charlottesville, Virginia.
‘La Haine’ French social thriller film premieres at Cannes Film Festival 30 years ago tonight (May 27 1995)
Video: 'La Haine' trailer
(Saturday, May 27, 1995, evening Central European Summer Time) — La Haine, a French black-and-white drama/suspense film about about three young friends and their struggle to live in the suburbs of Paris, premiered today at the Cannes Film Festival. Continue reading ‘La Haine’ French social thriller film premieres at Cannes Film Festival 30 years ago tonight (May 27 1995)
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Wings release ‘Venus and Mars’ studio album in USA 50 years ago today (May 27 1975)
Video: '16- Wings- Venus and Mars (Full Album)' (13 clips)
(Tuesday, May 27, 1975) — Venus and Mars by Wings, Paul McCartney’s sixth studio album since the 1970 break-up of The Beatles (the fourth with his British-American band Wings), was released in the U.S. today (it would be released in the UK on May 30, 1975). Continue reading Wings release ‘Venus and Mars’ studio album in USA 50 years ago today (May 27 1975)
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Supreme Court strikes down key component of FDR’s New Deal 90 years ago today (May 27 1935)
Video: 'Schechter Poultry vs US (1935): US History Review'
(Monday, May 27, 1935; during the Great Depression) — The U.S. Supreme Court today decided Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, which held the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), a major piece of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, unconstitutional (click here for a clip of May 27, 1935, at 28:27 from “American Experience – S07E02 – FDR Parts 3 and 4 (October 12, 1994)).
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Confederate forces west of Mississippi surrender, marking effective end of American Civil War 160 years ago today (May 26 1865)
(Friday, May 26, 1865, during the American Civil War) — Confederate Lt. Gen. Simon B. Buckner, acting for General Edmund Smith (pictured above), signed a military convention surrendering Confederate forces in the Trans-Mississippi Department today in New Orleans, Louisiana, ending all organized Southern military resistance to the Union forces. Continue reading Confederate forces west of Mississippi surrender, marking effective end of American Civil War 160 years ago today (May 26 1865)
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The Beatles record final BBC radio musical appearance 60 years ago this hour (May 26 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles - Ticket To Ride (BBC, The Beatles Invite You To Take A Ticket To Ride - 7 June 1965)'
(Wednesday, May 26, 1965, 2:30-6:00 p.m. British Summer Time) — The Beatles recorded what turned out to be their final musical appearance on BBC Radio today for the BBC Light Programme The Beatles (Invite You To Take A Ticket To Ride) at the BBC’s Piccadilly Studios in London, for airing on June 7, 1965, at 10 a.m. Continue reading The Beatles record final BBC radio musical appearance 60 years ago this hour (May 26 1965)
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Ali knocks out Liston in first round of rematch 60 years ago this hour (May 25 1965)
Video: 'May 25, 1965 | Ali-Liston II'
(Tuesday, May 25, 1965, 10:30 p.m. EDT) — Muhammad Ali knocked out Sonny Liston in the first round of their world heavyweight boxing title rematch tonight in Lewiston, Maine. Continue reading Ali knocks out Liston in first round of rematch 60 years ago this hour (May 25 1965)
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‘Madonna Live: The Virgin Tour’ filmed in Detroit 40 years ago this hour (May 25 1985)
Video: 'Madonna - The Virgin Tour 1985 [Remastered]'
(Saturday, May 25, 1985, approximately 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Madonna Live: The Virgin Tour, the first video album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, was filmed tonight during a performance at Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan, as part of her The Virgin Tour, for release on Nov. 13, 1985.
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Babe Ruth hits last three home runs in Pittsburgh 90 years ago today (May 25 1935)
Video: 'May 25 1935 Babe Ruth hits his final 3 homeruns including the last one out of Forbes Field'
(Saturday, May 25, 1935; during the Great Depression) — Babe Ruth, 40, hit his last three career home runs — Nos. 712, 713 and 714 — for the Boston Braves in a game today against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Continue reading Babe Ruth hits last three home runs in Pittsburgh 90 years ago today (May 25 1935)
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‘Everything She Wants’ by Wham! peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago today (May 25 1985)
(Saturday, May 25, 1985) — “Everything She Wants” by Wham! peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (May 25, June 1, 1985). Continue reading ‘Everything She Wants’ by Wham! peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago today (May 25 1985)
