Video: 'My Sweet Lord'
(Friday, December 14, 1991, 6 p.m. JST) — Rock legends George Harrison and Eric Clapton performed tonight at Osaka Castle Hall, Osaka, as part of their 12-date tour of Japan. Continue reading George Harrison, Eric Clapton perform in Tokyo 20 years ago this hour (1991)
(Thursday, December 13, 2001) — A Beautiful Mind, a drama film based on the life of John Nash, a Nobel Laureate in Economics, premiered today in Los Angeles. Continue reading ‘A Beautiful Mind’ premieres in Los Angeles 10 years ago today (2001)
Video: Sherman relieved (@ 1:29:52)
(Thursday, December 12, 1861) — Union General William Tecumseh today picked up a copy of the Cincinnati Daily Commercial and read, “General W.T. Sherman, late commander of the Department of the Cumberland, is insane. It appears that he was at times when commanding in Kentucky, stark mad…”
After other newspapers parroted the claim, Sherman, by his own admission, sank “into a perfect ‘slough of despond,” and even contemplated suicide.
Video: 'Private Property'
(Saturday, December 12, 1981) — Stop and Smell the Roses, the eighth studio album by ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, peaked at #98 on today’s Billboard Top 200 albums chart. Continue reading ‘Stop and Smell The Roses’ by Ringo Starr peaks at #98 in USA 30 years ago today (1981)
Video: 'Something'
(Wednesday, December 12, 1991, 7 p.m. JST) — Rock legends George Harrison and Eric Clapton performed tonight at Osaka Castle Hall, Osaka, as part of their 12-date tour of Japan. Continue reading George Harrison, Eric Clapton perform in Osaka 20 years ago this hour (1991)
'The Red Dot' (clip)
(Wednesday, December 11, 1991, 9:30 p.m. ET) — George becomes sexually attracted to a cleaning lady on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV sitcom Seinfeld.
Video: 'Cousin Maude's Visit' (clip)
(Saturday, December 11, 1971, 8:00 p.m. ET) — When Archie, Mike and Gloria all come down with a terrible flu, Edith calls on her extremely liberal Cousin Maude to come and stay with the Bunkers and help out on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom All In The Family.
Video: Smith trial documentary (first 10 minutes)
(Wednesday, December 11, 1991, 5:10 p.m. ET) — After deliberating for 77 minutes, a jury acquitted William K. Smith today of charges that he raped a woman at the Kennedy family’s Palm Beach estate one moonlit night last Easter weekend. Continue reading William Kennedy Smith acquitted of rape charge 20 years ago this hour (1991)
Video: 'Your Loving Flame'
(Tuesday, December 11, 2001) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney performed today at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert at the Spektrum in Oslo, Norway, only 12 days after the death of former Beatle George Harrison. Continue reading Paul McCartney performs at Nobel Peace Prize Concert 10 years ago today (2001)
Video: 'Taxman'
(Wednesday, December 11, 1991, 7 p.m. JST) — Rock legends George Harrison and Eric Clapton performed tonight at Osaka Castle Hall, Osaka, as part of their 12-date tour of Japan. Continue reading George Harrison, Eric Clapton perform in Osaka 20 years ago this hour (1991)
