Video: 'Special Field Order # 15' (Jan. 16, 1865, at 3:41)
(Monday, January 16, 1865; during the American Civil War) — Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman issued Special Field Order No. 15, which decreed that 400,000 acres of land in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida would be confiscated, divided into 40-acre lots and given to former slaves.
The order, which was later revoked by President Andrew Johnson, is believed to have inspired the expression, “Forty acres and a mule.”
Video: 'Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress Reporting on the State of the Union January 15, 1975'
(Wednesday, January 15, 1975, 1:09 p.m. EST) — U.S. President Gerald Ford, declaring that “the state of the Union is not good,” urged the Democratic Congress today to enact speedily his new plan for stimulating the economy and to approve a sweeping program aimed at achieving energy independence.
Video: 'The US Civil War - Second Battle of Fort Fisher, January 1865, US Civil War'
(Sunday, January 15, 1865; during the American Civil War) — The Second Battle of Fort Fisher near Wilmington, North Carolina, ended today as Union forces captured the “Gibraltar of the South,” depriving the Confederates of their last major seaport.
Video: 'Bull Session With "Big Daddy" (Remastered)'
(Wednesday, January 13, 1965) — The Beach Boys recorded “Bull Session with the “Big Daddy”” today at Western Recorders studio in Los Angeles for the group’s album The Beach Boys Today!. Continue reading The Beach Boys record ‘Bull Session with the “Big Daddy”‘ 60 years ago today (Jan 13 1965)
Video: 'Schuyler Colfax - 17th U.S. Vice President'
(Tuesday, January 13, 1885, 10:35 a.m. CST) — Schuyler Colfax, the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873 during the administration of President Ulysses S. Grant, died heart attack brought on by extreme cold and exhaustion this morning inside a men’s waiting room at the Omaha Road depot in Mankato, Minnesota. He was 61. Continue reading Former U.S. Vice President Schuyler Colfax, 61, dies in Mankato, Minnesota 140 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 13 1885)
Video: 'The Battle of the Bulge: World War II's Deadliest Battle' (Jan. 13, 1945, at 1:06:54)
(Saturday, January 13, 1945; during the Battle of the Bulge on the Western Front of World War II) — “On January 13th, we were almost to this little town of Coulis and the artillery started coming in. I had at least 15 of my new men …”
Video: 'Terremoto di Avezzano 1915 - Italia'
(Wednesday, January 13, 1915, 07:52:42 local time) — An estimated 29,978 to 32,610 people were killed this morning when the struck central Italy at a moment magnitude of 6.7.
Video: 'LIVE TV RESTORATION: Patterns - Kraft Television Theatre 1955'
(Wednesday, January 12, 1955, 9:00-10:00 p.m. EST) — Patterns, an original play by Rod Serling about corporate politics and big business power games, was presented live tonight on NBC as part of the anthology series Kraft Television Theatre.
Directed by Fielder Cook, the intense big-business drama starred Richard Kiley, Everett Sloane and Ed Begley.
Video: 'brian epstein's screentime on "hullabaloo"' (Jan. 12, 1965, 0:00-1:05)
(Tuesday, January 12, 1965, 8:30 p.m. EST) — Hullabaloo, a weekly musical variety series that served as a big-budget, quality showcase for the leading pop acts of the day, debuted tonight as a regular television series on NBC. Featured acts on the premiere included the New Christy Minstrels and comedian Woody Allen.
Video: 'Earhart Hops Foggy Pacific In 18 Hours (1935)'
(Saturday, January 12, 1935, 1:31 p.m. PST) — Aviator Amelia Earhart completed an 18-hour trip from Honolulu to Oakland today, making her the first person to fly solo between Hawaii and California.
