Video: 'Mass Murder in Seattle: Wah Mee Club 13 Murdered in cold blood.'
(Saturday, February 19, 1983, 12:30 a.m. PST; during the Wah Mee Massacre) — Twelve men and a woman were shot dead early this morning at the Wah Mee Club, a gambling club in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. Continue reading 13 people shot to death during a robbery at Seattle’s Wah Mee gambling club 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 19 1983)
Video: 'When Goebbels Signed Germany's Suicide Pact - WW2 Special'
(Thursday, February 18, 1943, broadcast by Berlin at 8:15-10:27 p.m. Central European Time; during The Holocaust, part of World War II) — 16 days after the Battle of Stalingrad ended with the surrender of Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus and the German 6th Army to the Soviets, Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels called for “total war” (German: totalen Krieg) in the Sportpalast speech today at the Berlin Sportpalast to a large but carefully selected audience. Continue reading Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels calls for ‘total war’ as noose tightens around Third Reich 80 years ago this hour #OTD #OnThisDay (Feb 18 1943)
Video: 'The TRAGIC Execution Of Sophie Scholl - The White Rose'
(Thursday, February 18, 1943, around 11:15 a.m. Central European Time; during World War II) — Hans Scholl, 24, and his sister Sophie, 21, the leaders of the German youth group Weisse Rose (White Rose) that was secretly distributing anti-Hitler literature, were captured today at the University of Munich by the Gestapo. Continue reading Nazis arrest White Rose resistance leaders Hans Scholl and his sister Sophie at University of Munich 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 18 1943)
Video: 'The Daegu Metro Disaster - Terror On The Subway (Arson, Mass Murder)'
(Tuesday, February 18, 2003, 9:53 a.m. Korea Standard Time; during the Daegu subway fire) — 192 people died and 151 others were injured today at the Jungangno station of the Daegu Metropolitan Subway in Daegu, South Korea, today when an arsonist set fire to a train. Continue reading Arsonist sets fire to subway train in Daegu, South Korea, killing 192 people 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 18 2003)
(Saturday, February 17, 1973) — “Oh Babe What Would You Say?” by Hurricane Smith peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Oh Babe What Would You Say?’ by Hurricane Smith peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 17 1973)
(Saturday, February 17, 1973) — “Living Together, Growing Together” by The 5th Dimension peaked at #32 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Living Together, Growing Together’ by The 5th Dimension peaks at #32 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 17 1973)
Video: '16th February 1923: Howard Carter unseals Tutankhamun's burial chamber'
(Friday, February 16, 1923; during the Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun) — After 32 centuries, the inner chamber of the Tomb of Tutankhamun was opened today in Egypt near Luxor, as British archaeologist Howard Carter and his team broke the seal and went inside to find the sarcophagus of the boy pharaoh of Egypt. Continue reading British archaeologist Howard Carter unseals King Tutankhamun’s burial chamber in southern Egypt 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 16 1923)
Video: 'ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT - SOUND'
(Wednesday, February 15, 1933, 9:35 p.m. EST) — U.S. President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt escaped an assassination attempt in Miami tonight that mortally wounded Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak and left four others injured. Continue reading U.S. President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt escapes assassination attempt in Miami 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 15 1933)
(Saturday, February 14, 1953) — “Till I Waltz Again with You” by Teresa Brewer peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the first of five weeks (Feb. 14/21/28, Mar. 7/14, 1953). Continue reading ‘Till I Waltz Again with You’ by Teresa Brewer peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 14 1953)
(Saturday, February 13, 1943) — “I Had the Craziest Dream” by Harry James and his Orchestra (vocal chorus by Helen Forrest) was the #1 song on today’s Billboard National Best Selling Retail Records chart for the first of two consecutive weeks (Feb. 13/20, 1943). Continue reading ‘I Had the Craziest Dream’ by Harry James peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 13 1943)
