Video: '30th December 1922: Foundation of the USSR'

(Saturday, December 30, 1922; during the Russian Civil War, part of the Russian Revolution and the aftermath of World War I) — The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (referred to alternatively as the USSR or the Soviet Union) was created today as a new nation  2,215 delegates of the First All-Union Congress of Soviets ratified the Treaty on the Formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Continue reading Soviet Union established as Treaty on the Creation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is ratified in Moscow 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 30 1922) →

Video: 'The Fatal And Devastating Crash Of Flight 401 | FULL EPISODE | Mayday: Air Disaster'

(Friday, December 29, 1972, 11:42 p.m. EST) — Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, a scheduled flight from New York JFK to Miami, crashed late tonight into the Florida Everglades near Miami International Airport, killing 101 of the 176 people aboard. Continue reading 101 killed as Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 crashes in Florida Everglades 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 29 1972) →

Video: 'Almanac: Radio City Music Hall'

(Tuesday, December 27, 1932, doors opened at 7:30 p.m. and the program began at 8:15 p.m. EST) — Radio City Music Hall, an entertainment venue and theater at 1260 Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, opened tonight with a lavish stage show featuring numbers including Ray Bolger, Doc Rockwell, Martha Graham, The Mirthquakers, and Patricia Bowman. Continue reading Radio City Music Hall opens in New York City 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 27 1932) →