Video: 'Sammy's Visit'
(Saturday, February 19, 1972, 8:00 p.m. EST) — The Bunkers have the honor of hosting Sammy Davis, Jr. in their home to retrieve a briefcase he accidentally left earlier in Archie’s cab on “Sammy’s Visit,” tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom All In The Family. Continue reading ‘Sammy’s Visit’ episode airs tonight on CBS-TV sitcom ‘All In The Family’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 19 1972)
(Saturday, February 19, 1972) — “Without You” by Nilsson peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (Feb. 19/26, Mar. 4/11, 1972). Continue reading ‘Without You’ by Nilsson peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 19 1972)
Video: 'Executive Order 9066: A Shameful Moment In WW2 America | Silent Sacrifice Part 1 | Timeline
(Thursday, February 19, 1942; during the internment of Japanese Americans, part of World War II) — President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 today, authorizing the secretary of war to prescribe certain areas as military zones and clearing the way for about 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry, most of whom lived on the Pacific Coast, to be forcibly relocated and incarcerated in concentration camps in the western interior of the country. Continue reading President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorizes relocation and internment of Japanese Americans 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 19 1942)
Video: 'Bombing of Darwin'
(Thursday, February 19, 1942, 9:58 a.m. Australian Central Daylight Time; during the Bombing of Darwin, part of the Pacific War, part of World War II) — 242 Japanese aircraft, in two separate raids, attacked Darwin, Australia, ships in Darwin’s harbor and the town’s two airfields today in an attempt to prevent the Allies from using them as bases to contest the invasion of Timor and Java during World War II. Continue reading Japanese warplanes raid Darwin, Australia, killing at least 243 people 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDate #OTD (Feb 19 1942)
(Saturday, February 17, 1962) — “Duke of Earl” by Gene Chandler peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Feb. 17/24, Mar. 3, 1962). Continue reading ‘Duke of Earl’ by Gene Chandler peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 17 1962)
Video: 'John Lennon Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On'
(Wednesday, February 16, 1972) — During a tracking session for John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s album Some Time in New York City, a part-studio, part-live double album, Lennon jammed with the rock band Elephant’s Memory today on a number of oldies, including “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Honey Hush” and “Carribean,” at the Record Plant recording studio in New York City. Continue reading John Lennon jams with Elephant’s Memory band during ‘Some Time in New York City’ sessions 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 16 1972)
Video: 'The World At War Episode 6 HD - Banzai!: Japan (1931–1942)' (Feb. 16, 1942, at 51:38)
(Monday, February 16, 1942; during the Japanese occupation of Singapore, part of the Second World War) — One day after the fall of Singapore, the foremost British military base and economic port in Southeast Asia and key to British interwar defense planning for the region, resulting in the largest British surrender in history, the British suffered a last humiliation: the garrison was paraded today before the triumphant Japanese. Continue reading Defeated British garrison paraded before triumphant Japanese troops in Singapore 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 16 1942)
Video: '1862-06 Battle Fort Donelson Feb 12-16 1862 - Corrected'
(Sunday, February 16, 1862; during the Battle of Fort Donelson, part of the American Civil War) — The Battle of Fort Donelson in the Western Theater of the American Civil War ended today when Union forces captured the Confederate fort near the Tennessee–Kentucky border and opened the Cumberland River, an important avenue for the invasion of the South. Continue reading General Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee, earning moniker ‘Unconditional Surrender Grant’ 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 16 1862)
Video: 'Top 5 Vice Presidents in American History' (Henry Wilson @ 4:17)
(Sunday, February 16, 1812) — Henry Wilson, the 18th vice president of the United States, who served from 1873 until his death in 1875 during the administration of President Ulysses S. Grant, was born Jeremiah Jones Colbath today in Farmington, New Hampshire. Continue reading U.S. Vice President Henry Wilson born in Farmington, New Hampshire 210 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 16 1812)
Video: '130 - Britain's Worst Defeat - Singapore Falls - WW2 - February 20, 1942' (Feb. 15, 1942, at 0:52)
(Sunday, February 15, 1942, just after 6:00 p.m. MALT, during the Fall of Singapore, part of the Malayan campaign of the Second World War) — Singapore — an island city-state in maritime Southeast Asia nicknamed Britain’s “Gibraltar of the East,” a mighty marine fortress that ties India with Australia — fell to the Japanese today when Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival formally surrendered, resulting in the largest British surrender in history. Continue reading Singapore falls in ‘worst disaster’ in British military history 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 15 1942)
