18 hours of live television coverage from the final days of the O.J. Simpson murder trial (September 26-September 29, 1995). This 100-part series includes the majority of the closing arguments made by prosecutors Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden and two of Simpson's defense attorneys, Johnnie Cochran and Barry Scheck. This playlist concludes with the reading of the jury's verdict on October 3, 1995.
More than 23 hours of television news coverage from September 11, 2001, providing an "as it is happening" chronicle of the incredible and tragic events which occurred on that terrible Tuesday in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Additional audio and video material relating to 9/11 is also included in this playlist.
CBS-TV news coverage from June 4 and 5, 1968, featuring election results from the California Primary, where Senator Robert F. Kennedy claims victory. But celebration in the Kennedy camp turns to unimaginable tragedy shortly after midnight (Pacific time) when RFK is gunned down after his victory speech in Los Angeles (in Part 5). This 10-part video series is in color and includes the rarely-seen live raw feed from CBS-TV originating from the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
Various movie reviews by Chicago film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. Some of the motion pictures reviewed here include: Star Wars, Jaws, Vertigo, Titanic, Jurassic Park, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Mrs. Doubtfire, E.T., Rain Man, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, When Harry Met Sally, and many others.
Here are some TV game shows from the 1950s and 1960s, including "Password", "What's My Line?", "Concentration", "Stump The Stars", "The Price Is Right", and "The Match Game".
Get right alongside the runways to watch commercial airliners in action at two major airports in Asia and Europe -- Kai Tak International in Hong Kong (which closed in 1998) and Faro International in Portugal.
A series of promotional films highlighting various models of jet aircraft built by the Boeing Airplane Company. These five films were produced over a period of several years, from 1959 to 1972.
This four-part series includes the complete 1996 cable television documentary "Survival In The Sky", which explores and re-examines several commercial aviation accidents.
Rare footage from one of the best TV talk shows ever -- "The Mike Douglas Show" (broadcast from Philadelphia). This playlist features some clips from Mike's program recorded on July 20th, 1977, with guests Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Tom Seaver, Pete Rose, and co-host Richard Thomas.
Audio, music, and photos spotlighting the late (and great) actor David Janssen and his exemplary television series from the 1960s, "The Fugitive", the best drama ever aired on TV (IMO).
Actor Charlton Heston hosts and narrates this immensely entertaining ninety-minute 1991 documentary about the history of Air Force One and Presidential air travel. Complete program title: "AIR FORCE ONE: FLIGHT II: THE PLANES AND THE PRESIDENTS".
Some old (and fun) television advertisements from the 1950s and 1960s. That Milt Grant could pitch a product with the best of 'em. Things being peddled in this collection of commercials include: Pepsi-Cola, Camel cigarettes, the 1964 Buick Riviera, Ford's 1958 Edsel, Motorola radios, and the ABC-TV series "Bewitched".
Audio extracts from ex-prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi's 12-hour straight-to-video program "Absolutely 100% Guilty", in which Bugliosi tells a "simulated" jury why Orenthal James Simpson was "100% guilty" of the June 12, 1994, murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
This playlist includes the complete 90-minute "Ruth Lyons' 50-50 Club" daytime variety program that aired live on WLW-Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio, on the same day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated (November 22, 1963).
This playlist contains all 43 minutes of what is (in this writer's opinion) the very best album of Christmas music ever recorded -- "THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS WITH THE LIVING STRINGS" (originally released on LP in 1963). Mere words alone cannot possibly do justice to this Christmas album. These holiday arrangements, conducted by Johnny Douglas, perfectly capture the essence of the Christmas season. Listen for yourself and see what I mean. I've also included two additional full-length Christmas albums in this playlist -- "The Sound Of Christmas" by The Living Strings and "White Christmas" by The Living Strings and Living Voices.
Here's a batch of assorted videos, spanning a variety of topics, including movies, baseball, comedy, fireworks, the "Single-Bullet Theory", Robert F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon playing the piano, a photo gallery, Paul Harvey at the North Pole (sort of), and other random things.