The Twentieth Century was a half-hour documentary series televised by
CBS. The premiere episode aired on Sunday October 20, 1957 and ran
until 1966. It was hosted and narrated by Walter Cronkite. It covered
historical events of the 20th century and consisted of newsreel footage
and interviews. The sponsor of the show was Prudential Insurance
Company of America.
James Stewart
Mr. Smith goes to Washington premiered in Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., on October 17, 1939. The event was sponsored by the National Press Club with 4,000 invited guests, including 45 senators. The Frank Capra film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, winning for Best Original Story.
Filming a scene with James Stewart
Frank Capra
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969)
Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953
until 1961. He was a five-star general in the U.S. Army. During World
War ll, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in
Europe.
General Eisenhower
The crisis began on Sunday October 14, 1962 when a United States Air Force U-2
aircraft on a photoreconnaissance mission captured photographic evidence of
Soviet missile bases under construction in Cuba (examples below).
The United States considered attacking Cuba via air and sea, and settled on a
military "quarantine" of Cuba. The confrontation ended on October 28, 1962,
when President Kennedy and U.N. Secretary-General U Thant reached a
public and secret agreement with Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev. The
quarantine officially ended on November 20, 1962.
The SS-4 "Sandal" intermediate range missile
The Lockheed U-2 intelligence aircraft
On Monday October 22, President Kennedy announced the discovery
of the missile installations to the public in a nationwide televised
address.
On October 10, 1973, Spiro Agnew, serving under President Nixon, became the
second Vice President to resign the office. He pled no contest to criminal charges
of tax evasion after resigning. As a result of his no contest plea, the State of
Maryland later disbarred Agnew, calling him "morally obtuse". In 1832, Vice
President John C. Calhoun, while serving under Andrew Jackson, resigned
the office to take a seat in the U.S. Senate.
Spiro Agnew and President Richard Nixon
