we remember the day the u.s. military shot a civilian airliner out of the sky, a changing of the guard for the soviet union, and the day we took our first trip back to the future. television entertainment, a fundamental change to how we and the movies, the theme parks, the spin-offs - it all startedith one book. here we relive, remember and relate to the news and trends of the day through the lens of time. "either go to jail or go to the army." "if there's a strike i can't see a major motion picture."

i'm ellee pai hong and i'm kerry sayers the sky by the u.s. military. during the height of theran- iraq war, tension had escalated in the persian gulf. a u.s. navy frigate hadustdurina fight of his own, the captain of the u.s.s. vincennes made a decision that was both defendable andiser uss vincennes, while activelyeatenin surface units, and protecting itself from what was concluded to be a hostile aircraft, shot down an iranian airliner over the straits of hormuz." middle of a battle.

helped cement years of mistrust helped cement years of mistrust between iran and the united sure between iran and the united commercial shipping lanes stayed war. a year earlier, an iraqi plane had fired at the uss stark damaging the ship and killing 37 on board. from that point onmericans were on alert and had presidential approval to act before being fired upon. six weeks after arriving in the gulf, the captain of the uss vincennes would follow that"theo do her job and i have all theheh this group of young men on here."

the area. cruiser sinking two iranian ships in iranian waters. soon after however the crew aboard the vincennes picked up a signal on radar. some kind of aircraft was moving in its direction. portand headed right at the american cruiser. "it's coming inbound fast." "there were electronic indications on vincennes that led it to believe that the aircraft was a f-14." but it wasn't a f-14 fighter jet. the plane was an airbus a-300 carrying 290 passengers and crew on a short flight across the gulf to dubai. it was coming straight at the

ship, it looked a wholeot smaller. it's not going to discriminate the length of the wing or whatever, it isn't clever enough to do that. so it's going to look the same." with the plane approaching fast "050 approximately eight miles." the ship's captain made a decision to strike first instead of putting his crew at risk. "i'm amazed that he waited as long as he did. i am absolutely amazed he waited as long as he did." "dead! we had it gone. that was did." "dead! we had it gone. that was the united states navy had just killed 290 civilians. united states navy had just killed 290 civilians. today charged that the united states deliberately shot down a civilian airliner yesterday."

while the iranians triedoprovokd attack, president reagan and his administration went on the defensive. "i won't minimize the tragedy. we all know that it was a tragedy. but we're talking about an incidentn which a plane on radar was observed coming in theship in combatgan o plane." it was anaccident to shr "this has not been a mistake. this was a premeditated attack. it was cold-blooded murder." a 53-page report just aewd showt happened laid somewhere in between. common flight path, was transmitting a civilian flightay climbing to 12-thousand feet

when it was shot down. but despite thatnformation, the captain of the vincennes was not held accountable for his decision to fire. for "it is logical to concludehat while he is firing and they are approaching him and an aircraft lifts off from iran goes toward him. steady course, high speed,t vary, will not contact him; it's a more than logical conclusion be ineopardy." government to try to make amends. that's when presidentlinton approved a 131-millionollar settlement with the iranian nearly half would go tohe victims' families.

our relationship with iran, flight 655 has fueled anti-erican sentiments. "this massacre, and this barbary act could never be forgotten." creating an even deeper hole tol relationship is ever to be attained again. relationship is ever to be attained again. beverly hills were spared the death penalty. life in prison without parole for killing their parents in their own home. their story would shockhe nation and make their trial "can't miss tv." the most notorious murder cases in years. lyle and erik menendez armed themselves with shotguns then blew away their

wealthy parents in their beverly hillsome. when the first trial ended were tried again. again the brothers said self defense. the state said greed. today, reed galin guilty of murder in the first degree." their televisions, but when the verdict came down, we were left in the dark. "there were no tv camerasn court when erik and lyleeard 12 citizens render judgment." "they said guilty on all counts with special circumstances." it had taken almost eightearsnt. all along the way, the casef the beverly hills brothers made national headlines. they admitted killing their parents but used an abuse defense. "two juries couldn't reach a verdict in the first trial. a e "they had a new prosecution team that did an absolutely

wonderfulob and i think the main thing mock the cornerstoneprobability that "dominick, you were in the courtroom when the verdict was read. no cameras allowed in the courtroom. what was it like?" "there was no gasping. no crying out. no overt tears from anyone. there was simply silence." spend the rest of their lives in prisonor the shotgun murders of theirarents. a judge in los angeles today imposed the sentence recommended by the jury - life without the possibility oftly made all of the rulings concerning the admission of the evidence in this case and although it is to be expected that they will

appeal, i don't think they have any good grounds for that." brothers wouldn't be able to serve their sentence together in the same prison. "it's ridiculous to say that they shouldn't be together because they would commit other crimes. the probation reports indicate they are not a danger or a threat to anyone. they have not committed any other crimes. they did not conspire over the six years they have been together in the same smaller institution, the county jail andhe probation departmentecommends that they can be kept together and that they will be an asset to any institution they are in and this is just an attempt, a last ditch inflict even greater punishment on them thanhat the law prescribes and i see it as exceedingly cruel andeartless. i don't hear them making statements like thatbout serial killers, about baby rapists but because these are highly notorious defendants thanks to y'all, they think it's

lyle and erik are stillerving their sentences in separate prisons in california. comedy team's radio debut. nation's highest court. nation's highest court.

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legendary comedy duo abbott and costello. in 1940, their new network show debuted on nbc radio and ran for 13 weeks. 45 years later, the world wastyd his time machine. "back to the future" was released on this day in 1985. more than 383 million dollars worldwide. another blockbuster movieade headlines 4 years later ticket sales for the movie "batman"ionf "indiana jones and the last rea decades after he hung upisad all considered "the greatest"of all.

but right in the middle his prime, ali found himself in perhaps the most important fight of his career. a fight that would be decided by the country's highest court the "it has been said that iave two alternatives. either go toi would like to say that there is another alternative." "that alternative is justice." a third of all soldiershat fought in vietnam were drafted into the armed services. supposed to be the heavyweight champion of the world, muhammad ali. "cassius clay is a name no "yes sir, it's muhammad ali." to the u.s. government heas "cassius clay" and when he refused to enlist in the army, uncle sam took him to court. "former worldeavyweight clay, rd to take the oath of induction into the army. the black,

muslim fighter, who's also known as muhammad ali, was immediately stripped of his title by the world boxing association." behe united states army, especially, as some have pointed out, many have pointed out, when not taking the step i" ali claimed he was a muslimldn'. "as a muslim minister, mywn outlook on war and violence isw"

prison sentence plus $10,000 fine." fight again until october of 1970. "what i am doing is legal. thisl received court. you can deny the draft on any grounds, but you have to go to court. it's law. if you lose you have to go to jail which i is legal, been theost persecuted." nearly four years aftere refused to enter the army, the "and if there is a littleill be

prevailed in the courts." the week of june 29, 1971 - just three monthsfter suffering his first loss of his career to joe frazier - ali would get off the mat and win his biggest fight. the supreme court, in an 8-0 ruling, found ali was sincere in his anti-war beliefs in regards to his muslim faith and the doj didn't give a reason for denying his original request. "a grocery owner came out grabbed me and hugged me with tears in his eyes, a little black fellow, and told me that you've just been vindicated and voted in your favor." ali was cleared of evading the draft in a case than brought american controversies about race, war, and faith to the forefront. "transcending the ordinary for the sake of greatness. all of which mikhail baryshnikov 1974,

from the soviet union to secure his place ballet's most graceful artists. for 26 years,ikhailat the mercy of a soviet union whose ceiling for opportunity was low. a system that stunted the young prodigy. but thousands of miles tois west, baryshnikov caught glimpses of innovation, creativity and most importantly, freedom. so on june 29, 1974, while on tour in canada, baryshnikov orchestrated a drama far more sensational than any of the dances he performed on stage. after the final show ofhed awaye theater, hopped in a getaway car never to dance for russia again. home freed from the restrictionhat burdened his development.

the world. the exposure would make him an international star, a status that in all likelihood would have been left to waste, had he not risked it all. baryshnikov became a naturalized citizen of the united states 12 years after his defection where he continued to cement his legacy and notoriety as a dancer, choreographer, and performer. asked whether he ever regretted his decision on june 29, 1974, he said, "never. there was nothing to miss." he said, "never. there was nothing to miss." new direction for the soviet union. television's all time good guys. and for the first time,usic went mobile. it's all still to come on "through the decades." it's all still to come on "through the decades."

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on july 3 through the decades. doodle dandy" was born in 1878. congress also award george in 1r his world war one song "over there." in 1956, montellilliams entered the world. before finding fame withis talkshow, he had a successful military career then left to become a motivational speaker. m.s. foundation and now raises moneye disease. in 1962, the a-list actor who at one point had thoughts of becoming a priest was born. tom cruise first found fame with 'risky business' and a string of blockbusters have followed since. in 2012, at the age of 86. before acting, his career ambitions included opera singer

thankfully he found his wayois n the ed sullivan show. he would latertar in the andy griffith show and matlock. still to come on "throughhe decades," the start of a measure, that continues to guide our modern economy. before the i-pad or the i- phone, power button on the start of a tech revolution. early days of what would become an entertainment empire. one ay wizard. an entertainment empire. one ay wizard.

on this day in history. in 1819, the first u.s.avings bank, the bank for savings in new york city, opened its doors. the idea of a savings bankas borrowed from europe in hopes that the lower classes would learn how to save ratherhan spend their money. then in 1884, dow jones and company published its first stock average. it consisted of 11 stocks,ine railroads and two industrial companies, and appeared in the "customer's afternoon letter," a daily financial news bulletin which was a predecessor to the "wall street journal." what if there was no personal listening device? no way of mue

go? well that was the reality before july 1, 1979 when the sony walkman was introduced ande cassette debuted. as the story goes, sony's co- , traveled a lot for business and he liked to listen to music when he did. tired of lugging around sony's recorder ,ecutive deputy presido design a smaller, lighter playback only stereo system that would work with headphones. a headphone jack. ibuka showed py chairman akio morita and told him to try it. the walkman had arrived. mere

bucks. orinally called the soundabout stowaway in the u.k., sony finally settledman. stowaway in the u.k., sony finally settledman. and lighter. sony made sure to get young people familiar with them - asking people on trains and on the street to try it out for themselves. they even gave celebrities the new product so they could be seen using it. consumers would wind up buying 400 million of them. in no time, thealkman revolutionized the way people listened to music. you could be on a bus, on a beach or just walking around town and listenr

and whenever you wanted. cd players and mp3 playersstop - cd players and mp3 playersstop - based walkman. based walkman. of legislation, it was nearly a century before pen finally met paper. continued whatjohn f. kennedy and abraham. struggle for people of color in these united states. the bill known as "the civil rights act." hard to ignore.

these often hard to watch images to be broadcast across the country. interested in our struggle all over the country." that included in washington d.c. where president john f kennedy e president would eventually have to finish on july 2, 1964. "it was founded on the principal that all men are created equalnd the rights of every man areiminished when the rights of one man are threatened." the rights of one man are threatened." civil rights movement. leaders, kennedy laid out an honest argument for something that now seems obvious. be fully free until all itse." but it was a cause kennedy would never see come to

fruition. "from dallas, texas, thelash apparently official, president kennedy died at 1pm central standard time, 2 o'clock eastern minutesnovember 22, 1963. gained a new one in a few violent seconds. "vice president lyndon johnson has left the hospital in dallas, where hes proceeded, but presumably he will be taking the oath of office shortly and become the unitedwhile the words were beint to paper over the following nine months, protests did not stop and neither did the

violence. "don't bow down. hold your heads up. we want our freedom now!" heads up. we want our freedom now!" john f. kennedy's declaration for civil rights for all "the heart of the questions whether all americans are to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities." bill on his desk to sign. "five hours after the house passes the measure, the civil rights act of 1964 is signed at the bill made it illegal tot discriminate on the basis of sex, religion, national origin time - race or color.

any public institution and gave the to "it's purpose is not to punish. it's purpose is not to divide but to end divisions, divisions" landmark piece of legislation with 75 separate pens handed out to legislative and civil rights leaders at the ceremony. "integration leader martin luthering receives his pen. a gift he says he would cherish." "now in this summer of 1964, the civil rights bill is the law of a predisposition to prejudice. the civil rights movementas not ended with a few strokes of but as lincoln did 100 years

prior to freeing the slaves, the civil rights act, signed july 2, 1964, remains a vital piece of legislation in our nation's continued efforts towards equality for all. "tonight i urge every public official, every religious leader, every business and professional man, every workinge every american to join in thisjd hope bringeace to our land." sformed the entertainment industry from how and where we watch movies and tv shows. at its prime, it was a multi- billion dollar business and one everyone wanted a portion of. so at this time in 1984, hollywood was preparing a standg technology's future.

and ways that wet foresee toda" in the late '60s to the early a "new hollywood" arose from a generation of filmmakers known as the "american new wave." in blockbusters like jaws, star wars and aliens. "well i would hate to see star wars had the director not been there and i would have hate to have seen temple of doom without steven spielberg. i done."think at the same time, technology was thedea of "home entertainment" and guild of america threatened the very system that brought

"if there's a strike - and i certainly hope there isn't - but if there's a strike, i can't see how anyone can possibly do a major motion picture." "some have talked of theideo cassette industry as potentially being a four billion dollarndustry by the end of the decade." "that's the problem. i don't know." the video cassette was unstoppable. it spread to the shelvesf bookstores, department chains and evolved an entire newhain of retail - video rental stores - a multi-billion dollar industry. "i think that we should becasses that anything that is put on film. i think the for what they have done for the pictures. i don't think it should just go to the studios."

in the early '80s, feature films made up roughly 70 percent of home video sales. and by mid-year 1984, hollywood directors threatened to curtail the growth. the movie maker's called for a potential strike. "the director's guildreelance negotiating committee voted to "the director's guildreelance negotiating committee voted to reject management's latest the directors share of the burgeoning video cassette market. the guild wanted an increase in the royalties." after eleven hours of negotiating, an agreement was reached on july 1, 1984. "the show will go on. that's the word from film and

television directors who overwhelmingly accepted a new three year contract with industry producers. west coast directorsoted on the pack overnight thus averting a strike set to begin this week." t i-phone, on june 29, 1975, the company's founders, steve jobs and steve wozniak, achieved something even more remarkable. they booted up the protoype for the apple i for the very first steve wozniak set about building steve wozniak set about building it was a wooden box containing a printed circuit board. but on june 29, 1975, when wozniak turned it on and hit a few keys on a keyboard the letters he typed showedp on the screen in front of him. a breakthrough in modern computing. wozniak swiftly tookis creation to steve jobs who

assured wozniak it could be sold apple incorporated had its first product. their first customer was a computer store in california called "the byte shop" which ordered 50 pre-assembled apple i units and retailed each for $666.66. 1975 milestone emerged one of the most valuable and innovative companies in the world. whole lot more than 50 computers amassing a tech empire that's as relevant as ever. we're looking back at the day an american classic roared to life boy legacy of anti- aircraft missiles, hidden right in the middle of american cities. missiles, hidden right in the middle of american cities.

death of joseph stalin, nikita khruschev took control on this day in 1957. this was welcome news for the u.s. who saw him as a moderate figure in the communist govern ment. they were oftenisappointed with the new leader who himself was ousted from power in 1964. and this week in 2005, theasa space probe "deep impact"comet.

better understand the makeup of the universe and it culminated with clad in polo white, sleeknd fast. into production. "chevrolet's plastic body corvette shows a strong sportscar influence. whent goes into limited production it will retail at $3000." the prototype corvette was introduced in january, 1953 at it was such a hit that first production was ordered to begin, 1953.

they were all white and all hand-built. been bested by the europeans. in the early 1950s, american automakers had a reputation for making big, heavy cars that favored function over design anded. new high level ventilation d new four fender visibility." the corvette shattered those presumptions. it was built around the driver not the passenger as evidenced by its two seats. a vehicle that wasn't meant for family travel. but instead, meant to indulge the thrill of the open road. the corvette quickly claimed its spot as "america's sports car." becoming a cultural icon - the subject of movies and songs reshaping the american automotive identity.

the fruits of a revolutionhat began on june 30, 1953. the united kingdom introducednd" the first of a seven-book series empire weies in all. it would grow into one ofhe top-selling book series of all time. the journey started in 1995. rowling finished her manuscriptr book,

she submitted it towelve publishing houses each rejected it. but finally lucked out on number 13. the book. 30, 1997. a year later, the book would reach u.s. shelves with a new title "harryotte's s" reach u.s. shelves with a new title "harryotte's s" american kids wouldn't read a book with "the philosopher" in it. six more books would follow. and by 2001, that first novelig. warner brothers' "harry potter and the sorcerer's stone" was the highest-grossing film of the year - only beginning an eight part movie series. the media empire nowncludes

theme parks, spin offs, video games, merchandise and more. it all adds up to a brand that forbes estimates is worth 15 billion dollars. as our journey "through the decades" continues - one of rock's most memorable frontmen turns up dead. one of rock's most memorable frontmen turns up dead.

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100% fiber optics is here. get out of the past. get fios. now for $79.99 a month. go online or call. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v melodies. in 1969, the original leader ofe influence of drugs and alcohol

at the age of 27. due to growing hostility with the band, his last official appearance with the stones was about seven months prior to his death. two years to the day later in 1971, another 27 year old rock star was found dead in the bathtub of an apartment in paris - frontman of the doors, jim morrison. the cause of death but his biographers have asserted it was an accidental heroin overdose. an honorary doctorate from the royal academy of music, his old college. at the age of 11,eginald kenneth dwight, as he was known then, received a scholarship and took saturday morning piano lessons but left before his original graduation. o's belmont harbor. part of seven planned encampments around the area.

they were protesting a lack of suitable housing conditions and social services. on july 1, a number of theup in handcuffs. and the site they chose would harken back to the cold war, and a chapter of american history that's largely disappeared "a showdown for control ofhe site began at sunrise, when chicago park district workerslee fence surrounding the property. the indians fought them off with clubs and bricks and even a were summoned, an angry woman stood at the fence, armed with a shotgun, threatened to shoot the first policeman who quote 'sets foot on our land'. she never used the weapon. the police kept their distance as attempts were made to throw a hook around the main gate and pull it down, but heavy duty trd

to knock downortions of the barrier. after several sections were torn apart, armed police charged through, but the indians stood their ground, and repulsed them with missiles andottles, concrete, and even molotov cocktails." the native americans were eventually driven off the land in belmont harbor in chicago on july 1, 1971. they picked the site citing 19th century treaties that promisedhey'd be returned federal land when the government was doneith it. their protest not only raised awareness about their plight, it also brought attention to the abandonded nike missile program. the end of world war two-w foe e soviet union. the cold war gripped theationeat increased as the soviets capablf reaching the u.s. as well as their own atomic bomb. to manage fears was thru development of civil defense

programs - bomb shelters, fallout shelters, but also through the development of defensive technologies like the nike missiles " "one of the ideas at theery end of war was to develop a missile that you could use to shoot down airplanes. that missile would have a higher and longer range that you could do and if you had enough of them, in theory, you could knock out bomber formations better than the guns. it was put on the shelf initially after the war bn '47-'48 and quickly worked up to be deployed around the united states." metropolitan areas of the u.s. especially if they were involved in manufacturing and create a "ring of defense" around each site. of 30 to 50 miles. the idea was forces before bombers got to the city so you needed them out in a bombers could come from any angle, you needed to build a

circle aroundlace that you were going toefend." 22 surrounding the city and each, were typically made up of two separate parts. one a radar and control site and the other an actual launch site, at least a mile away. the the program began with the ajax missile, then advanced to the hercules model in the late '50s, which had improved speed, range andcar warheads. serious firepower sitting in the midst of american cities a deterrence. that is to preventn thinking about attacking and let that." "so in my mind spending the money is successful because the

soviets never did try and bombs nike nuclear missile program was likely intended to do is to keep people on board with the government. the government was doing its best to defend americans, and to send a message that the only people that reallyhreatened your security were the soviets - the enemy - andhat is an important part of building public support for the cold war and in particular for all the costs associated withwas a very shut down and most sites were abandoned a few, like this locationnown as c-47 in hobart indiana, about 45 miles east of chicago, haveeen left somewhat intact but most have been turnednto

parks, parking lots, or shopping malls. leaving little reminder ofhe ues monday.

when a ponzi scheme turnednto murder. the government takes on asbestos. and more than 30 years after the civil rights act, the brutal reality of racisim resurfaces. it's all monday, july 6 on "through the decades."

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