by Jim Heath | Jun 9, 2021 | Jim on History, JimHeath.TV
Jim on History recalls the time that longtime Phoenix Bill Close was forced at gunpoint to read a statement – which included a prediction that Phoenix would be invaded by ants – on the air. In May, 1982, Joe Billie Gwin, 28, took four people hostage at the...
by Jim Heath | Jun 7, 2021 | Jim on History, JimHeath.TV
Jim on History recalls the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal. In a nutshell, it was a secret U.S. arms deal by the Reagan administration that traded missiles and other arms to free some Americans held hostage by terrorists in Lebanon, but also used funds from the arms deal to...
by Jim Heath | Jun 4, 2021 | Jim on History, JimHeath.TV
Among the most heinous criminal acts ever committed on American soil is the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. When accused gunman Lee Harvey Oswald was himself shot to death two days later while in police custody, Americans were denied...
by Jim Heath | Jun 2, 2021 | Jim on History, JimHeath.TV
In early 1987, rumors began circulating about the supposed extramarital affairs of Sen. Gary Hart, the leading candidate for the 1988 Democratic nomination for President. In response, Hart challenged the media. He told The New York Times in an interview published on...
by Jim Heath | May 31, 2021 | Jim on History, JimHeath.TV
The military guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is changed in an elaborate ceremony which happens every day at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Twenty-four hours a day, soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as “The Old...
by Jim Heath | May 28, 2021 | Jim on History, JimHeath.TV
Rich Little made his career after entertaining at both of Ronald Reagan’s presidential inaugurations. A master mimic, Little received widespread praise after his 1981 appearance at the first Reagan inaugural gala. As Reagan, he had the crowd roaring when he...
