In honor of the 81st Annual Academy Awards, we present an all-Oscar edition of “This Week.” • On February 16, 1996, a visibly drunk Dianne Wiest mistakenly awarded the Best Supporting Actor award to the pig from Babe. Unwilling to admit any implication of error on their part, the Academy has never corrected the mistake. [...]
This Week In History
February 16th, 2009
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This Week In History
March 16th, 2008
• On March 17, 1813, Colonel Thaddeus McKitrick mounted the War of 1812′s famed St. Patrick’s Day defense of Sacket’s Harbor. The harbor, north of Syracuse, was vital for supplying American troops in the Northeast. Alerted to British forces advancing from Canada, McKitrick dug in to meet the charge. His defenses were tactically sound and [...]
