World Trade Center 1990: A Tourist's View

Today it's rainy. It's sad. It doesn't feel like a normal day.

It's the 10 year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. 

Here's a video of the World Trade Center in 1990.

RIP to all the victims of that day.

Be safe everyone.

Rambo Kill Count Revealed!

This week, back in 1985, People Magazine had a story that attempted to count how many people Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) killed in the movie "Rambo: First Blood Part II", which came out a month earlier in May 1985. For those of you who don't know, there are a total of four Rambo movies:

"First Blood" (1982)
"Rambo: First Blood Part II" (1985)
"Rambo III" (1988)
"Rambo" (2008)

People Magazine say that 44 people were killed by Rambo (including 70 explosions that killed an undetermined number of people). That equals one person dying every 2.1 minutes in the second Rambo movie!!!

We are having problems finding this story on the web, but we did find a video that shows ALL of Rambo's kills from ALL four Rambo movies*.

*Note: For some reason, embedding is disabled so you will have to do with the video above that shows all of his kills from Rambo's 1-3. If you want to see Rambo 4 included in the death count, please watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sFDUcIttos

1988 Human Rights Now! rally in Philly

Here is a news reporter named Dan Mechum inviting everyone to come to the Human Rights Now! rally in Philadelphia. In the background is beautiful Penn's Landing along the Delaware River!

The Rally was on September 18, 1988 at Noon and it was located at the Judge Lewis Quadrangle on 5th & Market Streets in Philadelphia, PA.

From Wikipedia: "Human Rights Now! was a worldwide tour of 20 benefit concerts on behalf of Amnesty International that took place over six weeks in 1988. Held not to raise funds but to increase awareness of both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on its 40th anniversary and the work of Amnesty International, the shows featured Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, and Youssou N'Dour, plus guest artists from each of the countries where concerts were held."


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Video Title: (1988) Philly Human Rights Now! Rally - 80's TV commercial
Product: Philly Human Rights Now! Rally (FOX29 WTXF-TV Philadelphia)
Original Air Date: 1988
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Carlos the Jackal & Saddam Hussein on American TV

Interesting. All I know is that Saddam Hussein was captured on my birthday. Yeah and it was really snowy in Northeast America that day. Remember that?


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Video Title: (1990) Carlos the Jackal ABC News "Primetime Live" - 90's TV commercial
Product: Carlos the Jackal ABC News "Primetime Live"
Original Air Date: 1990
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"Under Cover" made-for-TV-movie Promo

"Under Cover" was a made-for-TV-movie that was based off of the short lived TV series "Under Cover". John Slattery who plays Roger Sterling from "Mad Men" is in this movie! We have a feeling that not too many people have seen this movie. Have you?

Saddam Hussein taunts Bush, threatens US

Here is an "ABC News Brief" promo that is from the very end of 1990. It was shown just a few weeks before the United States launched Operation Desert Storm against Iraq.

News anchorman John Martin reports that Saddam Hussein compared George Bush Sr. to Judas and that he "has betrayed the teachings of Jesus Christ". He also promised "world-wide terrorist attacks against Americans if war breaks out". Also Dan Quayle convinced the Saudi king to increase financial aid for Operation Desert Shield.

Interesting looking back at this stuff. Yep, we here at 2RadicalDudez like to post some serious content too.