Daily Archives: September 17, 2018

Camp David Accords signed by Israel and Egypt 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1978)


Video: ''Jimmy Carter with Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin 17 September 1978'

(Sunday, September 17, 1978, 10:30 p.m. EDT; during the Arab–Israeli conflict) — The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin today following 13 days of secret negotiations at Camp David. Continue reading Camp David Accords signed by Israel and Egypt 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1978)

‘Julia’ debuts on NBC-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1968)


Video: 'Julia (1968) s01e01'

(Tuesday, September 17, 1968, 8:30-9:00 p.m. EDT)Julia, the first weekly American television series to depict an African-American woman in a non-stereotypical role, debuted tonight on NBC. Continue reading ‘Julia’ debuts on NBC-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1968)

‘Holocaust,’ ‘All in the Family’ big winners at Emmy Awards 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1978)


Video: 'Julie Kavner Wins Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Emmys Archive (1978)'

(Sunday, September 17, 1978, 8:00-11:35 p.m. EDT)Holocaust, NBC’s saga of two German families caught in the Nazi terror, and All in the Family, a comedy series about America’s favorite bigot, won top honors tonight at the 30th Primetime Emmy Awards tonight at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. Continue reading ‘Holocaust,’ ‘All in the Family’ big winners at Emmy Awards 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1978)

The Doors perform in Copenhagen 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1968)


Video: 'The Doors - Copenhagen ''Falkoner Centret'' Septiembre 17 de 1968.'

(Tuesday, September 17, 1968; 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. CEST scheduled start times)The Doors performed the second of two shows tonight at Falkoner Centret in Copenhagen, Denmark, during the band’s 1968 European Tour. Continue reading The Doors perform in Copenhagen 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1968)

The Beatles complete ‘I Will’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1968)


Video: 'I Will (Remastered 2009)'

(Tuesday, September 17, 1968, 7:00 p.m.-5:00 a.m. BST; during sessions for The Beatles, also known as “The White Album”) — The Beatles completed Paul McCartney’s “I Will” at EMI Studio 2 in London tonight, adding various overdubs. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘I Will’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1968)

Truman boards campaign train vowing to ‘give ’em hell’ 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1948)


Video: 'American Experience Truman 2' (Sept. 17, 1948, at 50:15)

(Friday, September 17, 1948, 11:06 a.m. EDT; during the campaign of the United States presidential election, 1948) — An exuberant, confident U.S. President Harry S. Truman pulled out of Washington Union Station and headed west on his first major extended campaign tour today, declaring his intention to “fight hard” and ‘give ’em hell” in a back-breaking, no-quarter contest for the presidency between now and the general election on Nov. 2, 1948. Continue reading Truman boards campaign train vowing to ‘give ’em hell’ 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1948)