Daily Archives: May 28, 2014

‘M*A*S*H,’ ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ big winners at Emmy Awards 40 years ago this hour (May 28 1974)


Video: 'mash.wmv' (Sep. 22, 1973, clip)

(Monday, May 28, 1974, 9:00 p.m. EDT)M*A*S*H dominated the 26th Primetime Emmy Awards today, winning four awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series (for the first and only time, despite a record 11 nominations). Continue reading ‘M*A*S*H,’ ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ big winners at Emmy Awards 40 years ago this hour (May 28 1974)

Thousands of troops who will spearhead D-Day landings are on the move 70 years ago this hour (May 28 1944)


Video: 'Ten Days to D-Day 1/7' (May 28, 1944, at 2:36-10:01)

(Sunday, May 28, 1944, 7:00 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/1:00 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); 9 days before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — All over Britain, tens of thousands of troops who will spearhead the D-Day landings are on the move today. Their job is to lead the way for the Allied invasion force against Nazi-occupied continental Europe.