Monthly Archives: May 2011

Today on TV: ‘The Merv Griffin Show’

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(Monday, May 4, 1981) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach appear on The Merv Griffin Show today (probably taped in late March 1981) to promote their film “Caveman.”  Continue reading Today on TV: ‘The Merv Griffin Show’

‘Meet John Doe’ opens in USA

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(Saturday, May 3, 1941)Meet John Doe, a comedy drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck, opened today in the U.S. The film is about a “grassroots” political campaign, created unwittingly by a newspaper columnist and pursued by a wealthy businessman.

Tonight on TV: ‘Dallas’ finale

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(Friday, May 3, 1991, 8 p.m. ET) — Nearing the point of suicide, J.R. is visited by Adam, who takes him on an “It’s a Wonderful Life”-style journey to see what would have become of the Ewings had he never existed on the final episode of Dallas. Continue reading Tonight on TV: ‘Dallas’ finale

Tonight on TV: ‘Beverly Hills, 90210′

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“Spring Dance” (part one)

(Thursday, May 2, 1991, 9 p.m. ET) — Brenda and Dylan decide to take their relationship to the next level on tonight’s episode of the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210. Continue reading Tonight on TV: ‘Beverly Hills, 90210′

Machine army shown by Reds


"The World At War: Barbarossa (June – December 1941)" (May Day in Moscow @ 7:48)

(Thursday, May 1, 1941) — Masses of truck-borne infantry and new motorized artillery were star attractions today at Soviet Russia’s traditional May Day parade in Red Square today; and Defence Commissar S. K. Timoshenko told spectators that the Red Army was mobilized against “accidents” and “the tricks of our foreign enemies.”