(Wednesday, January 10, 1962, 9:30 p.m. ET) — Laura thinks an episode of The Alan Brady show was written about her on tonight’s episode of the TV sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Daily Archives: January 10, 2012
‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ premieres in New York 60 years ago today (1952)
Video: 'The Greatest Show on Earth' trailer
(Thursday, January 10, 1952) — The Greatest Show on Earth, a drama film set in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, premiered today in New York City. Continue reading ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ premieres in New York 60 years ago today (1952)
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Lincoln expresses distress 150 years ago today (1862)
Video: Lincoln's distress on Jan. 10, 1862, letter (at 12:13)
(Friday, January 10, 1862, during the American Civil War) — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, in great distress, entered the office of Union Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs today.
Meigs later wrote: “He took a chair in front of the open fire and said, ‘General, what shall I do? The people are impatient: Chase has no money and he tells me he can raise no more; the General of the Army has typhoid fever. The bottom is out of the tub. What shall I do?’”
