(Sunday, January 14, 1962, 8 p.m. EST) — Patti Page sang The Boll Weevil Song on tonight’s edition CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show, broadcast live from the Stardust night club in Las Vegas.
Monthly Archives: January 2012
‘All that Glitters’ episode airs on ‘Sex And The City’ 10 years ago this hour (2002)
Video: 'All that Glitters' (clip)
(Sunday January 13, 2002, 9 p.m. ET) — Carrie meets a gay guy and they start hanging out but she soon discovers that she has to fight for his attention whenever they go out on tonight’s episode of the TV series Sex and the City.
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‘A Feast of Blood’ episode airs on ‘Night Gallery’ 40 years ago this hour (1972)
(Wednesday, January 12, 1972, 10:00 p.m. ET) — A repulsive suitor evens the score with a calculating beauty by presenting her with an unusual gift on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV anthology series Night Gallery.
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‘The Ninety-Second War’ episode (part 1) airs on ‘Hawaii Five-0’ 40 years ago this hour (1972)
Video: 'The Ninety-Second War' (part 1 of 1)
(Tuesday, January 11, 1972, 8:30 p.m. ET) — McGarrett is framed in an elaborate set up by Wo Fat, and has to contend with a foreign double amongst other problems on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV police procedural drama Hawaii Five-0. Continue reading ‘The Ninety-Second War’ episode (part 1) airs on ‘Hawaii Five-0’ 40 years ago this hour (1972)
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‘Private Property’ by Ringo Starr released in U.S. 30 years ago today (1982)
Video: 'Private Property'
(Monday, January 11, 1982) — The single Private Property/Stop And Take The Time To Smell The Roses by former Beatle Ringo Starr was released today in the U.S. Continue reading ‘Private Property’ by Ringo Starr released in U.S. 30 years ago today (1982)
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Kennedy maps vigorous plan of action 50 years ago today (1962)
Video: JFK addresses the economy
(Thursday, January 11, 1962) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy asked for tariff-slashing powers in laying before Congress today a massive legislative program he described as keyed to “fulfill the world’s hope by fulfilling our own faith.” Continue reading Kennedy maps vigorous plan of action 50 years ago today (1962)
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Lincoln accepts Cameron’s resignation as Sec. of War 150 years ago today (1861)
Video: Lincoln fires Cameron (at 9:02)
(Saturday, January 11, 1862, during the American Civil War) — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln today accepted the resignation of Secretary of War Simon Cameron and indicated that he would name him Minister to Russia (Cameron would continue to serve as Secretary of War until Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1862).
Cameron and his department have been under considerable criticism for fraudulent actions and general incompetence.
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‘The Curious Thing About Women’ debuts on ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ 50 years ago this hour (1962)
(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.
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‘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?’”
