Daily Archives: March 8, 2013

Nixon plays piano on ‘The Jack Paar Program’ 50 years ago this hour (1963)

1960s, Television 1960s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Richard Nixon plays his Piano Concerto #1'

(Friday, March 8, 1963, 10 p.m. EST) — Former Vice President Richard Nixon appeared on tonight’s edition of The Jack Paar Program, performing one of his musical compositions on the piano.

Pat Loud asks husband Bill for a divorce on ‘An American Family’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)

1970s, Television 1970s


Video: 'An American Family: Divorce'

(Thursday, March 8, 1973, 9:00 p.m. EST) — The first family of reality TV learned the hard lesson of transferring their lives from real to reel when Mrs. Loud asked for a divorce on tonight’s episode of An American Family.

TV Guide and TV Land ranked this episode #71 out the “100 Most Memorable TV Moments of All Time” in 2004.

Soviet Union ‘evil empire,’ says Reagan 30 years ago today (1983)

1980s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'President Ronald Reagan - "Evil Empire" Speech'

(Tuesday, March 8, 1983) — In a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals convention today in Orlando, Florida, U.S. President Ronald Reagan referred to the Soviet Union as an “evil empire.”