Video: 'Petticoat Junction SPUR LINE TO SHADY REST' (Sept. 24, 1963)
(Tuesday, September 24, 1963, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — Petticoat Junction, a sitcom television series that centered on Kate Bradley, who runs the Shady Rest Hotel, debuted tonight on CBS.
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The Beach Boys record ‘Things We Did Last Summer’ 50 years ago today (1963)
Video: 'Things We did Last Summer - Beach boys (Unreleased)'
(Tuesday, September 24, 1963) — The Beach Boys recorded “The Things We Did Last Summer” today, leaving it unreleased for 30 years until 1993’s Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys.
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McCartney, Wings return from Lagos after recording bulk of ‘Band On The Run’ album 40 years ago today (1973)
Video: 'Paul McCartney (6/9) - Wingspan' (Aug. 31-Sept. 23, 1973, at 2:07)
(Sunday, September 23, 1973) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his group Wings left Lagos today and returned home to England, having recorded most of their next album, Band On The Run. Continue reading McCartney, Wings return from Lagos after recording bulk of ‘Band On The Run’ album 40 years ago today (1973)
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‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ and ‘The West Wing’ top Emmys 10 years ago this hour (2003)
Video: '"That's Entertainment" (2003 Emmy's)'
(Sunday, September 21, 2003, 8 p.m. EDT) — Everybody Loves Raymond, a sitcom based on the real-life experiences of Ray Romano, captured top honors tonight at the 55th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning four Emmys, including Outstanding Comedy Series. Continue reading ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ and ‘The West Wing’ top Emmys 10 years ago this hour (2003)
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Paul McCartney interviewed by TV3 in Dortmund, Germany 20 years ago today (1993)
(Tuesday, September 21, 1993) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney was interviewed today by Magda Valls for TV3 (Catalan Public Channel) just before his concert at Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany, the fifth stop and 10th show of the second European leg of his The New World Tour (click here to watch part 1, here for part 2 and here for part 3.
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Singer-songwriter Jim Croce performs his final concert 40 years ago tonight (1973)
Video: 'Jim Croce's Final Concert' (Sept. 20, 1973, Northwestern State University's Prather Coliseum)
(Thursday, September 20, 1973, evening) — Singer-songwriter Jim Croce, 30, performed what would turn out to be his final concert tonight at Northwestern State University’s Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches, Louisiana, just hours before he would die in a plane crash.
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Kennedy suggests joint US-USSR expedition to moon 50 years ago this hour (1963)
Video: 'John F. Kennedy (USA), General Assembly (20 September 1963)'
(Friday, September 20, 1963, 11:00 a.m. EDT) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy urged in a major policy speech before the United Nations today that the United States and Russia become partners in space and put a man on the moon together as a positive step toward ending the Cold War.
Kennedy told the 18th UN General Assembly session that East and West could engage in a “contest of achievement instead of intimidation.”
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‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Picket Fences’ top Emmys 20 years ago this hour (1993)
Video: 'Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher Present at the Emmys, 1993'
(Sunday, September 19, 1993, 8 p.m. EDT) — Seinfeld, a fictionalized version of comedian Jerry Seinfeld featuring a host of his friends and acquaintances, captured top honors tonight at the 45th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning three Emmys, including Outstanding Comedy Series. Continue reading ‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Picket Fences’ top Emmys 20 years ago this hour (1993)
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Singer-songwriter Gram Parsons pronounced dead 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: 'The Extraordinary - Gram Parsons - 1995'
(Wednesday, September 19, 1973, 12:15 a.m. PDT) — Singer-songwriter Gram Parsons died today under mysterious circumstances in Joshua Tree, California. Parsons, who was 26, played with The Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers. His coffin was later stolen by two of his associates and set on fire.
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‘The Patty Duke Show’ premieres on ABC-TV 50 years ago this hour (1963)
Video: 'Patty Duke Show, The (Intro) S1 (1963)'
(Wednesday, September 18, 1963, 8:00 p.m. EDT ) — The Patty Duke Show, a sitcom television series about a teenager living in the Brooklyn Heights section of New York City and her “identical cousin” who arrives from Scotland to live with Patty’s family and attend school, debuted tonight on ABC.
