Monthly Archives: September 2014

Operation Market Garden ends in failure 70 years ago tonight (Sep 25 1944)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'The Lost Evidence: Operation Market Garden (HD - FULL)' (Sept. 25, 1944, at 39:25)

(Monday, September 25, 1944, 10:00 p.m. local time; during the Operation Market Garden, part of the Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine during World War II) — Operation Market Garden, an Allied military operation fought in the Netherlands and Germany and the largest airborne operation up to that time, ended today when the remaining British 1st Airborne Division on the Lower Rhine at Oosterbeek were ordered evacuated. Continue reading Operation Market Garden ends in failure 70 years ago tonight (Sep 25 1944) →

‘Daniel Boone’ series debuts on NBC-TV 50 years ago this hour (Sep 24 1964)

1960s, Television 1960s


Video: 'Daniel Boone Season 1 Episode 1 Ken Tuck E Part 1' (Sept. 24, 1964)

(Thursday, September 24, 1964, 7:30 p.m. EDT) — Daniel Boone, an action-adventure show about the frontier hero, debuted tonight as a regular television series on NBC. It starred Fess Parker, Patricia Blair, Albert Salmi, Ed Ames, Dallas McKennon and Rosey Grier. Continue reading ‘Daniel Boone’ series debuts on NBC-TV 50 years ago this hour (Sep 24 1964) →

‘The Munsters’ series debuts on NBC-TV 50 years ago this hour (Sep 24 1964)

1960s, Television 1960s


Video: 'The Munsters S01E01 Munster Masquerade (Full Episode)' (Sept. 24, 1964)

(Thursday, September 24, 1964, 7:30 p.m. EDT) — The Munsters, a situation comedy depicting the home life of a family of benign monsters, debuted tonight as a regular television series on NBC. It starred Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Beverley Owen and Butch Patrick.

Chief Justice Warren delivers JFK assassination report to President Johnson 50 years ago this hour (Sep 24 1964)

1960s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'September 24, 1964 - Warren Commission report delivered to President Lyndon B. Johnson'

(Thursday, September 24, 1964, 11:00 a.m. EDT) — U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson received from the hands of Chief Justice Earl Warren today a presentation copy of the Warren Commission‘s report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

The report itself would not be released to the public until Sunday, Sept. 27, 1964, at 6:30 p.m. EDT.

‘Hill Street Blues,’ ‘Cheers’ big winners at Emmy Awards 30 years ago this hour (Sep 23 1984)

1980s, Television 1980s


Video: 'Tyne wins the EMMY Award, 1984'

(Sunday, September 23, 1984, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — NBC’s police drama Hill Street Blues picked up four awards tonight at the 36th Primetime Emmy Awards tonight at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. Continue reading ‘Hill Street Blues,’ ‘Cheers’ big winners at Emmy Awards 30 years ago this hour (Sep 23 1984) →

‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ series debuts on NBC-TV 50 years ago this hour (Sep 22 1964)

1960s, Television 1960s


Video: 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E. First season'

(Tuesday, September 22, 1964, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — The Man from U.N.C.L.E., which follows the exploits of two secret agents who work for a fictitious secret international espionage and law-enforcement agency called U.N.C.L.E., debuted tonight as a regular television series on NBC. Continue reading ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ series debuts on NBC-TV 50 years ago this hour (Sep 22 1964) →

‘Lost’ debuts on ABC 10 years ago this hour (Sep 22 2004)

2000s, Television 2000s


Video: 'LOST - The Making of the Pilot'

(Wednesday, September 22, 2004, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — ” target=”_blank”>Lost, an adventure television series about the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet lost on a mysterious tropical island somewhere in the South Pacific Ocean, debuted tonight as a regular television series on ABC.

It starred Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Terry O’Quinn and Naveen Andrews.

‘Who’s the Boss?’ debuts on ABC 30 years ago this hour (Sep 20 1984)

1980s, Television 1980s


Video: 'Who's the Boss? (Pilot) - Part 1'

(Thursday, September 20, 1984, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — Who’s the Boss?, a sitcom about a retired major league baseball player who relocates to Fairfield, Connecticut, to work as a live-in housekeeper for a divorced advertising executive, debuted tonight as a regular television series on ABC. It starred Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano, Danny Pintauro and Katherine Helmond. Continue reading ‘Who’s the Boss?’ debuts on ABC 30 years ago this hour (Sep 20 1984) →

‘The Cosby Show’ debuts on NBC 30 years ago this hour (Sep 20 1984)

1980s, Television 1980s


Video: '1 Theo's Economic Lessons'

(Thursday, September 20, 1984, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — The Cosby Show, a sitcom about an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York, debuted tonight as a regular television series on NBC.

It starred Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Lisa Bonet, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Geoffrey Owens, Raven-Symoné and Erika Alexander.