Video: 'The Forgotten War of 1812.' (Sep. 12, 1814, at 1:40:13)
(Monday, September 12, 1814, 1:00 p.m. local time; part of the Battle of Baltimore and War of 1812) — The Battle of North Point took place in Maryland today as American forces slowed British troops advancing on Baltimore.
Video: 'Ellen DeGeneres wearing a dress'
(Sunday, September 11, 1994, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Frasier and Picket Fences dominated the 46th Primetime Emmy Awards tonight, winning four awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series (the first of five consecutive awards in this category). Continue reading ‘Frasier’ ‘Picket Fences’ big winners at Emmy Awards 20 years ago this hour (Sep 11 1994)
Video: 'Little House On The Prairie [1974] - Opening and Ending Videos'
(Wednesday, September 11, 1974, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Little House on the Prairie, a Western drama about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s, debuted tonight as a regular television series on NBC. It starred Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, Karen Grassle and Melissa Sue Anderson.
Video: 'Hotel Rwanda' trailer
(Saturday, September 11, 2004) — Hotel Rwanda, a historical drama film about a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, premiered today at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Terry George, the film starred Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix and Nick Nolte.
Video: 'Places in the Heart' trailer
(Tuesday, September 11, 1984) — Places in the Heart, a drama film about a farmer’s widow who fights to keep her land during the Depression, premiered today at the Toronto Film Festival.
Directed by Robert Benton, the film starred Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Danny Glover, John Malkovich, Ed Harris and Amy Madigan.
Video: 'Battle of Lake Champlain'
(Sunday, September 11, 1814, 10:30 a.m. local time; during the War of 1812) — An American fleet scored a decisive victory over the British today in the Battle of Lake Champlain in Plattsburgh, New York, finally ending British invasions of the northern States.
Video: 'The Shawshank Redemption' trailer
(Saturday, September 10, 1994) — The Shawshank Redemption, a drama film about a man who discovers himself after he is sentenced to life in prison, premiered today at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Frank Darabont, the film starred Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows and James Whitmore.
Video: 'Jeopardy!' (Sept. 10, 1984, parts 1-2)
(Monday, September 10, 1984) — A revival of the TV game show Jeopardy! hosted by Alex Trebek premiered today in syndication.
Video: 'Sabrina' trailer
(Thursday, September 9, 1954) — Sabrina, a romantic comedy film about two wealthy brothers who fall for the chauffeur’s daughter, premiered today in London.
Directed by Billy Wilder, the film starred Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden.
Video: 'Snake River Canyon jump 1973-EVEL KNIEVEL Awesome video!!'
(Sunday, September 8, 1974, 3:36 p.m. MDT) — With much media fanfare, daredevil Evel Knievel tried and failed to leap the mile-wide chasm of the Snake River Canyon today on his specially engineered rocket motorcycle.
His drogue parachute malfunctioned and opened on take-off. Evel and his contraption floated to the bottom of the canyon, landing on the riverbank directly below his launch ramp.
