Daily Archives: March 31, 2015

Final ‘Gunsmoke’ episode airs on CBS-TV 40 years ago this hour (Mar 31 1975)


Video: 'Gunsmoke S20 E24 The Sharecroppers'

(Monday, March 31, 1975, 8:00 p.m. EST) — A comedy of errors puts Festus behind a plow, farming for a family of shiftless sharecroppers as the television Western drama series Gunsmoke closed out 20 seasons on CBS with its final first-run episode, “The Sharecroppers.”

Grammy-winning singer Selena, 23, killed in shooting at Texas motel 20 years ago this hour (Mar 31 1995)


Video: 'Selena Famous Crime Scene' (4 videos)

(Monday, March 31, 1995, 11:48 a.m. CST) — Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez, 23, was shot to death today in Corpus Christi, Texas, by the founder of her fan club, Yolanda Saldivar, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.