Daily Archives: September 10, 2015

‘Gunsmoke’ series premieres on CBS-TV 60 years ago this hour (Sep 10 1955)


Video: 'Gunsmoke 1x01 Matt Gets It'

(Saturday, September 10, 1955, 10:00 p.m. EDT ) — U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon of Dodge City must deal with fast trigger-happy outlaw Dan Grat on tonight’s premiere of the long-running TV Western series Gunsmoke on CBS.

‘Frasier,’ ‘NYPD Blue’ big winners at Emmy Awards 20 years ago this hour (Sep 10 1995)


Video: 'Sid Cesar & Carl Reiner Present Emmy Award (1995)'

(Sunday, September 10, 1995, 8:00 p.m. EDT)Frasier dominated the 47th Primetime Emmy Awards tonight, winning five awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series (the second of five consecutive awards in this category). Continue reading ‘Frasier,’ ‘NYPD Blue’ big winners at Emmy Awards 20 years ago this hour (Sep 10 1995)

Vidkun Quisling sentenced to death for collaborating with Nazis 70 years ago today (Sep 10 1945)


Video: '1945 Newsreel: Vidkun Quisling is executed'

(Monday, September 10, 1945) — His ashen face immobile, Vidkun Quisling was sentenced to death today in Oslo, Norway, for collaborating with the Nazis during World War II.

U.S. Senator Huey Long dies two days after being shot 80 years ago this hour (Sep 10 1935)


Video: 'Ken Burns' America Huey Long' (early Sept. 1935, at 1:14:21)

(Tuesday, September 10, 1935, 4:06 a.m. local time/6:06 a.m. EDT) — U.S. Senator Huey Long, the “Kingfish” of Louisiana politics, died today in Baton Rouge, two days after being shot in the state Capitol, allegedly by Dr. Carl Weiss.

Sandy Koufax of Dodgers hurls perfect game 50 years ago tonight (Sep 9 1965)


Video: 'Sandy Koufax - Baseball Documentary' (Sept. 9, 1965, at 27:43)

(Thursday, September 9, 1965, evening PDT) — Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched a perfect game tonight in a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium and became the first pitcher in baseball history to pitch four no-hitters in his career.