Video: 'Phil Silvers in Toast Of The Town (1955)'
(Sunday, September 11, 1955, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Phil Silvers performed a sketch with the cast of You’ll Never Get Rich (which premiered as a series on CBS-TV nine days later) on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City.
Video: 'Wings 1975 Cardiff Capitol Theatre Interview'
(Thursday, September 11, 1975) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings (consisting of his wife Linda, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch and Joe English, together with a brass section led by Howie Casey) performed the third of 66 shows tonight for the Wings Over the World tour at the Capitol Theatre in Cardiff Wales.
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.
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)
(Saturday, September 10, 1955) — “Maybellene,” Chuck Berry’s first single release and his first hit, was the #5 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
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.
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.
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.
Video: 'WBK 1X01 PART 1' (Sept. 9, 1975)
(Tuesday, September 9, 1975, 8:30-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Welcome Back, Kotter, a sitcom television series about a wisecracking teacher who returns to his alma mater to teach an eclectic crew of remedial loafers, starring Gabe Kaplan and featuring a young John Travolta, premiered tonight on ABC-TV. Continue reading ‘Welcome Back, Kotter’ series debuts on ABC-TV 40 years ago this hour (Sep 9 1975)
Video: 'Paul McCartney Live In Elstree Studio, London, UK (Saturday 6th September 1975)'
(Tuesday, September 9, 1975) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings (consisting of his wife Linda, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch and Joe English, together with a brass section led by Howie Casey) began a world tour tonight at the Gaumont theatre in Southampton, England.
The Wings Over the World tour would continue through Oct. 21, 1976, and eventually include 66 shows in North America, Europe and Australia.
Video: 'Wings: September 1975 Elstree Studios Rehearsals'
