Video: 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Revenge'
(Sunday, October 2, 1955, 9:30 p.m. EDT ) — Alfred Hitchcock Presents, a television anthology series featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries, hosted by film director Alfred Hitchcock, premiered tonight on CBS-TV.
Video: 'The Who - I Can't Explain'
(Saturday, October 2, 1965, 7:30-8:00 p.m. EDT) — English rock band The Who made its American television debut tonight on ABC’s “Shindig!,” performing “I Can’t Explain” on tape from London.
(Saturday, October 2, 1965) — “Hang On Sloopy” by The McCoys peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Video: 'General George S Patton talks about excellent job done by The Third Army during W...HD Stock Footage'
(Tuesday, October 2, 1945) — Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s headquarters announced tonight that Gen. George S. Patton Jr. had been relieved of his duties as Third Army commander and military governor of Bavaria 10 days after publicly comparing the issue of Nazis and non-Nazis to a Democratic-Republican election fight.
Video: 'Battle of Gonzales'
(Friday, October 2, 1835) — The first battle of the Texas Revolution, the Battle of Gonzales, took place today as American settlers fought Mexican soldiers near the Guadalupe River; the Mexicans ended up withdrawing.
Video: 'Rock Hudson Dies of AIDS. KNBC news 1985'
(Wednesday, October 2, 1985, 9:00 a.m. PDT) — Rock Hudson, the actor whose handsome looks and flair for comedy made him a romantic idol of the 1950’s and 60’s, died today at his home in Los Angeles.
He was 59 years old and had been suffering for more than a year from AIDS.
Video: 'The Beatles Cartoon Ep 2 of 39 Do You Want to Know a Secret and If I Fell'
(Saturday, October 2, 1965, 10:30 a.m. EDT) — The Beatles take a much needed vacation to Dublin, Ireland, on this morning’s episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC.
