Daily Archives: March 4, 2016

124 killed as jetliner crashes into Japan’s Mount Fuji 50 years ago this hour (Mar 5 1966)


Video: 'BOAC Flight 911 Top # 5 Facts'

(Saturday, March 5, 1966, at about 2:15 p.m. JST)BOAC Flight 911, a Boeing 707, crashed into Japan’s Mount Fuji today after breaking up in severe turbulence; all 124 people on board were killed.

Most of the passengers were executives and dealers of the Thermo King Corp. of Bloomington, Minnesota, as well as some of their spouses.

‘Chicken Soup’ episode airs on ‘Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman’ 40 years ago this hour (Mar 4 1976)


Video: 'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman promo clip'

(Saturday, March 4, 1976, 11:00 p.m. EST in New York) — Mary makes Coach Fedders some chicken soup for his cold, with disastrous results on tonight’s episode of the syndicated soap opera parody series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.

In 2009, TV Guide ranked this episode number 97 on its “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time” list.