Video: 'The Debut of Fox News Channel - 10-07-1996'
(Monday, October 7, 1996, 6:00 a.m. EDT) — Fox News Channel (FNC), also known as Fox News, an American basic cable and satellite news television channel created by Australian-American media mogul Rupert Murdoch, launched today to 17 million cable subscribers. Continue reading Fox News Channel debuts 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 7 1996)
Video: 'Jimmy Carter - Gerald Ford Presidential Candidates Debate #2 (1976)'
(Wednesday, October 6, 1976, 9:30-11:00 p.m. EDT; during the United States presidential election, 1976) — U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, in his second presidential debate with Democrat Jimmy Carter, said tonight that there was “there is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe and there never will be under a Ford administration.” Continue reading Ford stumbles in second debate with Carter, denies ‘Soviet domination of Eastern Europe’ 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 6 1976)
Video: 'Oct 6, 1996 - 1st Presidential Debate Clinton & Dole'
(Sunday, October 6, 1996, 9:00 p.m. EDT; during the 1996 presidential election campaign) — U.S. President Bill Clinton briskly defended his stewardship tonight as improving the lives of ordinary Americans while former Senator Bob Dole tried to chip at his record by saying that average people had become worse off in the last four years and would prosper with Dole’s proposal for a major tax cut. Continue reading Clinton, Dole spar over Medicare, taxes in first debate 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 6 1996)
Video: 'Marathon Man' trailer
(Wednesday, October 6, 1976, 9:00 a.m. EDT) — Marathon Man, a suspense/thriller film about a covert government group uncovers a criminal plot run by Nazi War criminals, opened this morning at Loews State 1 theater in New York City.
Directed by John Schlesinger, the film starred Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane and Marthe Keller.
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(Sunday, October 5, 1986, afternoon CST) — In an incident that helped expose the Iran-Contra affair, a plane secretly ferrying supplies to Nicaraguan Contra rebels was shot down over southern Nicaragua today by Sandinista forces. Continue reading Plane shot down over southern Nicaragua, exposing Iran–Contra affair 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 5 1986)
Video: 'SYND 5 10 76 AGRICULTURE SECRETARY EARL BUTZ ANNOUNCES HIS RESIGNATION'
(Monday, October 4, 1976, Butz spoke at about 1:00 p.m. EDT/Ford spoke at 1:35 p.m. EDT) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz resigned today with an apology for the “gross indiscretion” of an obscene joke he’d made that was derogatory to blacks which had generated a growing clamor and threatened to damage President Gerald Ford’s election campaign. Continue reading Agriculture Secretary Butz quits under fire for racist remark 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 4 1976)
(Saturday, October 4, 1986) — “Love Comes Quickly” by Pet Shop Boys peaked at #62 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Video: 'Gilligan's Island - S03E04 - The Producer'
(Monday, October 3, 1966, 7:30-8:00 p.m. EDT) — A famous Hollywood producer crash-lands on the island on tonight’s episode of the CBS sitcom television series Gilligan’s Island. Continue reading ‘The Producer’ episode airs on ‘Gilligan’s Island’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 3 1966)
Video: 'Gunsmoke S12Episod03 412 The Jailer'
(Saturday, October 1, 1966, 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT) — A powerful matriarch plots her revenge on Matt for having her husband hanged six years ago on tonight’s episode of the CBS Western drama television series Gunsmoke. Continue reading ‘The Jailer’ episode airs on ‘Gunsmoke’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 1 1966)
(Saturday, October 1, 1966) — “Black Is Black” by Los Bravos peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Black Is Black’ by Los Bravos peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 1 1966)
