Daily Archives: April 2, 2018

‘Dallas’ series debuts on CBS-TV 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 2 1978)


Video: '40 Years of "Dallas". Episode 1: "At the Beginning"'

(Sunday, April 2, 1978, 10:00-11:00 p.m. EST)Dallas, an American prime time television soap opera that revolved around a wealthy and feuding Texas family, the Ewings, debuted tonight CBS. Continue reading ‘Dallas’ series debuts on CBS-TV 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 2 1978)

‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ premieres in Washington, D.C. 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 2 1968)


Video: '2001: A Space Odyssey' trailer

(Tuesday, April 2, 1968, 8:30 p.m. EST)2001: A Space Odyssey, a science-fiction film which follows a voyage to Jupiter with the sentient computer HAL after the discovery of a mysterious black monolith affecting human evolution, premiered today at Uptown Theater in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in its original two-hour and 40 minute version. Continue reading ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ premieres in Washington, D.C. 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 2 1968)