Video: 'The Rifleman - Season 1 Episode 1 Sharpshooter'
(Tuesday, September 30, 1958, 9:00-9:30 p.m EDT) — The Rifleman, an American Western television series about the adventures of a Wild West rancher wielding a customized rapid fire Winchester rifle and his son, debuted tonight on ABC-TV. Continue reading ‘The Rifleman’ debuts on ABC-TV 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1958)
(Saturday, September 30, 1978) — “Kiss You All Over” by Exile peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (Sep. 30, Oct. 7/14/21, 1978). Continue reading ‘Kiss You All Over’ by Exile peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1978)
(Saturday, September 30, 1978) — “Summer Nights” by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Summer Nights’ by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1978)
(Saturday, September 30, 1978) — “Come Together” by Aerosmith (written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles) peaked at #23 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Come Together’ by Aerosmith peaks at #23 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1978)
Video: 'Peace Four Power Conference (1938)'
(Friday, September 30, 1938, 5:38 p.m. BST) — British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declared the Munich Agreement would bring “peace for our time” as he arrived home from Germany to a cheering crowd this afternoon at the Heston Aerodrome . Continue reading Chamberlain declares ‘peace for our time’ 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1938)
Video: 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'
(Saturday, September 30, 1978) — “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”/“With a Little Help from My Friends” by The Beatles, issued as a single for the first time since the tracks were originally released on the 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band to capitalize on the release of the new film, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, peaked at #71 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’/’With a Little Help from My Friends’ by The Beatles peaks at #71 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1978)
Video: 'The Beatles, a book by Hunter Davies [Revolution Home Recording]'
(Monday, September 30, 1968; during sessions for The Beatles, also known as “The White Album”) — The Beatles: The Authorised Biography, an authorized biography of the English rock band by prolific Scottish writer and broadcaster Hunter Davies, was published today in the United Kingdom by William Heinemann Limited. Continue reading Hunter Davies’ authorized biography of The Beatles published 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1968)
Video: 'Munich Agreement Signed. Hitler, Mussolini, Chamberlain, Daladier (1938)'
(Friday, September 30, 1938, at about 1:30 a.m. CET) — German Chancellor Adolf Hitler, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, Italian Premier Benito Mussolini and French Prime Minister Édouard Daladier signed the Munich Agreement early this morning at the Rheinhotel Dreesen in Bad Godesberg, Germany. Continue reading Britain, France appease Hitler, abandon ‘Sudetenland’ 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1938)
Video: 'Jefferson Airplane Crown Of Creation'
(Sunday, September 29, 1968, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Jefferson Airplane, Diana Ross and the Supremes and Red Skelton all performed on tonight’s season 21 premiere of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show live from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City. Continue reading Jefferson Airplane, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Red Skelton perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 29 1968)
Video: 'Cinema Paradiso' trailer
(Thursday, September 29, 1988) — Cinema Paradiso, an Italian drama film about a boy coming of age in WWII Italy who develops a lifelong love affair with movies, premiered today at the Bari EuropaCinema Festival in Bari, Italy. Continue reading ‘Cinema Paradiso’ premieres in Bari, Italy 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 29 1988)
