Daily Archives: September 24, 2018

’60 Minutes’ debuts on CBS-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1968)


Video: 'All That Mattered: "60 Minutes" premiered 45 years ago'

(Tuesday, September 24, 1968, 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT)60 Minutes, an American newsmagazine and television program using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation, debuted tonight on CBS. Continue reading ’60 Minutes’ debuts on CBS-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1968)

‘The Donna Reed Show’ debuts on ABC-TV 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1958)


Video: 'THE DONNA REED SHOW (1958-1966) Opening Credits'

(Wednesday, September 24, 1958, 9:00-9:30 p.m EDT)The Donna Reed Show, an American sitcom television series about middle-class housewife Donna Stone, her pediatrician husband and two teenage children, debuted tonight on ABC-TV. Continue reading ‘The Donna Reed Show’ debuts on ABC-TV 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1958)

‘The Mod Squad’ debuts on ABC-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1968)


Video: 'The Mod Squad S01e01 Pilot The Teeth Of The Barracuda [Part-1]'

(Tuesday, September 24, 1968, 7:30-9:00 p.m. EDT)The Mod Squad, an American crime drama television series about three young outsiders (one white man, one black man, one blonde woman) who fight crime as undercover agents for the police, debuted tonight on ABC. Continue reading ‘The Mod Squad’ debuts on ABC-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1968)

‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’ by Bobby McFerrin peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1988)

(Saturday, September 24, 1988)“Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Sep. 24, Oct. 1, 1988). Continue reading ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’ by Bobby McFerrin peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1988)

‘The Defiant Ones’ opens in New York City 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1958)


Video: 'The Defiant Ones' trailer

(Wednesday, September 24, 1958, doors scheduled to open at 9:30 a.m. EDT)The Defiant Ones , a crime film which tells the story of two escaped prisoners, one white and one black, who are shackled together and who must co-operate in order to survive, opened today at Victoria Theatre in New York City. Continue reading ‘The Defiant Ones’ opens in New York City 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1958)