Daily Archives: March 2, 2022

Wilt Chamberlain scores NBA record 100 points in one game 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1962)


Video: 'Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single game'

(Friday, March 2, 1962, evening EST) — Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points tonight for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169-147 victory over the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania, an NBA record that still stands. Continue reading Wilt Chamberlain scores NBA record 100 points in one game 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1962)

‘To Serve Man’ episode airs on ‘The Twilight Zone’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1962)

Video: 'To Serve Man' extended clip

(Friday, March 2, 1962, 10:00 p.m. EST) — The Kanamits, 9 foot tall aliens with ulterior motives, come to Earth, promising peace and sharing technology in “To Serve Man,” tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV anthology series The Twilight Zone (1959). Continue reading ‘To Serve Man’ episode airs on ‘The Twilight Zone’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1962)

The Doors perform at C.W. Post Auditorium on Long Island, New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1972)


Video: 'THE DOORS: Greenvale, NY (March 2, 1972), full show without Jim Morrison'

(Thursday, March 2, 1972, following the 8:00 p.m. EST scheduled start time for opening acts Badfinger and unknown artist) — Nearly eight months after lead singer Jim Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in Paris, the surviving members of the American rock group The Doors — keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore — performed tonight at C.W. Post Auditorium on the campus of C.W. Post College in Greenvale, New York. Continue reading The Doors perform at C.W. Post Auditorium on Long Island, New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1972)