Daily Archives: September 12, 2022

‘Maude’ sitcom television series starring Bea Arthur debuts on CBS 50 years ago this #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 12 1972)

1970s, Television 1970s


Video: 'Maude | Maude's Problem | Season 1 Episode 1 Full Episode | The Norman Lear Effect'

(Tuesday, September 12, 1972, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Maude, an American situation comedy television series about an outspoken, middle-aged, politically liberal woman living in suburban Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York, with her fourth husband, household appliance store owner Walter Findlay, debuted tonight on CBS. Continue reading ‘Maude’ sitcom television series starring Bea Arthur debuts on CBS 50 years ago this #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 12 1972) →

British troop ship RMS Laconia torpedoed by German U-boat off West African coast 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 12 1942)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'The Laconia Incident'

(Saturday, September 12, 1942, 10:07 p.m. Central European Time; during the Laconia incident, part of the Atlantic Campaign of World War II) — The RMS Laconia, a British troop ship which was carrying Italian prisoners of war, British soldiers and civilians, was torpedoed by U-156, a German submarine, tonight off the West Africa coast, killing more than 1,600 people. Continue reading British troop ship RMS Laconia torpedoed by German U-boat off West African coast 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 12 1942) →

‘(I’ve Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo’ by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 12 1942)

1940s, Movies 1940s, Popular Music 1940s

(Saturday, September 12, 1942) — “(I’ve Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo” by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (vocal refrain by Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton, and The Modernaires) peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the first of seven consecutive weeks (Sept. 12/19/26, Oct. 3/10/17/24, 1942). Continue reading ‘(I’ve Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo’ by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 12 1942) →