Video: 'M*A*S*H Pilot Episode Intro/Opening'
(Sunday, September 17, 1972, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — M*A*S*H, an American war comedy-drama television series about a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the “4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital” in Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War (1950–53), debuted tonight on CBS. Continue reading ‘M*A*S*H’ war comedy-drama television series starring Alan Alda debuts on CBS 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1972)
Video: 'Antietam: Animated Battle Map'
(Wednesday, September 17, 1862, approximately 5:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. local time, part of the Maryland Campaign during the American Civil War) — The Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest battle day in U.S. history, began at dawn today near Maryland’s Antietam Creek at Sharpsburg as Union forces led by Gen. George McClellan attacked Confederate troops led by Gen. Robert E. Lee near Antietam Creek in Maryland. Continue reading Union and Confederate soldiers clash at Antietam in bloodiest one-day battle in American history 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1862)
