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Tuesday, September 24, 1968

  • The Beatles continue work on “Happiness Is A Warm Gun” at EMI Studio 2 in London. (7:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m. BST/2:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. EDT).
  • The Mod Squad begins a five-season run on ABC with a 90-minute made-for-television movie to introduce the characters (7:30-9:00 p.m. EDT).
  • The CBS television news show 60 Minutes, produced by Don Hewitt debuts with Mike Wallace and Harry Reasoner as the hosts (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT).

Wednesday, September 24, 1958

  • 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 at the Victoria in New York City (doors open at 9:30 a.m. EDT) .
  • Senator John F. Kennedy campaigns for re-election to the U.S. Senate.
  • The Donna Reed Show, an American sitcom starring Donna Reed as the middle-class housewife Donna Stone, debuted on ABC (9:00-9:30 p.m. EDT).

Friday, September 24, 1948

  • Mildred Gillars, accused of being Nazi wartime radio propagandist “Axis Sally,” pleaded not guilty in Washington D.C. to charges of treason. (Gillars, later convicted, ended up serving 12 years in prison.)

Yul Brynner performs in ‘The King and I’ on Broadway for final time 40 years ago this hour (June 30 1985)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

Video: '"The King And I" (Commercial For Final Yul Brynner Performances, 1985)'

(Sunday, June 30, 1985, 7:00 p.m. EDT) — Yul Brynner performed for the last time tonight as the King of Siam in The King and I at Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway (near 53rd Street) in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York. Continue reading Yul Brynner performs in ‘The King and I’ on Broadway for final time 40 years ago this hour (June 30 1985) →

The Beatles perform at Palais des Expositions in Nice, France 60 years ago this hour (June 30 1965)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'The Beatles Live At Palais Des Fetes, Nize (30 June 1965)'

(Wednesday, June 30, 1965, 9:00 p.m. CET) — The Beatles performed their only concert in Nice, France, tonight, drawing a packed crowd to the Palais des Expositions as part of their 1965 European tour. Continue reading The Beatles perform at Palais des Expositions in Nice, France 60 years ago this hour (June 30 1965) →

Red mortars hit Da Nang 60 years ago this hour (July 1 1965)

1960s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History (Ep-6) America's Enemy (1954-1967)' (July 1, 1965, at 24:17)

(Thursday, July 1, 1965, 1:30 a.m. local time; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Communist guerrillas bombarded the big U.S. air base at Da Nang, 375 miles northeast of Saigon, South Vietnam, early today with a surprise mortar and hand grenade attack.

Eight defendants convicted in Lincoln assassination 160 years ago this hour (June 30 1865)

1860s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Ken.Burns.The.Civil.War.9of9.The.Better.Angels.Of.Our.Nature' (June 30, 1865 at 31:48)

(Friday, June 30, 1865, court convened at 11:00 a.m. local time) — Eight people, including Mary Surratt and Dr. Samuel Mudd, were convicted today by a military commission of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. Continue reading Eight defendants convicted in Lincoln assassination 160 years ago this hour (June 30 1865) →

39 American hostages freed 17 days after TWA Flight 847 hijacking 40 years ago this hour (June 30 1985)

1980s


Video: 'ABC News — 17 Days of Terror: The Hijack of TWA 847'

(Sunday, June 30, 1985, their release began at 5:45 p.m. Eastern European Summer Time; during TWA Flight 847) — Thirty-nine Americans were freed today by their Lebanese Shiite captors in Beirut, then were driven here in a convoy organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross. Continue reading 39 American hostages freed 17 days after TWA Flight 847 hijacking 40 years ago this hour (June 30 1985) →