Video: 'Gunsmoke, E1 S1 Introduced by John Wayne (Clip)'
(Saturday, September 10, 1955, 10:00 p.m. EDT) — U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon of Dodge City must deal with fast trigger-happy outlaw Dan Grat on tonight’s premiere of the long-running TV Western series Gunsmoke on CBS. Continue reading ‘Gunsmoke’ Western drama television series premieres on CBS 70 years ago this hour (Sep 10 1955)
Video: 'Paul McCartney and Wings - Live in Bristol (September 10th, 1975)'
(Wednesday, September 10, 1975, evening British Summer Time) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings (consisting of his wife Linda, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch and Joe English, together with a brass section led by Howie Casey) performed the second of 65 shows tonight for the Wings Over the World tour at the Bristol Hippodrome in Bristol, England.
(Saturday, September 10, 1955) — “Maybellene,” Chuck Berry’s first single release and his first hit, peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Maybellene’ by Chuck Berry peaks at #5 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 10 1955)
Video: '1945 Newsreel: Vidkun Quisling is executed'
(Monday, September 10, 1945) — His ashen face immobile, Vidkun Quisling, a Norwegian military officer, politician and Nazi collaborator who headed the government of Norway during the country’s occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II, was found guilty and sentenced to death today in Oslo, Norway. Continue reading Norwegian Nazi collaborator Vidkun Quisling 80 years ago today (Sep 10 1945)
Video: 'The Assassination of Huey Long'
(Tuesday, September 10, 1935, 4:10 a.m. CST) — U.S. Senator Huey Long, the “Kingfish” of Louisiana politics, died today in Baton Rouge, two days after being shot in the state Capitol, allegedly by Dr. Carl Weiss. Continue reading U.S. Senator Huey Long, 42, dies two days after being shot 90 years ago this hour (Sep 10 1935)
Video: 'CHC@LAD: Koufax's perfect game called by Scully'
(Thursday, September 9, 1965, 9:46 p.m. PDT) — Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched a perfect game tonight in a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium and became the first pitcher in baseball history to pitch four no-hitters in his career.
