Video: 'USA: Debbie Reynolds weds (1955)'
(Monday, September 26, 1955, evening EDT) — Actress Debbie Reynolds, 23, and singer Eddie Fisher, 26, were married tonight in a civil ceremony at Grossinger’s resort in the Catskills, New York, following a 15-month romance.
Video: 'Eisenhower Has a Heart Attack 1955'
(Saturday, September 24, 1955, 2:00 a.m. MST) — U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered a serious heart attack early this morning while on vacation in Denver. Continue reading U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffers heart attack in Denver 70 years ago this hour (Sep 24 1955)
Video: 'Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam Acquitted of Emmett Till’s Murder on This Day'
(Friday, September 23, 1955, at 3:43 p.m. CST) — Two Mississippi white men, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, accused of murdering 14-year-old Chicago African-American Emmett Louis Till after he had supposedly whistled at a white woman were acquitted today in Sumner, Mississippi. Continue reading Mississippi jury acquits two white men in Emmett Till murder 70 years ago this hour (Sep 23 1955)
Video: 'Sergeant Bilko - Fred Gwynn is "The Stomach"'
(Tuesday, September 20, 1955, 8:30-9:00 p.m. EDT) — The Phil Silvers Show (originally titled You’ll Never Get Rich ), a sitcom television series starring Phil Silvers, debuted tonight on CBS-TV.
Video: 'Cheyenne | Trapped in the Mountain Fortress | Pilot Episode Clip | Warner Classics'
(Tuesday, September 20, 1955, 7:30-8:30 p.m. EDT) — Cheyenne, an American western television series starring Clint Walker, premiered tonight on ABC
Video: 'Sixteen Tons'
(Tuesday, September 20, 1955) — Tennessee Ernie Ford recorded his smash hit “Sixteen Tons” today at Capitol’s Melrose Avenue Studios in Hollywood.
Video: 'Selected Originals - Peron Falls (1955)'
(Monday, September 19 1955) — President Juan Peron of Argentina was ousted today after a revolt by the army and navy, fleeing on the gunboat ARP Paraguay up the Parana River. Continue reading Argentina’s Juan Peron overthrown 70 years ago today (Sep 19 1955)
Video: 'Tutti Frutti'
(Wednesday, September 14, 1955) — “Little Richard” Penniman recorded “Tutti Frutti” today at Cosimo Matassa’s J & M Studio in New Orleans for Specialty Records. Continue reading Little Record records ‘Tutti Frutti’ in New Orleans 70 years ago today (Sep 14 1955)
Video: 'Phil Silvers in Toast Of The Town (1955)'
(Sunday, September 11, 1955, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Phil Silvers performed a sketch with the cast of You’ll Never Get Rich (which premiered as a series on CBS-TV nine days later) on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City.
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)
