Video: 'Happy Birthday, Pop' (part 1)
(Friday, January 21, 1972, 8:00 p.m. ET) — Lamont buys Fred a new hat for his birthday and then tries to take him out on the town to celebrate on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV sitcom Sanford and Son. Continue reading ‘Happy Birthday, Pop’ episode airs on ‘Sanford and Son’ 40 years ago tonight this hour (1972)
(Thursday, January 20, 1972, 12:30 p.m. EST) — U.S. President Richard M. Nixon urged the Democratic Congress in an election-year State of the Union message today to rise above politics and enact his array of stalled legislative proposals in order to attain “a new prosperity without war.”
Video: 'The Ninety-Second War' (part 1 of 2)
(Tuesday, January 18, 1972, 8:30 p.m. ET) — Several faces from the past reappear as McGarrett must stop Wo Fat from carrying out his plan, a ninety-second attack on a missile-tracking base on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV police procedural drama Hawaii Five-0. Continue reading ‘The Ninety-Second War’ episode (part 2) airs on ‘Hawaii Five-0’ 40 years ago this hour (1972)
(Monday, January 7, 2002) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney appeared today on Entertainment Tonight to talk about Vanilla Sky, his theme for the new Tom Cruise film. Continue reading McCartney promotes ‘Vanilla Sky’ on ‘ET’ 10 years ago today (2001)
(Wednesday, January 12, 1972, 10:00 p.m. ET) — A repulsive suitor evens the score with a calculating beauty by presenting her with an unusual gift on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV anthology series Night Gallery.
Video: 'The Ninety-Second War' (part 1 of 1)
(Tuesday, January 11, 1972, 8:30 p.m. ET) — McGarrett is framed in an elaborate set up by Wo Fat, and has to contend with a foreign double amongst other problems on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV police procedural drama Hawaii Five-0. Continue reading ‘The Ninety-Second War’ episode (part 1) airs on ‘Hawaii Five-0’ 40 years ago this hour (1972)
Video: 'Edith's Problem' (part 1)
(Saturday, January 8, 1972, 8:00 p.m. ET) — Archie, Mike and Gloria are stunned when Edith becomes a rollercoaster of moods on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom All In The Family. Continue reading ‘Edith’s Problem’ episode airs tonight on ‘All In The Family’ 40 years ago this hour (1972)
Video: 'Odd Man In' (part 1)
(Tuesday, December 28, 1971, 8:30 p.m. ET) — A veteran criminal who has already had dealings with Five-O escapes, and plans to steal millions of dollars from drug smugglers on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV police procedural drama Hawaii Five-0. Continue reading ‘Odd Man In’ episodes airs on ‘Hawaii Five-0’ 40 years ago this hour (1971)
Video: Hoffa reunited with wife (at 1:15)
(Thursday, December 23, 1971) — James Hoffa, the former Teamsters Union president, was reunited today with his ailing wife and family, hours after being freed from federal prison by U.S. President Richard Nixon.
Video: 'Harold and Maude' trailer
(Monday, December 20, 1971) — Harold and Maude, a film about a young man intrigued with death (Bud Cort) who develops a relationship with an old woman named Maude (Ruth Gordon), opened today at the Coronet in New York City.
Directed by Hal Ashby, the dark comedy is ranked number 45 on the American Film Institute’s 100 Years…100 Laughs list.
