Video: Outbreak and fire announcement (at 8:59)
(Saturday, December 4, 1971) — The Montreux Casino in Switzerland was set ablaze today by someone wielding a flare gun during a Frank Zappa concert. Continue reading Montreux Casino burned down during Frank Zappa concert 40 years ago today (1971)
Video: 'Nine, Ten -- You're Dead' (part 1)
(Tuesday, November 30, 1971, 8:30 p.m. ET) — A mob boss seeks revenge on a former boxer who smashed the hand of a novice to prevent him from ending up ruining his life in the boxing ring on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV police procedural drama Hawaii Five-0. Continue reading ‘Nine, Ten — You’re Dead’ episode airs on ‘Hawaii Five-0’ 40 years ago this hour (1971)
(Saturday, November 27, 1971, 8:00 p.m. ET) — Archie learns that his insurance has been canceled when his neighborhood is redlined as a bad risk on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom All In The Family.
(Saturday, November 27, 1971, 9:04 p.m.) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr sings the ‘Snowman Song’ with Cilla Black and Basil Brush, the puppet fox tonight during an appearance on Black’s BBC1 variety show (filmed Apr. 27, 1971, in Norway).
(Wednesday, November 24, 1971, 8:00 p.m. ET) — Malloy and Reed respond to a racist gas station owner who is frustrated after being robbed yet again and unwisely tells his story to a local television station on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV police drama Adam-12.
Video: 'A Matter of Mutual Concern' (clip)
(Tuesday, November 23, 1971, 8:30 p.m. ET) — McGarrett must deal with the conflicts among four gangs of differing ethnic background, and try to uncover illegal activities on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV police procedural drama Hawaii Five-0 (watch the full episode
Video: 'The Blockbuster' (part 1)
(Saturday, November 13, 1971, 8:00 p.m. ET) — The Bunkers are having problems with their furnace which gets Archie entertaining the idea of possibly moving to California on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom All In The Family. Continue reading ‘The Blockbuster’ debuts on ‘All In The Family’ 40 years ago this hour (1971)
Video: 'Everybody's Everything'
(Saturday, November 13, 1971) — Santana III by Santana, was the #1 album on today’s Billboard 200’s chart for the first of five weeks (November 13/20/27, December 4/11, 1971).
(Wednesday, November 10, 1971, 8:00 p.m. ET) — Malloy and Reed are ambushed by two men who want to silence the prisoner they are transporting from the city of Malibu to Los Angeles on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV police drama Adam-12.
Video: 'The Burning Ice' (part 1)
(Tuesday, November 9, 1971, 8:30 p.m. ET) — When a terminally ill man confesses to the killing and robbery of a wealthy woman, McGarrett’s suspicions center on her husband on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV police procedural drama Hawaii Five-0. Continue reading ‘The Burning Ice’ episode debuts on ‘Hawaii Five-0’ 40 years ago this hour (1971)
