Video: 'CHEERS - One for the Road (last episode)'
(Thursday, May 20, 1993, 9:22 p.m. EDT) — The gang finally finds out what has happened to Diane Chambers and Don the plumber pops the question to Rebecca but gets an unexpected answer on tonight’s series finale episode of the TV sitcom Cheers.
Video: 'The Waltons The Literary man'
(Sunday, May 20, 1973, 9 p.m. EDT) — The Waltons, a gentle tale of a Depression family in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, captured top honors tonight at the 25th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning six Emmys including Outstanding Drama Series – Continuing.
All In The Family, the pace setting show depicting an amiable bigot, was hailed as the Outstanding Comedy Series for the third year in a row.
Tonight’s ceremonies at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles were hosted by Johnny Carson.
Video: 'All In The Family - Archie is Branded'
Video: 'Secretariat - Preakness Stakes 1973'
(Saturday, May 19, 1973) — Secretariat won the Preakness Stakes today in Baltimore, the second of his Triple Crown victories. Secretariat broke last, but then made a huge, last-to-first move on the first turn.
Video: May 18, 1973 (at 6:46)
(Friday, May 18, 1973; during the Watergate scandal) — Attorney General-designate Elliot L. Richard today turned over prosecution of Watergate, one of the biggest political scandals in history, to a Democrat, Archibald Cox (pictured left), a former federal official and now a Harvard professor of law.
(Monday, May 18, 1953) — Jacqueline Cochran, 47, became the first woman to break the sound barrier today as she piloted a Canadair F-86 Sabre jet over Rogers Dry Lake, California, at an average speed of 652.337 mph
Video: 'Paul Clip 12 Fool Medium'
(Sunday, May 18, 2003, 7:00 p.m. Central European Summer Time) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed tonight at Königsplatz in Munich, Germany, the 17th stop and 28th performance of his Back in the World tour. Continue reading Paul McCartney performs in Munich 10 years ago this hour (2003)
Video: 'Two Turning Points The Battles of Vicksburg Gettysburg'
(Monday, May 18, 1863; part of the Vicksburg Campaign in the American Civil War) — Union General Ulysses S. Grant today surrounded Vicksburg, the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River. The forces under Confederate Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton would hold out until July 4, 1863.
Video: 'US News & World Report 75th Anniversary'
(Wednesday, May 17, 1933) — U.S. News & World Report had its beginnings today as David Lawrence began publishing a weekly newspaper called United States News.
Video: 'Moonwalk - Michael Jackson - Billie Jean - The First Moonwalk King Of Pop'
(Monday, May 16, 1983, 9:00 p.m. EST) — Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever was broadcast tonight on NBC. The highlight was Michael Jackson lip syncing and dancing to his song “Billie Jean” and performing for the first time his “moonwalk” dance. In 2004, TV Guide rated it as the 27th most memorable TV moment of all time. Continue reading Michael Jackson introduces ‘moonwalk’ dance on Motown special 30 years ago this hour (1983)
(Saturday, May 16, 1953; during the Cold War) — Associated Press correspondent William N. Oatis was released today by communist authorities in Czechoslovakia, where he’d been imprisoned for two years after being forced to confess to espionage while working as the AP’s Prague bureau chief.
