Video: 'Anne Frank Remembered (3/8)' (Sept. 25, 1942 at 0:18)
(Friday, September 25, 1942, part of The Holocaust during World War II) — On her 82nd day in hiding in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, Anne Frank, a 13-year-old Jewish girl, wrote a farewell letter to her friend Jacqueline. Anne knew that she could not send the letter to her friend, so she placed it inside her diary.
(Friday, September 24, 1982) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney completed filming of a promotional video for his single (released 11 days ago) Tug of War today at AIR Studios, London.
Video: 'Sounder' trailer
(Sunday, September 24, 1972) — Sounder, a drama film about the son of a family of black sharecroppers who comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food, opened today at the Plaza and New Embassy theaters in New York City.
Directed by Martin Ritt, the film stars Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Carmen Mathews, Taj Mahal, Eric Hooks and Janet MacLachlan.
Video: Sept. 24, 1942 (at 6:48)
(Thursday, September 24, 1942, during the Battle of Stalingrad, part of the Eastern Front of World War II) — German General Franz Halder was dismissed today as Chief of Staff of the Army High Command (OKH) following frequent disagreements with Adolf Hitler, replaced by General Kurt Zeitzler with responsibility for the Russian front.
Video: 'Smilin' Through' clip
(Saturday, September 24, 1932) — Smilin’ Through, a romantic drama film about a young woman who falls in love with the son of an old family enemy, opened today in the U.S.
Directed by Sidney Franklin, the film stars Norma Shearer, Fredric March and Leslie Howard.
Video: 'Romantic Improvisations' (Sept. 23, 1992)
(Wednesday, September 23, 1992, 9:30 p.m. EDT) — Mad About You, a television situation comedy series about a newly married couple in New York City, debuted tonight on NBC-TV. It starred Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt, Anne Ramsay, Leila Kenzle, John Pankow and Richard Kind.
Video: 'Archie's Fraud'
(Saturday, September 23, 1972, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Archie’s Sunday job, driving taxi cabs for Bert Munson, has been a fine extra job for additional income. However, Archie has failed to report the extra income on his tax returns on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom All In The Family.
Video: 'The Jetsons ep Rosey the Robot' (Sept. 23, 1962)
(Sunday, September 23, 1962, 6:30 p.m. EDT) — The Jetsons, an animated television sitcom series projecting contemporary culture and lifestyle into another time period, debuted tonight as the very first program to air in color on ABC-TV.
Video: 'The West Wing: Twenty Five'
(Sunday, September 22, 2002) — The West Wing, NBC’s dramatic series about a fictional White House, won its third consecutive Emmy tonight as best drama at the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Friends, the NBC series that has been nominated four times for best comedy, won the top award tonight after nine seasons.
Video: 'Friends Theme Season 8'
Video: Sept. 22, 1942 (at 6:34)
(Tuesday, September 22, 1942, during the Battle of Stalingrad, part of the Eastern Front of World War II) — Wilhelm Hoffman, a soldier in the 267th Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division of the German 6th Army who chronicled the Battle of Stalingrad in his journal, wrote today:
“Russian resistance in the elevator has been broken. Our troops are advancing toward the Volga. We found about 40 Russians dead in the elevator building. Half of them were wearing naval uniforms-sea devils. One prisoner was captured, seriously wounded, who can’t speak, or is shamming.”
