(Monday, March 29, 1982) — Chariots of Fire was named Best Picture of 1981 tonight at the 54th Academy Awards, hosted by Johnny Carson at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.
Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn won Oscars for their co-starring roles as husband and wife in On Golden Pond.
Warren Beatty won Best Director for Reds.
Video: Paar interviews JFK (June 16, 1960)
(Thursday, March 29, 1962) — Jack Paar hosted NBC’s Tonight show for the final time today, although the network aired a repeat the following night. Continue reading Jack Paar ends run as host of NBC’s ‘The Tonight Show’ 50 years ago today (1962)
(Monday, March 29, 1982) — The single Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder was released today in both the US and UK (a 12″ single would be released today in Britain and on Apr. 12, 1982 in the US).
(Tuesday, March 28, 1972, 7:00 p.m.-4:00 a.m. PST) — Elvis Presley, 37, recorded Burning Love tonight at RCA Studios in Hollywood, California (overdubs would be added on Apr. 27, 1972). Continue reading Elvis Presley records ‘Burning Love’ 40 years ago tonight (1972)
(Saturday, March 28, 1992) — Christian Laettner hit a miracle turnaround jumper from near the foul line tonight as the buzzer sounded to give defending NCAA champion Duke a 104-103 overtime victory over Kentucky and a fifth consecutive trip to the Final Four.
(Thursday, March 28, 2002) — The promotional video for Paul McCartney’s Lonely Road track, shot this month in the U.S. and from his twelfth solo studio album Driving Rain, was mastered today.
'The Letter' behind-the-scenes
(Wednesday, March 25, 1992, 9:30 p.m. ET) — Kramer poses for a painting, that an elderly couple becomes just crazy about on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV sitcom Seinfeld.
(Thursday, March 25, 1982, 9:00 p.m. EST) —Cagney & Lacey, a police procedural series that featured Tyne Daly and Meg Foster (later, Sharon Gless) as New York City police detectives, debuted tonight as a regular series on CBS-TV.
(Saturday, March 25, 1972, 8:00 p.m. ET) — Endora tries to test out Darrin’s honesty by giving him a pin with a spell that makes him tell the truth, concluding the eighth and final season of the ABC-TV situation comedy series Bewitched.
(Sunday, March 24, 2002) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed Vanilla Sky (nominated for Best Original Song) tonight at the 74th Annual Academy Awards. Continue reading McCartney performs ‘Vanilla Sky’ at Oscars 10 years ago tonight (2002)
