World Series 1921
(Thursday, October 13, 1921) — The New York Giants won the 1921 World Series today, beating the New York Yankees 1-0 at the Polo Grounds in New York City in the eighth and deciding game (it was the last of the experimental best-five-of-nine series).
(Saturday, October 12, 1991, 11:30 p.m. EDT) — The cold open on tonight’s late-night television sketch comedy and variety show “Saturday Night Live” was a parody of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the Supreme Court nomination of Clarence Thomas (click here to watch the video).
(Tuesday, October 12, 1971) — Jesus Christ Superstar, a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice and directed by Tom O’Horgan, opened tonight on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre.
Video: Cardinals win 1931 World Series
(Saturday, October 10, 1931) — The St. Louis Cardinals won the 1931 World Series today, beating the Philadelphia Athletics 4-2 at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis in the seventh and deciding game.
Video: First snow, Zhukov (@ 3:41)
(Friday, October 10, 1941) — As the first snows of winter fell before Moscow, Soviet General Georgy Zhukov was recalled from Leningrad today to take charge of the defense of Moscow on the Eastern Front of World War II.
Video: 1951 World Series
(Wednesday, October 10, 1951) — The New York Yankees won the 1951 World Series today, beating the New York Giants 4-3 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York, in the sixth and deciding game (click here to watch highlights of game 3 on Oct. 6, 1951).
Video: 'Splendor in the Grass' trailer
(Tuesday, October 10, 1961) — Splendor in the Grass, a romantic drama film that tells a story of sexual repression, love, heartbreak, and manic-depression, which the character Deanie suffers from, opened today at the Victoria and the Trans-Lux Fifty-second Street theaters in New York.
Written by William Inge, the film stars Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty and was directed by Elia Kazan.
Video: "Day One" (part 1)
(Wednesday, October 9, 1991, 8:30 p.m. ET) — Kevin’s first day of high school is not all it’s cracked up to be on tonight’s episode of the TV comedy-drama series The Wonder Years. Continue reading ‘Day One’ debuts on ‘The Wonder Years’ 20 years ago this hour (1991)
Video: 'Edith Writes A Song' (part 1)
(Saturday, October 9, 1971, 8:00 p.m. ET) — The family manages to collect $30 in the family pot and an argument ensues when Edith wants to use the money to set her lyrics for a song to music on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom All In The Family. Continue reading ‘All In The Family’ presents ‘Edith Writes a Song’ 40 years ago this hour (1971)
Video: Yankees win 1961 World Series (@ 5:35)
(Monday, October 9, 1941) — The New York Yankees won the 1961 World Series today, beating the Cincinnati Reds 13-5 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the fifth and deciding game.
