‘Wednesday, Ladies Free’ on tonight’s ‘Hawaii-Five-0’ 40 years ago this hour


Video: 'Wednesday Ladies Free' (part 1)

(Tuesday, September 28, 1971, 8:30 p.m. ET) — Vic Tanaka is murdering women and painting their faces to resemble a former prostitute, who is now happily married, on tonight’s episode of the CBS police procedural drama Hawaii Five-0. Continue reading ‘Wednesday, Ladies Free’ on tonight’s ‘Hawaii-Five-0’ 40 years ago this hour

‘Dr. Kildare’ debuts on NBC 50 years ago this hour


Video: 'Dr. Kildare ' clip (Oct. 8, 1964)

(Thursday, September 28, 1961, 7:30 p.m.)Dr. Kildare, a medical drama TV series starring Richard Chamberlain as a young intern working in a fictional large metropolitan hospital (Blair General) while trying to learn his profession, debuted tonight on NBC.

McClellan’s war plans presented at Cabinet meeting 150 years ago today


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(Friday, September 27, 1861) — Amid public pressure for increased action, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and General George B. McClellan conferred today in a meeting with the Cabinet over plans for an offensive in Virginia during the American Civil War.

‘The Truth’ on ‘Seinfeld’ 20 years ago this hour

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(Wednesday, September 25, 1991, 9:30 p.m. ET) — Jerry’s audit becomes more trouble than he can handle when George breaks up with the former IRS worker who was helping Jerry, and she ends up in a sanatorium on tonight’s episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld.

‘The Hustler’ premieres in Washington 50 years ago today

(Monday, September 25, 1961)The Hustler, a drama film directed by Robert Rossen and starring Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie and George C. Scott, premiered today in Washington, D.C.

It tells the story of small-time pool hustler “Fast Eddie” Felson and his desire to prove himself the best player in the country by beating legendary pool player “Minnesota Fats.”

‘Chariots of Fire’ premieres in U.S. 30 years ago today

(Friday, September 25, 1981)Chariots of Fire, a British film that tells the fact-based story of two athletes in the 1924 Olympics: Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice, premiered in the U.S. today at the New York Film Festival, six months after opening in Britain.

‘The Car Salesman’ debuts on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ 10 years ago this hour


‘The Car Salesman’ (clip)

(Sunday, September 23, 2001, 10:30 p.m. ET) — Larry shocks his wife and friends by deciding to take a job as a car salesman on tonight’s season two premiere episode of the HBO comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm.

‘Hawaii-Five-0’ presents ‘No Bottles…No Cans…No People’ 40 years ago this hour


Hawaii Five-O "No Bottles... No Cans... No People" 1971 (Pt 1) HD

(Tuesday, September 21, 1971, 8:30 p.m. ET) — Gangster Johnny Oporta arranges for his enemies to be murdered and then covers up the crimes by incinerating their bodies on tonight’s episode of the CBS police procedural drama Hawaii Five-0. Continue reading ‘Hawaii-Five-0’ presents ‘No Bottles…No Cans…No People’ 40 years ago this hour