1976: ‘Donny & Marie’ Airs for the First Time “I’m a little bit country/I’m a little bit rock n’ roll” was sung for the first time on this day in 1976 during the Donny & Marie variety show shown on ABC. Born into the famous Osmond family, Donny and Marie were and still are the most popular of the bunch.
Read more1967: The First Super Bowl The annual championship game of the NFL, The Super Bowl, was first played on this day back in 1967. Originally, the game was created as part of the merger between the NFL and the AFL. The Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35 to 10, the halftime show was presented by the University
Read more1952: NBC’s “Today” Show Airs for the First Time On this day in 1952, NBC’s Today debuted for the first time. What is common place now, Today was the very first morning show of its kind and is the 5th longest running American television series. When the show began, the network toyed with calling it The Rise and Shine Revue.
Read more1968: Johnny Cash Performs at Folsom Prison Country star Johnny Cash began performing behind prison walls on January 1, 1958 at San Quentin State Prison but it was on this day in 1968 where he recorded his live album, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison. The album reached the number one spot on Billboard county album music and then it also
Read more2009: Toyota Rises on Top On this day in 2009, General Motors, known as the world’s largest automaker, lost its claim to fame. In 2008, GM sold 8.36 million cars and trucks, whereas Toyota sold 8.97 million, making it the company that produces the most cars on the planet. GM was founded in 1908 by William Durant, known for horse-drawn
Read more1986: First Martin Luther King Jr. Day At the White House Rose Garden on November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill creating a federal holiday to honor King. Observed for the first time on January 20, 1986, it is called Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Following President George H. W. Bush’s 1992 proclamation, the holiday is observed on
Read more1940: Three Stooges Spoof Hitler The Three Stooges’ 44th short film was probably the trio’s most controversial. Starring Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard, You Natzy Spy! was the first Hollywood film to spoof Hitler and satirize the Nazis and the Third Reich. At the time, the United States were pretty neutral about World War II, and the Hays
Read more2000: Michael J. Fox Leaves ‘Spin City’ Back on this day in 2000, Michael J. Fox (Family Ties, Back to the Future) announced that he would be leaving the hit sitcom, Spin City to help raise awareness about Parkinson’s disease which he had been personally battling with since 1991, but kept quiet about it until 1999. In May of 2000,
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