- 1941] Teddy Ballgame: Ted Williams goes 6 for 6 in a doubleheader and finishes with a .406 batting average. No one has done it since. Same date 10 years later in 1951, Williams hits a home run in his last at-bat (9/28)...
- 1954] Tonight, Tonight: Steve Allen becomes the first host of the new "Tonight Show"...2004] NBC-TV tells Conan O'Brien he will become the new host of the show replacing Jay Leno in 2009 (both happened on 9/27 - 50 years apart)...
- 1955] Wedding Bells: Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher walk down the aisle and then go on an "Aba Dabba Honeymoon". After 4 years Eddie Fisher calls out for help, singing "Oh My Papa" (9/26)...
- 1955] In living color: The World Series is televised in color for the first time. I watched it in a store window on 13th Avenue in Borough Park - not happy to see the Dodgers win (9/28)...
- 1957] Premiered on this date: "West Side Story" at the Winter Garden Theater (for 732 performances) (9/26)...1961] Richard Chamberlain starts making house calls as "Dr. Kildare" (9/28). Four days later "Ben Casey" debuts...1962] "Beverly Hillbillies" which will air for 9 seasons (9/26)...1964] "Gilligan's Island" for 3 seasons and then re-runs forever (9/26)...1968] "Hawaii Five-O" which says 'Aloha' after its 12th season (9/26)...1969] "The Brady Bunch" which lasts 5 seasons (9/26)...1969] The Fillmore West opens in San Francisco (9/26)...1975] "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" with Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick and Meatloaf premieres (9/26)...
- 1960] Debate? That's debatable: The first of four nationally televised debates between presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon is held (9/26). Guess who won???
- 1964] Warren wrap: The Warren Commission issues a report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone (9/27). Questions remain...
- 1973] What's your name?: Carlos Santana, a disciple of Sri Chinmoy, changes his name to Devadip, begging the question, was it Devadip Santana or Santana Devadip? Hare Krishna! (9/27)...
- 1991] 'Happy Trails': Jazz great Miles Davis dies of a stroke at 65 (9/28)...2003] Tennis champion Althea Gibson dies at 76 from respiratory failure (9/28)...2004] Legendary disc jockey Scott Muni passes away at 74 after suffering a stroke earlier in the year (9/28)...
- 2007] Hung jury: The murder trial of Phil Spector ends in a mistrial when the jury fails to reach a unanimous verdict (9/26). Spector allegedly shot actress Lana Clarkson fatally at his mansion in 2003...
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