April 16, 1962
Today In History
Walter Cronkite takes over as anchor of the CBS Evening News
Walter Cronkite became anchor of the program titled Walter Cronkite with the News on April 16, 1962. On September 2, 1963, the program, retitled CBS Evening News, became the first half-hour weeknight news broadcast of network television and was moved to 6:30 p.m. Eastern time.
Remember When
CLASSIC IMAGE: The OJ Car Chase on July 17, 1994
The Highlights of the 1971 World Series - Pirates vs Orioles
A compilation of some Billy Sims' collegiate highlights at the University of Oklahoma.
Song of the Day
Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly and Jules Munshin | New York, New York | 1944 musical
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey premiered in 1968 and is considered to be an epic science fiction movie. It was produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is a story of evolution. Sometime in the distant past, someone or something nudged evolution by placing a monolith on Earth (presumably elsewhere throughout the universe as well). Evolution then enabled humankind to reach the moon's surface, where yet another monolith is found, one that signals the monolith placers that humankind has evolved that far. Now a race begins between computers (HAL) who "seems human" and has full control over their spaceship and two astronauts (Dr. Dave Bowman played by Keir Dullea and Dr. Frank Poole played by Gary Lockwood) to reach the monolith placers. The winner will achieve the next step in evolution, whatever that may be.
Explore America
A quiet fishing morning on a lake in New Hampshire
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Who received The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 1967 Academy Awards?
- Gregory Peck
- John Wayne
- Paul Newman
- Cary Grant
I won the Cy Young for the upstart Red Sox in 1967, who am I ?
Jim Lonborg
Very Funny Shows
F-Troop
MASH
Mary Tyler More Show
The Three Stooges
Petticoat Junction
F-Troop
MASH
Mary Tyler More Show
The Three Stooges
TV Show of the Day
Car 54 Where are you?
Laura Nyro performs LIVE at Fillmore East | New York City | 1970
Laura Nyro October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997 was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession 1968 and New York Tendaberry 1969, and had commercial success with artists such as Barbra Streisand and The 5th Dimension recording her songs. Her style was a hybrid of Brill Building-style New York pop, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, show tunes, rock, and soul.
Between 1968 and 1970, a number of artists had hits with her songs: The 5th Dimension with "Blowing Away", "Wedding Bell Blues", "Stoned Soul Picnic", "Sweet Blindness", "Save the Country", and "Black Patch"; Blood, Sweat & Tears and Peter, Paul & Mary with "And When I Die"; Three Dog Night and Maynard Ferguson with "Eli's Comin'"; and Barbra Streisand with "Stoney End", "Time and Love", and "Hands off the Man (Flim Flam Man)". Nyro's best-selling single was her recording of Carole King and Gerry Goffin's "Up on the Roof".
In 2012, Nyro was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Remembering Don Drysdale
Don Drysdale won 25 games and the Cy Young Award in 1962 and, in 1968, set a record with 58.2 consecutive scoreless innings. During the streak, he pitched 6 consecutive complete game shutouts.
SATURDAYS WERE THE BEST - NO SCHOOL!!!!!
Classic Sports Images
Doug Flutie's Hail Mary
TD BC vs Miami
Herschel Walker - University of Georgia
Two Time Heisman winner Archie Griffith
Joe Montana - Notre Dame QB
Doug Flutie's Hail Mary
TD BC vs Miami
Herschel Walker - University of Georgia
Two Time Heisman winner Archie Griffith
Joe Montana - Notre Dame QB
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Pete Rose ruined this catchers career - who was he and what team did he play for ?
Ray Fosse of the Cleveland Indians
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