Born 1898 in Draguignan in Provence, French-American operatic lyric coloratura soprano and actress Lily Pons had an active career from the late 1920s through the early 1970s. As an opera sin… Read More

 April 16, 1949 Garroway at Large debuts. Radio personality Dave Garroway moves to TV, as the host of one of television's earliest musical-variety shows. Garroway at Large was one… Read More

Ad/Odds: Dick's Doughnut Party, Unholy Love, All-RKO Show, and Dream GirlWHY NOT A DOUGHNUT PARTY? --- Merit badge to all who toss such event after fashion of Olivia DeHavilland and Dick Pow… Read More

Today in History HT Image Today is Sunday, Jan. 14, the 14th day of 2024. There are 352 days left in the year. Amazon Sale season is here! Splurge and save now! Click here Today’s… Read More

The showbiz industry has always been riddled with lots of dramas and controversies such as racism, and scandals which have rocked the boats of many popular Talk shows. However, one other maj… Read More

Based in part on a Smithsonian Associates lecture by Brian Rose.All unattributed quotes are Mr. Rose. “It’s hard work to conduct a lively and informative conversation, especia… Read More

The Best Retired News Anchors Walter Cronkite anchored the evening news on CBS for 19 years, starting in 1962. After working as a war-time wire-service reporter, Cronkite earned the nickname… Read More

We have some interesting facts & historic events all about July 21st, including areas in religion, crime, health and more. Keep reading for more interesting facts about July 21st … Read More

 January 12, 1967 Dragnet returned to NBC-TV after being off the network schedule for eight years. Webb relaunched Dragnet in 1966, with NBC once again chosen to air the serie… Read More

University City, Missouri.Moving to St. Louis at age 14, David Garroway attended University City High School and Washington University. After training as a radio announcer while an NBC page… Read More

The Today Show recently had its smallest audience in 30 years as it experienced a devastating drop in viewership. “It’s a total fiasco,” a longtime veteran of the show said… Read More

Hugh Downs, whose honeyed delivery and low-key but erudite manner helped make him a familiar face and voice on television for half a century, and whose career included long stints as host… Read More

The further we go back in Hollywood history,the more that fact and legend become intertwined.It's hard to say where the truth really lies.Donna Allen-FigueroaApril 16, 1949Garroway at Large… Read More

Today premiered on NBC and was created by the network’s vice president,Sylvester B. Weaver, Jr., the program was the first of its kind, combining national news, celebrity int… Read More

2nd century, BC:The Hydraulis was invented by Ktesibios sometime in the second century B.C. Ktesibios, the son of a Greek barber, was fascinated by pneumatics and wrote an early treatise on… Read More

I thought that 1984 Vette's was an old car video - but seems like I was not quite correct. This one is much older. Watch clips from GM advertising feature "Hall of Wonder" with Dave Garrowa… Read More