"Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds,
to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no
man has gone before," said actor William Shatner in the show’s
opening. 

The world first met Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock on this day in
history, Sept. 8, 1966, with the premiere of the television series
"Star Trek." 
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September 8 is now celebrated worldwide by "Trekkies" as
"Star Trek Day."

William Shatner (93)

The legal drama series Perry Mason was originally broadcast on
CBS television from September 21, 1957, to May 22, 1966. The
title character, portrayed by Raymond Burr (1917 – 1993) is a
Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer who originally appeared
in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner. Many episodes are
based on stories written by Gardner. 

Perry Mason was one of Hollywood’s first weekly one-hour series
filmed for television, and remains one of the longest-running and
most successful legal-themed television series.

The show has been a staple in syndication, running for many
years on local television stations and cable networks across
the United States.
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Erle Stanley Gardner (1889 – 1970)

The Cartwrights first rode through Virginia City, Nev., in the
Western TV drama series Bonanza on Saturday, Sept. 12, 1959,
on NBC, and it was the first Western to be televised entirely in
color. Bonanza lasted 14 seasons, making it the second-longest-
running TV Western behind Gunsmoke.

You Asked for It is a human interest television show created and
hosted by Art Baker (below) Initially titled The Art Baker Show,
the program originally aired on TV between 1950 and 1959. Later
versions of the series were seen in 1972, 1981, and 2000.

Art Baker (Arthur Appleton Shank)
January 7, 1898 – August 26, 1966)

Baker  initially planned to be a singer, and
during World War I he was a song leader
while serving in the United States Army.

Baker’s radio career began as an announcer
on Los Angeles radio station KFSG. He later
worked at Forest Lawn Memorial Park as a
tour guide.