TIM MAGUIRE
On this day in 1962, Johnny Carson took over from Jack
Paar as host of the late-night talk program The Tonight
Show. Carson went on to host The Tonight Show
Starring Johnny Carson for three decade.
JOHNNY CARSON AS CARNAC THE MAGNIFICENT (1978)
On September 30, 1822, Joseph Marion Hernández (1788-1857)
became the first Hispanic to be elected to the United States
Congress.
Born a Spanish citizen, Hernández would die in Cuba, but in
between he became the first Hispanic American to serve at
the highest levels of any of three branches of the American
federal government.
ED DANAHUE
Tonight Starring Steve Allen was a[ talk show hosted by Steve
Allen. It was the first version of what eventually became known
as The Tonight Show. Tonight was the first late-night talk show,
as well as the first late night television series of any kind to
achieve long-term success.
Allen’s run as host of the show lasted for two and a half seasons, beginning in fall 1954 and ending with Allen’s departure in January
1957.
The announcer of the show was Gene Rayburn, who would
eventually become a top-game show emcee.
Space Man Bill Dana as Jose Jimenez
From left: Bandleader Skitch Henderson. Eydie Gorme, Steve
Allen and Steve Lawrence.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor David McCallum, who became a
teen heartthrob in the hit series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." in
the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the
popular "NCIS" 40 years later, has died.
McCallum died Monday of natural causes surrounded by
family at New York Presbyterian Hospital.
On September 21, 1942, the U.S. B-29 Superfortress made its
debut flight in Seattle, Washington. It was the largest bomber
used in the war by any nation.
The B-29 was conceived in 1939 by Gen. Hap Arnold.
