On September 22, 1994, the television sitcom Friends, about
six young adults living in New York City, debuted on NBC.
The show, which featured a group of relatively unknown
actors, went on to become a huge hit and air for 10 seasons.
It also propelled the cast—Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox,
Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David
Schwimmer to varying degrees of stardom and success
in Hollywood.
The first issue of the National Geographic Magazine, without
photos, was published on September 22, 1888, eight months
after the Society was founded.
In September 2022, the magazine laid off six of its top editors
and In June 2023 laid off all of its staff writers, shifting to an
entirely freelance-based writing model, and announced that
beginning in 2024 it would no longer offer newsstand issues.
Author Stephen Edwin King, .dubbed the "King of Horror," is
widely known for his horror novels and has also explored other
genres, among them suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy,
and mystery..
Though known primarily for his novels, he has written about
200 short stories, most of which have been published in
collections.
His debut page-turner, Carrie (1974), established him in
horror.
On September 14, 1964, the Kellogg’s Company began selling
the Pop-Tart. The innovative portable-breakfast-treat-turned-
anytime-snack would go on to sell billions annually and help
redefine the breakfast food market.
It all started when one of Kellogg’s biggest competitors, Post
Consumer Brands, trumpeted to the press that it had created
an innovative new breakfast item: a shelf-stable, fruit-filled,
handheld toaster pastry called “Country Squares.”
It sounded like the ultimate grab-and-go convenience food.
Anticipation ran high. Problem was, their pastry wasn’t quite
ready for market.
While Post dragged its feet on the actual product release,
Kellogg’s—having heard the announcement, rushed to push
out its own version.
The King of Rock and Roll teamed up with TV’s reigning variety
program, as Elvis Presley appears on “The Ed Sullivan Show”
for the first time on September 9, 1956.
After Presley earned big ratings for “The Steve Allen Show,”
the Dorsey Brothers “Stage Show” and “The Milton Berle
Show,” Sullivan finally reneged on his Presley ban, signing
the controversial singing star to an unprecedented $50,000
contract for three appearances.
With 60 million viewers—or 82.6 percent of TV viewers at the time—tuning in, the appearance garnered the show’s best
ratings in two years and became the most-watched TV
broadcast of the 1950s.
