TIM MAGUIRE
Victims bodies are carried from the wreckage of the 1900 hurricane in Galveston.
On this day in 1966, NBC-TV aired the first episode of "Star Trek"
entitled "The Man Trap". The series was canceled on September 2,
1969.
It was on this day in 2005.
On this day in 1996, President Bill Clinton signed legislation that
ended guaranteed cash payments to the poor and demanded work
from recipients.
It was on this day in 1989.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
On this day in 1961, America was asked by President Kennedy to
work toward putting a man on the moon before the end of the
decade.
On this day in 1977, "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" opened
and became the largest grossing film to date.
Director George Lucas.
In Houston on this day in 2006, former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth
Lay and Jeffrey Skillinng were convicted of conspiracy and fraud
for the downfall of Enron.
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It was on this day in 1992, Jay Leno debuted as the new permanent
host of NBC’s "Tonight Show."
Comedian Billy Crystal (left) was Leno’s first guest on the show. He
also appeared on Leno’s final “Tonight Show” episode on February
6, 2014.
It was on this day in 2005.
On this day in 1996, President Bill Clinton signed legislation that ended guaranteed cash payments to the poor and demanded work
from recipients.
Assonated on this day in 1989.
Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012)
Ray Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. He worked
in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror and
mystery fiction.
Widely known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953), and his science
fiction and horror story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950),
and The Illustrated Man (1951).
X Minus One was a half-hour science fiction radio drama series
broadcast from April 24, 1955 to January 9, 1958 in numerous
timeslots on NBC. The series was never able to generate a
large following.
The writers of the magazine stories were not well known then
but now are the giants of today. These stories came from the
minds of Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, and Poul Anderson to
name a few.
A vintage Zenith tube radio from 1955.
