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.
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The show originally aired on CBS from September 19, 1970,
to March 19, 1977.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show received consistent praise from critics
and high ratings during its original run and earned 29 Primetime
Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series three years
in a row (1975–1977). Moore received the Primetime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series three times.
The series also launched three spin-offs: Rhoda, Phyllis, and Lou
Grant. The series has been universally regarded as one of the best
television shows of all time.
Mary Tyler Moore (1936 – 2017)
In addition to her acting work, Moore was the
International Chairperson of the Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation helping
raise funds and awareness of diabetes
mellitus type 1.
On September 17, 1976, NASA publicly unveiled its first space
shuttle, the Enterprise, during a ceremony in Palmdale, California.
Development of the aircraft-like spacecraft cost almost $10 billion
and took nearly a decade. In 1977, the Enterprise became the first
space shuttle to fly freely when it was lifted to a height of 25,000
feet by a Boeing 747 airplane and then released, gliding back to
Edwards Air Force Base on its own accord.
The space shuttle Enterprise rolled out of the Palmdale manufacturing facilities and was greeted by NASA
officials and cast members from the ‘Star Trek’ TV
series.
From left to right they are: NASA Administrator Dr.
James D. Fletcher; DeForest Kelley, who portrayed
Dr. "Bones" McCoy on the series; George Takei
(Mr. Sulu); James Doohan (Chief Engineer
Montgomery "Scotty" Scott); Nichelle Nichols
(Lt. Uhura); Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock); series
creator Gene Roddenberry; an unnamed NASA
official; and, Walter Koenig (Ensign Pavel Chekov).
Comedic actor Adam Sandler’s best known films include Billy
Madison, The Waterboy, Mr. Deeds, The Wedding Singer, Happy
Gilmore and Big Daddy. He also voiced the character Dracula
in the Hotel Transylvania movies.
Sandler was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series
Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1995.
2006
Phillip John Donahue (December 21, 1935 – August 18, 2024)
WASHINGTON (TND) — The host and creator of the"The Phil
Donahue Show" died Sunday after a lengthy illness.
According to a family statement, the television pioneer died
at his home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
