The Night Elvis Shook Television
On September 9, 1956, a 21-year-old Elvis Presley made his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show — and 60 million people watched.
Tagged: 1950s
The 101st at Central High: September 24, 1957
On September 24, 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to escort nine Black teenagers into the all-white Central High School.
How I Hate Him!
On October 2, 1950, Peanuts debuted in seven newspapers — with a joke about hating Charlie Brown.