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What happened in history on this day: September 22?
On September 22 in ...
- 1953 - CBS begins airing The Red Skelton Show 30/60-minute variety TV show.
- 1955 - Commercial TV begins in England.
- 1956 - CBS airs the last The Honeymooners TV show. A total of 39 episodes aired.
- 1957 - ABC-TV begins airing the 60-minute western TV series Maverick, starring James Garner.
- 1958 - CBS-TV airs The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show for the last time.
- 1958 - CBS resumes airing the Father Knows Best 30-minute comedy TV show.
- 1959 - CBS airs the last The Andy Williams Show TV show. The show continues on the NBC TV network in 1962.
- 1962 - NBC begins airing The Andy Williams Show 60-minute musical variety TV show.
- 1963 - NBC begins airing The General Electric College Bowl 30-minute TV game show.
- 1964 - NBC-TV debuts TV show The Man From U.N.C.L.E., starring Robert Vaughn. U.N.C.L.E. stands for United Network Command for Law and Enforcement.
- 1969 - The ABC TV network airs the first Love, American Style 30/60-minute anthology/comedy TV show in the USA.
- 1979 - ABC airs the first episode of TV show Hart to Hart.
- 1982 - NBC debuts comedy TV show Family Ties, starring Michael J. Fox.
- 1987 - ABC airs the first episode of TV show Full House.
- 1989 - NBC began airing the TV series Baywatch.
- 1994 - NBC-TV premieres the sitcom Friends.
- 1995 - New Line releases the film Seven to theaters.
- 1995 - The TV series Land's End premieres.
- 2004 - In the USA, ABC airs the premiere of the TV series Lost.
- 2004 - CBS-owned television stations are fined a total of $550,000 by the FCC for showing Janet Jackson's exposed right breast during the football Super Bowl halftime show.
- 2004 - CBS airs the first episode of TV show CSI: New York.
Births on September 22
- 1885 - Birth of Erich von Stroheim; early film director/actor (Grand Illusion).
- 1895 - Birth of Paul Muni; actor (Academy Award 1936 - Angel on My Shoulder, Juarez).
- 1901 - Birth of Allan "Rocky" Lane in Mishawaka, Indiana, USA; actor (voice of Mr Ed, Red Ryder).
- 1902 - Birth of John Houseman in Bucharest, Romania; actor (Kingsfield - Paper Chase).
- 1928 - Birth of Eugene Roche; actor (Foul Play, Slaughterhouse Five).
- 1940 - Birth of Anna Karina; actress (Alphaville).
- 1954 - Birth of Shari Belafonte Harper in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Julie - Hotel).
- 1957 - Birth of Lynn Herring in Enid, Oklahoma, USA; actress (Lucy - General Hospital).
- 1960 - Birth of Scott Baio in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Joanie loves Chachi, Charles in Charge, Zapped).
- 1961 - Birth of Catherine Oxenberg; actress (Dallas).
- 1962 - Birth of Rob Stone in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Kevin - Mr Belvedere).
Deaths on September 22
- 1981 - Death of Harry Warren AKA Salvatore Guaragna at age 87; songwriter ("I Only Have Eyes for You", "42nd Street", "Chattanooga Choo-Choo", "Serenade in Blue", "Jeepers Creepers", "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me", won Best Song Oscars for "Lullaby of Broadway", "You'll Never Know", "On the Atcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe").
- 1999 - Death of George Campbell Scott at age 71 of a ruptured aortic aneurism; actor (Patton (1977), East Side, West Side).
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