13 Demon Street: Condemned In The Crystal

13 Demon StreetThe third episode of the syndicated horror anthology series 13 Demon Street airs on stations across the U.S. Hosted by Lon Chaney Jr. (The Wolf Man), and created (and frequently written and directed) by Curt Siodmak (The Wolf Man, The Invisible Man Returns), the series was filmed in Sweden with a motley mixture of American, British, and Swedish actors, with mostly Swedish talent behind the scenes. Michael Hinn (The Reivers) guest stars.

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Doctor Who: Horse Of Destruction

Doctor WhoThe 90th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is part four of the story now collectively known as The Myth Makers. Vicki leaves the TARDIS to stay in ancient Rome, while Roman slave girl Katarina helps an injured Steven back to the TARDIS and inadvertently becomes a time traveler in the process. This episode is missing from the BBC’s archives.

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Lunar Orbiter 2 launched

Lunar OrbiterThe second in NASA’s series of Lunar Orbiter satellites lifts off from Earth on a course for the moon. Lunar Orbiter 2 spends a full week examining the surface of the moon from orbit, sending back high-resolution TV images for mapping purposes, and to help NASA scientists and engineers select suitable landing sites for the upcoming Apollo program. Lunar Orbiter 2’s orbital path allows it to image a particularly promising plain in the Sea of Tranquility…

It’s About Time: Have I Got A Girl For You

It's About TimeThe ninth episode of the time travel sitcom It’s About Time, created by Sherwood Schwarz (I Dream Of Jeannie) and starring Frank Aletter, Jack Mullaney, and Imogene Coca, is broadcast on CBS.

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Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea: Thing From Inner Space

Voyage To The Bottom Of The SeaThe 66th episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Hugh Marlowe guest stars.

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NOAA-3

NOAA / ESSA satellite seriesNASA and the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration launch NOAA-3, a weather satellite intended to operate in a near-polar low Earth orbit. NOAA-3 is based on the already-flown ITOS satellite design, and will wait in orbit until March 1974, when the failure of an instrument aboard its predecessor, NOAA-2, requires putting NOAA-3 on full weather-watching duty, where it will remain without any major malfunctions through August 1976.

Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin, Part 2

Doctor WhoThe 438th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. For the first time in the series’ history, the Doctor is seen to be traveling without a companion, and this story marks his second visit to the Time Lords’ planet Gallifrey since the beginning of the series. Much of the Time Lord mythology is derived from this story. Peter Pratt guest stars as the Master.

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The man who hustles stars

Star HustlerThe premiere installment of the five-minute astronomy series Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler marks the beginning of the show’s four-decade run on PBS. Hosted by Jack Horkheimer, director of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium, the show initially airs only on Florida’s PBS channel, and will not enter national syndication to other PBS outlets until 1985. It is often the last thing to air before sign-off, as Horkheimer encourages viewers to step outside and stargaze after the show is over. Horkheimer will host the series until his death in 2010.

Six Million Dollar Man: Dark Side Of The Moon Part 1

Six Million Dollar ManThe 87th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Jack Colvin (The Incredible Hulk) guest stars.

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The Black Hole soundtrack

The Black HoleDisneyland Records releases an LP with selections from John Barry’s soundtrack for the movie The Black Hole, the first movie soundtrack ever recorded digitally. If anything, the music proves to be more enduring than the film it was meant to accompany, though Disney allows it to go out of print, never re-releasing it in any other format. A complete version will finally arrive on CD in 2011.

Freddy’s Nightmares: Judy Miller, Come On Down

Freddy's NightmaresThe fifth episode of the horror anthology series Freddy’s Nightmares is broadcast in syndication in North America, hosted by Robert Englund in character as Freddy Krueger. Susan Oliver (Star Trek) guest stars.

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Freddy’s Nightmares: Lucky Stiff

Freddy's NightmaresThe 28th episode of the horror anthology series Freddy’s Nightmares is broadcast in syndication in North America, hosted by Robert Englund in character as Freddy Krueger. Mary Crosby guest stars.

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She-Wolf Of London: Nice Girls Don’t

She-Wolf Of LondonThe fifth episode of She-Wolf Of London is broadcast in syndication in North America, a co-production between Universal Studios and British broadcaster HTV, and starring Kate Hodge and Neil Dickson.

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Babylon 5: Matters Of Honor

Babylon 5The week-long national syndication window opens for the 45th episode of Babylon 5, the first of the series’ third season. Jason Carter joins the cast as Marcus Cole. Tucker Smallwood and Kitty Swink guest star. With parent network PTEN reduced to a syndication service for Babylon 5 and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, the “week of” syndication window is adjusted to the beginning of each week. Read more

Xena: Warrior Princess: Prometheus

XenaThe week-long national syndication window opens for the eighth episode of Xena: Warrior Princess. Kevin Sorbo and Michael Hurst make their first guest appearance in the spinoff inspired by their Hercules series. Read more