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September 29
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Movies
1985: NBC-TV begins airing Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
1985: ABC-TV debuts MacGyver, starring Richard Dean Anderson.
1985: NBC-TV premieres Amazing Stories by Steven Spielberg.
1986: CBS debuts comedy TV show Designing Women.
1986: Betty Kean, actress (Amy Tucker - Leave it to Larry), dies at age 69.
1987: ABC-TV debuts the relationship drama thirtysomething.
1993: ABC-TV debuts sitcom Grace Under Fire, starring Brett Butler.
2002: Discovery Channel airs the first pilot episode of American Chopper.
2003: Disney subsidiary Buena Vista Datacasting introduces the video-on-demand service MovieBeam in three cities in the United States: Spokane, Washington, Jacksonville, Florida, and Salt Lake City, Utah. The service lets users download and store films for up to 24 hours on a television set-top device. Rental of the device costs US$6.99 per month, with film costs of US$1.99-3.99 per title.
1985: ABC-TV debuts MacGyver, starring Richard Dean Anderson.
1985: NBC-TV premieres Amazing Stories by Steven Spielberg.
1986: CBS debuts comedy TV show Designing Women.
1986: Betty Kean, actress (Amy Tucker - Leave it to Larry), dies at age 69.
1987: ABC-TV debuts the relationship drama thirtysomething.
1993: ABC-TV debuts sitcom Grace Under Fire, starring Brett Butler.
2002: Discovery Channel airs the first pilot episode of American Chopper.
2003: Disney subsidiary Buena Vista Datacasting introduces the video-on-demand service MovieBeam in three cities in the United States: Spokane, Washington, Jacksonville, Florida, and Salt Lake City, Utah. The service lets users download and store films for up to 24 hours on a television set-top device. Rental of the device costs US$6.99 per month, with film costs of US$1.99-3.99 per title.
Music
Sports
1986: Chicago Cubs' Greg Maddux defeats Philadelphia Phillies' Mike Maddux (first rookie brothers).
1987: New York Yankees' Don Mattingly hits Major league record sixth grand slam of the year.
1988: Florence Griffith Joyner of USA sets the 200m woman's record (21.34).
1989: A.A. Busch Junior, brewer/baseball owner (Saint Louis Cardinals), dies at age 90.
1991: US beats Europeans 14.5 to 13.5 to capture the Ryder's cup.
2004: Major League Baseball announces the Montreal Expos will move to Washington D.C. in time for the 2005 season.
1987: New York Yankees' Don Mattingly hits Major league record sixth grand slam of the year.
1988: Florence Griffith Joyner of USA sets the 200m woman's record (21.34).
1989: A.A. Busch Junior, brewer/baseball owner (Saint Louis Cardinals), dies at age 90.
1991: US beats Europeans 14.5 to 13.5 to capture the Ryder's cup.
2004: Major League Baseball announces the Montreal Expos will move to Washington D.C. in time for the 2005 season.
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