September 24th, 1934: 2,500 fans saw Babe Ruth’s farewell appearance as a Yankee at Yankee Stadium.
September 24th, 1952: Kentucky Fried Chicken (now KFC) opened its first franchised location in Salt Lake City, Utah.
September 24th, 1954: Tonight Show, starring Steve Allan, premiered on NBC.
September 24th, 1957: Baseball’s Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field.
September 24th, 1957: Elvis Presley’s single Jailhouse Rock was released. It would go on to be named Billboard Song of the Year.
September 24th, 1964: The Munsters premiered on CBS.
September 24th, 1968: 60 Minutes debuted on CBS.
September 24th, 1969: 2,500 fans attended the first Elvis convention in Cincinnati, Ohio.
September 24th, 1977: The Love Boat premiered on ABC.
September 24th, 1991: Nirvana released their second studio album, Nevermind.
September 24th, 1992: The Sci-Fi Channel (now SyFy) debuted.
September 24th, 2007: The Big Bang Theory premiered on CBS.
September 24th, 2010: The Social Network premiered at the New York Film Festival.
September 24th, 2013: The Goldbergs premiered on ABC.
Director Brad Bird turns 63 years old.
Actor Kevin Sorbo turns 62 years old.
Muppeteer Steve Whitmire turns 61 years old.
Thursday, September 24th is National Cherries Jubilee Day.
