
2019

2018
Animated series “The Simpsons” surpasses 635-episode count of “Gunsmoke”‘; highest number of episodes of any series on TV.

2011

2004

1992

1991
A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 miles per hour (249 km/h), killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as 10 million homeless.

1981

1971

1967
“Respect” single released by Aretha Franklin (Billboard Song of the Year 1967).

1961
ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” debuts.

1945
