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Langley Productions

When 'Cops' premiered on Fox on March 11, 1989, 'The Simpsons' was still eight months away from debuting, and Ronald Reagan had only been out of the White House for less than two months. Thirty years later, the series is still going strong.

Jake Rossen


Langley Productions

When 'Cops' premiered on Fox on March 11, 1989, 'The Simpsons' was still eight months away from debuting, and Ronald Reagan had only been out of the White House for less than two months. Thirty years later, the series is still going strong.

Jake Rossen






Scholastic

In 1986, Ann M. Martin published the first 'The Baby-Sitters Club' book. Now, more than 30 years later, Netflix is bringing Kristy, Claudia, and all the rest of the club back to the small screen.

Erin McCarthy
Netflix

'The OA: Part II' will hit Netflix on March 22. The tagline? "No one survives alone." Here's everything you need to know about the second season of the hit show.

Erin McCarthy
















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On February 9, 1964, The Beatles—identified in a press release as a wildly popular quartet of English recording stars—performed on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' in New York City and changed the course of music history.

Stacy Conradt