TODAY IN TIME
Saturday May 23rd, 2026
On this day in 2010,
season 6 of Lost
episode 17: The End
was first broadcast.
Locke searches for Desmond (Henry Ian Cusick) to achieve his goal of destroying the island. Jack, the newly-appointed "protector" of the island, sets out to stop him.
Happy 42nd Birthday Lizzie Waterworth!
Lizzie Waterworth, British voice actress, was born on this day in 1984.
Traveled as Henry in the TV series Horrid Henry episode "Horrid Henry and the Time Machine" (2008)
On this day in 2003,
season 1 of Power Rangers Ninja Storm
episode 16: The Samurai's Journey: Part I
was first broadcast.
An illusionary master drains the Rangers of their energy before putting them in a dimension where they can't tell friend from foe. Cam (Jason Chan) makes a desperate move to save them all.
Happy 91st Birthday Susan Cooper!
Susan Cooper, English-born American author of children's books, was born on this day in 1935.
Author of the novels King of Shadows (1999),
On this day in 1978,
season 2 of Once Upon A Classic
episode 5: A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court
was first broadcast.
A retelling of Mark Twain's classic of a present day engineer who awakens one day in the time of Camelot. Starring Richard Basehart as King Arthur.
Happy 61st Birthday Tom Tykwer!
Tom Tykwer, director, writer, producer and composer, was born on this day in 1965.
Wrote and directed the film Run Lola Run (1998)
On this day in 2016,
season 2 of 12 Monkeys
episode 6: Immortal
was first broadcast.
Cole and Ramse travel to 1970s New York City to prevent the Twelve from murdering a Vietnam veteran with a connection to the Witness. Featuring Michael Hogan as Dr. Vance Eckland.
On this day in 1964,
season 1 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 27: The Aztecs - The Temple Of Evil (Part 1 of 4)
was first broadcast.
The TARDIS arrives on Earth landing in 16th century Aztec society. Barbara goes off exploring - despite the Doctor (William Hartnell)'s orders not to wander off.
On this day in 2014,
season 3 of Continuum
episode 8: So Do Our Minutes Hasten
was first broadcast.
Keira (Rachel Emily Nichols) and Carlos (Victor Webster) investigate a gas attack at the office of Fermitas, but Dylan is sure that it's Liber8. Keira starts to play her own game with Betty's help.
On this day in 1994,
season 7 of Star Trek: The Next Generation
episode 25: All Good Things (Parts 1 and 2)
was first broadcast.
Captain Picard finds himself shifting continually into the past, future and present and must use that to discover a threat to humanity's existence. Featuring John de Lancie.
On this day in 2005,
season 3 of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
episode 4: The Tomorrow Boys
was first broadcast.
Jimmy (Debi Derryberry) and the boys use Jimmy's latest invention to travel into the future to discover that the entire town has fallen under the totalitarian rule of Libby.
On this day in 2021,
season 6 of Legends of Tomorrow
episode 4: Bay of Squids
was first broadcast.
In 1962 Cuba, the Legends try to get history back on track when Fidel Castro gets a nuclear warhead.
On this day in 1945,
Where Do We Go From Here?
first opened in theaters.
Bill (Fred MacMurray) wants to join the Army, but he's 4F so he asks a wizard who sends Bill to various random points in history.
Happy 95th Birthday Barbara Barrie!
Barbara Barrie, American actress of stage, film, and television, was born on this day in 1931.
Traveled in the TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Consider Her Ways" (1964)
On this day in 2015,
Back to the Fuhrer
first opened in theaters.
Drew and Ben (Joe Smith), two unlikely time travelers, get more than they bargained for on their quest to change the course of history.
On this day in 1998,
season 2 of Early Edition
episode 22: Second Sight
was first broadcast.
When Chuck is kidnapped by a killer and held captive on a tugboat, Gary (Kyle Chandler) and Crumb use a vision of Marissa's to find the tugboat, but are captured as well.
Thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician, was born on this day in 1887 (and sadly passed away in 1963.)
Author of Skolem's paradox,which esplains that every countable axiomatisation of set theory in first-order logic, if it is consistent, has a model that is countable.
On this day in 2014,
X-Men Days of Future Past
first opened in theaters.
The X-Men send Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.
On this day in 1990,
Kappatoo
premiered.
The continuing adventures of Kappatoo (Simon Nash), a 23rd century kid, who time-swaps with his 20th century counterpart, Simon Casmere.
On this day in 1999,
season 6 of Goodnight Sweetheart
episode 5: The 'Ouses In Between
was first broadcast.
Gary (Nicholas Lyndhurst) finds himself back in the 1880s when Reg's grandfather was a policeman.
On this day in 1986,
Star Knight
first opened in theaters.
Princess Alba is abducted by a dragon (which turns out to be an alien spacecraft), and it's up to Klever (Harvey Keitel) to save her.
On this day in 1939,
season 1 of Buck Rogers
episode 7: Primitive Urge
was first broadcast.
Recovering consciousness after their speeding bullet car crashes into a steel bulkhead, Buck, Wilma (Constance Moore), and Tallen return to the high tribunal of Saturn to plead their cause.
Happy 93rd Birthday Joan Collins!
Joan Collins, English actress, author and columnist, was born on this day in 1933.
Traveled in the TV series Star Trek episode "City on the Edge of Forever" and the film Quest For Love (1971)
On this day in 2014,
"Corrections"
was released.
Dr. Ian Webb works in criminal corrections, traveling back in time to stop murders that were committed by remorseful murderers such as OwenÑbut now Owen has gone back to his story of innocence. Written by Susan Kaye Quinn.
John Forbes Nash, Jr, American mathematician, died on this day in 2015 (and was born in 1928).
Author of the Nash Equilibrium, a solution concept of a non-cooperative game involving two or more players, in which each player is assumed to know the equilibrium strategies of the other players, and no player has anything to gain by changing only their own strategy unilaterally.
On this day in 1970,
season 7 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 21: The Inferno (Part 3 of 7)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) finds himself in a parallel universe where Britain is a dictatorship and the Inferno Project is a slave labour camp policed by his friends' counterparts.
On this day in 2012,
season 1 of Queen In-Hyun's Man
episode 11: Episode 11
was first broadcast.
Hee Jin realizes her manager was lying about the calls she has been getting from the unknown number. Boong-Do (Ji Hyun-Woo) and Hee Jin reunite.
Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist, and a pioneer of chaos theory, was born on this day in 1917 (and sadly passed away in 2008.)
Introduced the strange attractor notion and coined the term "butterfly effect".
Harry Townes, American television and film actor, and later an Episcopalian priest, died on this day in 2001 (and was born in 1914).
Traveled in the TV series Studio One In Hollywood episode "The Little Black Bag" (1951), Kraft Theatre episode "A Christmas Carol" (1952), Ponds Theater episode "A Christmas Carol" (1953), Twilight Zone episode "Shadow Play" (1961), Planet of the Apes episode "The Interrogation" (1974) and Voyagers! episode "The Trial of Phineas Bogg" (1983)
On this day in 1990,
season 1 of Kappatoo
episode 1: A Stitch In Time
was first broadcast.
The continuing adventures of Kappatoo (Simon Nash), a 23rd century kid, who time-swaps with his 20th century counterpart, Simon Casmere.
On this day in 2009,
Wie es begann... eine Zeitreise zum Grundgesetz
premiered.
On a time journey, a young reporter named Margarete (Jule Dormann) is a fictional presence at the Constitutional Conference of Herrenchiemsee, where in 1948 the foundation for the basic law was drafted within two weeks.
On this day in 1989,
season 1 of This Is America, Charlie Brown
episode 8: The Music and Heroes of America
was first broadcast.
The gang celebrates composers as John Phillip Sousa, Irving Berlin, George Cohan, Scott Joplin, as well as American heroes Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Helen Keller, Martin Luther King Jr. and Jonas Salk. Created by Charles Schulz
On this day in 2003,
season 1 of Doctor Who: Shada
episode 4: Shada: Part Four (Unaired Season 17 serial)
was first broadcast.
On the planet Shada, the Time Lords have constructed a high security prison for some of the Universe's most dangerous criminals. Voiced by Paul McGann as the Doctor.
Happy 61st Birthday Kappei Yamaguchi!
Kappei Yamaguchi, Japanese actor and voice actor, was born on this day in 1965.
Traveled in the TV series InuYasha (2000-05), and the films InuYasha The Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001), Dragonball: Evolution (2009), and Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time (2010)
On this day in 2001,
season 7 of Star Trek: Voyager
episode 25: Endgame
was first broadcast.
Admiral Janeway breaks all the temporal rules and journeys back in time to change a decision she made that prolonged their journey by 16 years. Featuring Alice Krige as The Borg Queen.
Sterling Hayden, American actor and author, died on this day in 1986 (and was born in 1916).
Traveled in the TV movie "Carol For Another Christmas" (1964)
James Blish, American author of fantasy and science fiction, was born on this day in 1921 (and sadly passed away in 1975.)
Author of The Haertel Scholium Stories (1942-1972), short story adaptations of Star Trek the Original Series episodes (1967-1969), and the short novel The Quincunx of Time (1973).
On this day in 1963,
season 4 of The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
episode 18: The Bard
was first broadcast.
Julius Moomer, a talentless self-promoting hack who dreams of becoming a successful television writer, uses a book of magic to summon William Shakespeare. Created by Rod Serling








































