TODAY IN TIME
Wednesday July 15th, 2026
On this day in 2008,
season 2 of Coal House At War
episode 2: Episode 2
was first broadcast.
Three families are transported back to 1944 and the war years to experience life in the mines without modern conveniences.
Philip Carey, American actor, was born on this day in 1925 (and sadly passed away in 2009.)
Traveled as Steve Connors,and visited a barren, mutant inhabited Earth in the year 2071 in the film Time Travelers (1964)
Happy 74th Birthday Terry O'Quinn!
Terry O'Quinn, American character actor, was born on this day in 1952.
Traveled in multiple episodes of the TV series Lost (2004-2010).
On this day in 1995,
season 3 of Weird Science
episode 13: Quantum Wyatt
was first broadcast.
To try out various careers, Wyatt (Michael Manasseri) leaps from career to career.
Jack Abel, American artist, was born on this day in 1927 (and sadly passed away in 1996.)
Illustrated and inked numerous comics for Atlas (Marvel) comics including "Where Dinosaurs Dwell" in Marvel Tales #143 (1956)
Happy 80th Birthday Derek Griffiths!
Derek Griffiths, British actor, was born on this day in 1946.
Traveled in the TV series Christopher Crocodile episode "Time Machine" (1993)
On this day in 2006,
season 2 of 4 Against Z
episode 10: Lost In The Future
was first broadcast.
German children's television program show in which four children are appointed as "Wachter" (guardians) by their deceased aunt Hedda to prevent Zanrelot, the "Herrscher der Finsternis" - the lord of darkness (Udo Kier) from leaving the underworld and gaining control over Lubeck.
Happy 75th Birthday Derek McGrath!
Derek McGrath, Canadian actor, was born on this day in 1951.
Traveled in the TV series Mentors episode "The Odd Pod" (2002)
On this day in 2009,
season 1 of Ctrl
episode 2: Ctrl B
was first broadcast.
Stuart presses Ctrl+B and is empowered to confront his immature boss. Starring Tony Hale.
On this day in 1957,
The 27th Day
first opened in theaters.
Aliens take 5 people, give them small capsules which can kill mankind without additional damage, with the understanding they will colonize Earth only if they use the weapons. Starring Gene Barry.
On this day in 2004,
If Only
first opened in theaters.
It takes a tragedy to teach the young businessman Ian (Paul Nicholls) to put love ahead of work and open up to his musician girlfriend Samantha.
On this day in 2004,
season 1 of Kingdom Hospital
episode 13: Finale
was first broadcast.
Mrs. Druse (Diane Ladd) enlists seance volunteers to take a sleep-inducing drug, which allows them to go back in time, seeking to change the tragic course of events at Kingdom Hospital. Featuring Ed Begley, Jr as Dr. Jesse James.
On this day in 2007,
season 4 of The 4400
episode 5: Try The Pie
was first broadcast.
Now that he knows Kyle is Promicin Positive ("P+"), Tom sets out to track him down. His journey leads him to a town that is no longer on the map and the people of which are not ordinary. Meanwhile, Maia has terrible visions of 4400s and P+es being dragged to prison camps. And her visions always come true.
Michael Magee, Canadian actor and author, died on this day in 2011 (and was born in 1929).
Traveled in the TV series The Raccoons episode Time Trap! (1987)
On this day in 2014,
season 1 of Doraemon - The Gadget Cat From The Future
episode 7: Doraemon's Time Capsule
was first broadcast.
Noby borrows Doraemon's time capsule, unaware that it will send its contents on a 100 year trip through time. Characters created by Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko under the pen name of "Fujiko Fujio".
Happy 79th Birthday T. E. D. Klein!
T. E. D. Klein, American horror writer and editor, was born on this day in 1947.
Wrote the short story "Renaissance Man" (1974)
On this day in 1999,
season 2 of Celebrity Deathmatch
episode 12: Censoring Problems
was first broadcast.
The Three Stooges vs the Three Tenors: Moe tossed Placido Domingo into the time machine and used it to quickly age Domingo until he turned into dust. Directed by Eric Fogel.
On this day in 2006,
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
first opened in theaters.
A teenage girl (Riisa Naka) finds that she has the ability to leap through time.
On this day in 2001,
Je t'aime John Wayne
first opened in theaters.
Belmonde lives in 1990's London as an iconic, cool Frenchman modeled on the new wave cinema of the 1960's. Really he is English and middle class - a fact that his family won't let him forget!
Happy 75th Birthday Jesse Ventura!
Jesse Ventura, American former professional wrestler, actor, political commentator, author, naval veteran, and politician, was born on this day in 1951.
Traveled in the films Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1990), Demolition Man (1993) and the TV series Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura episode "Time Travel" (2012)
On this day in 1973,
season 1 of Doraemon (1973)
episode 16: My Chief of the Inner Palace / Now is Summer! Let's Try to Ski
was first broadcast.
The continuing adventures of Doraemon, a robotic cat from the 22nd century who arrive to helps the Nobi family in the 20th century. Created by Fujiko Fujio.
Happy 58th Birthday Eddie Griffin!
Eddie Griffin, American actor and comedian, was born on this day in 1968.
Traveled in the TV series Malcolm and Eddie episode "Bullets Over Kansas City" (2000)
On this day in 1984,
season 1 of Miimu iro iro yume no tabi
episode 66: boku rano toku dane daigyakuten
was first broadcast.
A little pink genie from a computer helps two kids learn about important people and events from history by taking them to those times. Directed by Kazuyoshi Yokota.
Happy 96th Birthday Stephen Smale!
Stephen Smale, American mathematician, was born on this day in 1930.
Author of Smale's paradox, which In differential topology, states that it is possible to turn a sphere inside out in a three-dimensional space with possible self-intersections but without creating any crease, a process more commonly and historically called sphere eversion (eversion means "turning inside out"). This is surprising, to those who understand regular homotopy, and is hence deemed a veridical paradox.
On this day in 2006,
season 1 of Time Warp Trio
episode 20: The Cavemen Catastrophe
was first broadcast.
Fred's caveman impression accidentally warps the kids back to prehistoric times. Directed by David SanAngelo.
Martin Landau, American film and television actor, died on this day in 2017 (and was born in 1928).
Traveled in the TV series The Outer Limits episode "The Man Who Was Never Born" (1963), the TV series Space: 1999 episodes "Another Time, Another Place" (1975) and "Journey To Where" (1976), and the TV movie 12:01 (1993)
On this day in 2012,
season 1 of Continuum
episode 7: The Politics Of Time
was first broadcast.
Kiera (Rachel Nichols) finds that the piece of the time travel device is missing and knows Kellogg has to be the one who took it.





























