TODAY IN TIME
Friday March 13th, 2026
On this day in 1983,
season 1 of Voyagers!
episode 17: Destiny's Choice
was first broadcast.
After finding Franklin D. Roosevelt directing movie pictures in Hollywood, Phineas (Jon-Erik Hexum) and Jeffery visit him just after he contracted polio to convince him to not give up and continue his career in politics.
On this day in 1999,
season 1 of Histeria!
episode 35: Loud Kiddington's Ancient History
was first broadcast.
The gang see the First Wheel, sing about the names of the Gods, and see an Olympic Moment. Featuring Jeff Bennett as Lucky Bob.
On this day in 2010,
Time Traveller
first opened in theaters.
A girl (Riisa Naka) travels back in time in order to save her dying mother.
On this day in 2014,
The Chronomonaut: A Star-Crossed Voyager Journey
was released.
An astronaut altered history to save his fiancee. It didn't work and chaos awaits his return to 2071. Written by Mark C. Malkasian.
On this day in 1970,
season 2 of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
episode 24: Wedding Day?????
was first broadcast.
Thanks to Cousin Harriet's gossip, Carolyn (Hope Lange)'s parents get the idea that the Captain is a real man that their daughter is seeing and come for a visit wanting to meet him.
On this day in 1967,
season 2 of I Dream of Jeannie
episode 25: My Master, The Pirate
was first broadcast.
Jeannie (Barbara Eden) sends Tony (Larry Hagman) back to deal with Captain Kidd to prove his bravery.
Happy 77th Birthday Michael Hogan!
Michael Hogan, Canadian actor, was born on this day in 1949.
Traveled in the TV series Mysterious Ways episode "Logan Miller" as Dr Vance Eckland in the TV series 12 Monkeys (2016)
On this day in 2008,
season 1 of Ashes to Ashes
episode 6: Over The Hill
was first broadcast.
Alex (Keeley Hawes) thinks she's close to death and has to keep her brain alive by solving the case: a raid at a Post Office.
Gaetano Kanizsa, Italian (of Jewish descent) psychologist and artist, died on this day in 1993 (and was born in 1913).
Creator of the optical illusion, the Kanizsa Triangle (1976)
On this day in 1978,
season 2 of Meeting of Minds
episode 2: Florence Nightingale/Plato/Martin Luther/Voltaire: Part 2
was first broadcast.
Steve Allen continues the discussion about religious authority and social reform with Voltaire, Florence Nightingale, Plato and Martin Luther, who talks about his belief in the inferiority of women. Host: Steve Allen.
On this day in 1991,
season 3 of Quantum Leap
episode 13: Future Boy
was first broadcast.
As the sidekick on Moe Stein (Richard Herd)'s 1950's children's show "Time Patrol" Sam must prevent the commitment and death of the star of the show.
On this day in 2007,
season 2 of Life On Mars (2006-2007)
episode 4: Episode #2.4
was first broadcast.
A DCI from 2006 wakes from a car crash in 1973 and must figure out how he got there in order to get back and save his girlfriend.Starring John Simm.
On this day in 2011,
Meridian
first opened in theaters.
On the day of his 58th birthday Charley is presented with the chance of a lifetime, and a question we have all asked our selves. 'If you could go back and change one thing what would it be?' Co-written by Miguel F. Berg.
On this day in 1964,
season 5 of The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
episode 24: What's in the Box
was first broadcast.
Philanderer Joe Britt (William Demarest) sees his indiscretions shown on his own TV set after it was worked on by a very unique repairman (Sterling Holloway).
On this day in 1982,
season 1 of Ulysses 31
episode 24: Strange Meeting (aka "Ulysses Meets Ulysses")
was first broadcast.
Telemachus stumbles upon the Palace of Time and is sent 5000 years back in time. Ulysses (Matt Birman) has to follow him back to the Ancient Greece of Homer's original Odyssey.
On this day in 1969,
season 5 of Bewitched
episode 24: The Battle Of Burning Oak
was first broadcast.
Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) takes on the snooty Burning Oaks Country Club after Endora turns Darrin into a snob.
On this day in 1987,
Evil Dead II
first opened in theaters.
The lone survivor (Bruce Campbell) of an onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits holds up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.
On this day in 2014,
"The Sentence Is Always Death"
was released.
Forty-three-year-old Paul Beaumont, who used to switch places with his twin brother Thomas, faces sentencing in a court where the sentence is always death and the worst death option involves government time-traveling executioners. Written by Brian Hirt and Ken Gerber.
On this day in 2010,
season 2 of Penguins of Madagascar
episode 1: It's About Time
was first broadcast.
Kowalski (Jeff Bennett) travels back in time to prevent himself from building a time machine.
Malachi Throne, American stage and television actor, died on this day in 2013 (and was born in 1928).
Traveled in the TV series The Time Tunnel episodes "Night of the Long Knives" and "The Death Merchant" (1966), Voyage To The Bottom of the Sea episode "The Return of Blackbeard" (1967), MANTIS episode "The Eyes Beyond" (1994), and Star Trek New Voyages Phase II episode "In Harms Way" (2004)
On this day in 1965,
season 2 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 20: The Web Planet - The Invasion (Part 5 of 6)
was first broadcast.
Barbara and the surviving Menoptera take refuge in the Temple of Light while the Doctor (William Hartnell) and Vicki attempt to escape by taking control of a Zarbi.
On this day in 1998,
season 2 of Mirror, Mirror II
episode 25: Hall Of Mirrors
was first broadcast.
Fergus throws a baseball at Daniel, he ducks and goes through the mirror, at the same time Constance argues with her father not to sell the crown and grabbed it from his hands and races through the mirror. Starring Antonia Prebble as Mandy.
Happy 67th Birthday Pascal Legitimus!
Pascal Legitimus, French actor, comedian, and director, was born on this day in 1959.
Traveled in the film Les Rois Mages (2001)
Deborah Raffin, American film actress, was born on this day in 1953 (and sadly passed away in 2012.)
Traveled in the TV movie Mind Over Murder (1979)
Happy 47th Birthday Tammy Chen!
Tammy Chen, Taiwanese actress and model, was born on this day in 1979.
Traveled in the TV series Lucky Days (2010)
On this day in 1972,
Between Time and Timbuktu: A Space Fantasy
premiered.
A poet-astronaut (William Hickey) is bounced through time in an area of space called the Chronosynclastic Infundibulum and finds himself in bizarre situations on a different world.
On this day in 1995,
season 2 of Goodnight Sweetheart
episode 4: Who's Taking You Home Tonight?
was first broadcast.
As cover for his time travel Gary (Nicholas Lyndhurst) tells Yvonne he works late for Ron and feels obliged to take her to dinner at an Indian restaurant.
On this day in 1971,
season 8 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 11: The Claws Of Axos (Part 1 of 4)
was first broadcast.
When a mysterious object lands near the Nuton power complex, UNIT investigate and encounter the Axons. Starring Jon Pertwee as The Doctor.
On this day in 2009,
season 2 of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
episode 18: Today Is The Day - Part 1
was first broadcast.
As the Connors prepare to move, they find out that Riley is dead, and Sarah begins to doubt Cameron (Summer Glau)'s motives.
On this day in 2005,
season 1 of Adventurers: Masters of Time
episode 6: An Artistic Disaster
was first broadcast.
Kikko (Amy Birnbaum) and the Adventurers travel back to Florence in the year 1503, to try and stop the Agents from preventing Leonardo Da Vinci from painting his famous "Mona Lisa".
On this day in 1993,
season 1 of X-Men
episode 11: Days of Future Past: Part 1
was first broadcast.
A mutant security enforcement officer from a bleak future, named Bishop (Philip Akin), comes back to present time to thwart an assassination in an attempt to change history.
On this day in 2015,
season 1 of 12 Monkeys
episode 9: Tomorrow
was first broadcast.
Cole finds himself in 2017 at the height of the plague. Featuring Xander Berkeley as Col. Jonathan Foster.
Happy 50th Birthday Danny Masterson!
Danny Masterson, American actor and disc jockey, was born on this day in 1976.
Traveled in the TV series That Seventies Show episode "It's A Wonderful Life" and the Strange Frequency episode "Disco Inferno" (2001)
On this day in 1960,
season 1 of Rocky and His Friends
episode 17: Peabody's Improbable History - William Tecumseh Sherman
was first broadcast.
Peabody (Bill Scott) and Sherman go back in time to see General W. T. Sherman.
Melvin Dresher, Polish-born American mathematician, was born on this day in 1911 (and sadly passed away in 1992.)
Co-author of The Prisoner's Dilemma model





































