Skip to content
Narrow screen resolution Wide screen resolution Auto adjust screen size Increase font size Decrease font size Default font size blue color orange color green color

The DeMark Family Website | www.thedemarks.com

Home arrow Today in History

Event date: January 28, 1978  

Today in History

Fantasy Island premieres

Fantasy Island is created in early 1978 as a follow-up to ABC's surprise hit The Love Boat. Scheduled on Saturday nights after Love Boat, Fantasy Island/i> became a hit and ran for six years. Screen actor Ricardo Montalban played the mysterious Mr. Roarke, and his diminutive sidekick, Tattoo, was played by midget Herve Villechaize.
« Go Back to Today in History Index
Powered by Today in History v2.0

Random Historic Days

» January 11, 1973
The Open University awarded its first degrees

» August 08, 1903
In 11th an old black ball is put into play against Cleve, Tigers Nap Lajoie protests ignored, he hurls ball out of park and forfeits game

» October 02, 1900
Belg crown prince Albert von Saksen-Coburg weds Elisabeth of Bayern

Today in History

» February 23, 1900
Battle at Harts Hill, South-Africa (Boers vs British army) Read more...

» February 23, 1910
First radio contest held (Philadelphia) Read more...

» February 23, 1863
Lake Victoria was proclaimed to be the source of the River Nile by British explorers John Speke and J A Grant Read more...