1971: The animated TV series The Jackson Five, featuring the voices of the five Jackson brothers, debuted on ABC.

1981: First Lady Nancy Reagan spent $200-thousand on new china for the White House. She said they really needed it.

1974: “Little House on the Prairie” premiered on NBC-TV, starring Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson, and twins Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush.

1996: David Bowie’s “Telling Lies” was released on his Web site, the first single by a major recording artist released exclusively on the Internet.

1997: Mother Teresa received the first state funeral accorded a private citizen of India since the death of Mohandas K. Gandhi in 1948. It was attended by foreign heads of state and other dignitaries, including U.S. first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.