TODAY IN TIME
Tuesday August 18th, 2026
On this day in 2001,
season 1 of Power Rangers Time Force
episode 28: Dawn of Destiny
was first broadcast.
Alex (Jason Faunt) has come from the future, he tells the Rangers that the future has shifted, and he has arrived to put it on track again.
Gaetano Kanizsa, Italian (of Jewish descent) psychologist and artist, was born on this day in 1913 (and sadly passed away in 1993.)
Creator of the optical illusion, the Kanizsa Triangle (1976)
On this day in 1966,
season 1 of Adam Adamant Lives!
episode 8: The Last Sacrifice
was first broadcast.
A weekend in the countryside turns into a race to stop a magician who is holding humanity to ransom. Starring Gerald Harper as Adam.
On this day in 2012,
season 15 of Pokemon
episode 27: A Restoration Confrontation - Part 1
was first broadcast.
Team Rocket's Dr. Zager explains that they need Tirtouga's energy to travel back in time using the same time warp Ferris had experienced as a boy. Starring Sarah Natochenny as Ash.
Ed Cambridge, American actor and director, died on this day in 2001 (and was born in 1920).
Traveled in the film Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
Happy 69th Birthday Denis Leary!
Denis Leary, American actor, writer, producer, singer and comedian, was born on this day in 1957.
Traveled in the films Demolition Man (1993) and Final (2001)
On this day in 2000,
season 3 of Thunderstone
episode 10: Episode 3.10
was first broadcast.
Noah (Jeffrey Walker) meets a hologrammatic version of himself at 45 years of age, who sheds some light on why the E-Delta colony went bad.
On this day in 1991,
Aditya 369
first opened in theaters.
This movie begins with a scientist Prof. Ramdas doing vigorous experiments to invent a 'Time Machine' at his home laboratory. Featuring Amrish Puri as Raja Varma,
On this day in 1998,
Clockmaker
was released.
Three kids discover a time machine in the apartment of the weird old man living upstairs and must go back in time after disrupting the time/space continuum by sending a computer repair manual back to the nineteenth century.
On this day in 2009,
season 1 of Ctrl
episode 9: Ctrl Y
was first broadcast.
After giving some choice advice to a young Ben, Stuart uses Ctrl+Y to move back to the present, only to find that his words have changed history for better - and worse. Starring Tony Hale.
Happy 80th Birthday Jenny Runacre!
Jenny Runacre, South African-born English actress, was born on this day in 1946.
Traveled in the film Jubilee (1978)
On this day in 1989,
The Iceman Cometh
first opened in theaters.
Travels to various time periods.
On this day in 1985,
season 1 of Miimu iro iro yume no tabi
episode 121: tentaikansoku?? mezase hokkyokusei
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.
On this day in 1993,
season 1 of The Girl From Tomorrow Part Two: Tomorrow's End
episode 6: The Grandmother Of Invention
was first broadcast.
When going back to Nik's place they see the Modded Lorien and they follow her to a waste disposal site. Starring Katharine Cullen as Alana.
Happy 35th Birthday Richard Harmon!
Richard Harmon, Canadian actor, was born on this day in 1991.
Traveled in the TV series Fringe episode "White Tulip" (2010), the film Judas Kiss (2011), and the TV series Continuum (2011-2015)
Happy 23rd Birthday Max Charles!
Max Charles, American actor, was born on this day in 2003.
Traveled as Sherman in the film Mr. Peabody and Sherman (2014), and in the Netflix series The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show (2015-16)
On this day in 2003,
Chaos and Gods
was released.
The story begins... "Now that Gab's insulted everybody at least once," Helen Wheeler told the Navy officer, "the stargazing party's properly over." Written by Steven Utley.
Happy 68th Birthday Madeleine Stowe!
Madeleine Stowe, American actress, was born on this day in 1958.
Traveled in the film 12 Monkeys (1996)
On this day in 1982,
season 3 of Into the Labyrinth
episode 4: London's Burning
was first broadcast.
The continuing adventures of three children who stumbled upon the imprisoned sorcerer Rothgo and were drawn into a mysterious search through time for the magical Nidus which has been stolen by the evil witch Belor (Pamela Salem).
Ben Cross, English stage and film actor, died on this day in 2020 (and was born in 1947).
Traveled in the film TV series Dark Shadows (1991), the TV movie The Sands of Time (1998), Star Trek (2009), the TV series Twelve Monkeys episodes "The End" and "Demons" (2018)
On this day in 2014,
season 1 of Doraemon - The Gadget Cat From The Future
episode 18: Evo-Devo Beam / The Action Planner
was first broadcast.
Doraemon gives Noby a beam that evolves and devolves anything and anyone; Doraemon pulls out a gadget to get Noby to spend his time wisely. Characters created by Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko under the pen name of "Fujiko Fujio".
On this day in 2012,
season 1 of Transformers: Rescue Bots
episode 25: It's A Bot Time
was first broadcast.
When Doc Greene experiments with a long-hidden Time Machine, the Bots, Cody, and Frankie make an unexpected trip to 1939 Griffin Rock. Featuring LeVar Burton as Doc Greene.
Happy 59th Birthday Brian Michael Bendis!
Brian Michael Bendis, American comic writer and former artist, was born on this day in 1967.
Wrote the Mighty Avengers comics # 9 and #10 "Time Is On No One's Time" (2008)
On this day in 2001,
season 2 of Mentors
episode 1: Her Grace Under Pressure
was first broadcast.
Dee runs for student council and looks toward Queen Elizabeth I (Margot Kidder) for leadership qualities.
On this day in 2012,
season 1 of Transformers: Rescue Bots
episode 46: Bot To The Future
was first broadcast.
After time-traveling to 1939, Cody, Frankie, and the Rescue Bots return home to find that Griffin Rock has morphed into Moropolis--and Doctor Morocco wants to keep things that way. Featuring Tim Curry as Doctor Morocco.
Sonny Chiba, Japanese actor, singer, film producer, film director, and martial artist, died on this day in 2021 (and was born in 1939).
Traveled in the film Sengoku jieitai (aka Time Slip, G.I. Samurai) (1979)
Brian Aldiss, OBE, English writer and anthologies editor, best known for science fiction novels and short stories, was born on this day in 1925 (and sadly passed away in 2017.)
Author of the short stories "Failed Men" (1956), "Poor LIttle Warrior!" (1958), and the novel Frankenstein Unbound (1973)






























