TODAY IN TIME
Sunday May 3rd, 2026
Edgar Rubin, Danish psychologist and phenomenologist, died on this day in 1951 (and was born in 1886).
Creator of the Rubin's Vase illusion (1915)
On this day in 1989,
season 1 of Quantum Leap
episode 7: The Color Of Truth
was first broadcast.
As the black chauffeur of an elderly southern woman, Sam (Scott Bakula) must overcome prejudice to prevent the death of a black woman.
On this day in 1979,
season 1 of Time Express
episode 2: The Copy-Writer/The Figure Skater
was first broadcast.
A bashful copy writer is given a second chance at romance. A sexy figure skater is given the chance to remake a choice between romance and a career by keeping a broken rendezvous. Featuring Lyle Waggoner as David Laine.
On this day in 1969,
season 6 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 37: The War Games (Part 3 of 10)
was first broadcast.
The Doctor (Patrick Troughton) and his friends realize the area is divided into different time zones and decide to return to the ch‰teau to obtain a map from Smythe.
On this day in 1976,
season 1 of The Lost Islands
episode 14: The Deadly Bargain
was first broadcast.
While his friends frolic in the lagoon, Quell and Quig capture Mark and take him to the Prime Minister who brings the boy before the Q.
On this day in 1979,
season 1 of Mork and Mindy
episode 23: It's A Wonderful Mork
was first broadcast.
After ruining Fred and Mindy's night, Mork (Robin Williams) decides he wants to go back to Ork, so Orson shows him what the McConnells' lives would have been like if Mork had never arrived on Earth.
On this day in 2014,
season 1 of The Real History of Science Fiction
episode 3: Invasion
was first broadcast.
What if aliens landed on Earth? No? Well, there is more than one kind of invasion. Featuring Richard Dreyfuss.
On this day in 1988,
Backtime
first opened in theaters.
Ex-lovers Jase and Kayla find themselves caught in a time loop when they're whisked to "The Time Chamber" by an eternal robot named Sarge (Tom Baker) and his time refugee sidekick Zymo.
Happy 41st Birthday Danila Kozlovsky!
Danila Kozlovsky, Russian film and theater actor, was born on this day in 1985.
Traveled in the film My iz budushchego (Back In Time) (2008)
Happy 71st Birthday Wong Jing!
Wong Jing, Chinese film director, producer , actor, presenter, and screenwriter, was born on this day in 1955.
Traveled in the film The Iceman Cometh (1989), wrote and directed the films God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai (1993) and Future X-Cops (2010), and wrote the screenplay for the film Naked Weapon (2002),
On this day in 2008,
season 4 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 5: The Poison Sky
was first broadcast.
With planet Earth choking under the poison sky, the Doctor must stop the Sontarans' threat to the planet. Featuring Catherine Tate as Donna Noble.
On this day in 2009,
season 6 of Aqua Teen Hunger Force
episode 6: Time Machine
was first broadcast.
Frylock (Carey S. Means) makes a time machine that he and Shake use to compete for ruler of dimension boob.
On this day in 2000,
season 2 of Seven Days
episode 20: Witch Way To The Prom
was first broadcast.
Parker (Jonathan LaPaglia) Backsteps to Boston after a bomber targets an Irish peace summit.
Pat Billingsley, American mathematician and stage and screen actor, was born on this day in 1925 (and sadly passed away in 2011.)
Traveled as the Professor in the film Somewhere In Time (1980)
On this day in 2020,
season 5 of Outlander
episode 11: Journeycake
was first broadcast.
Roger and Brianna need to decide if they want to stay or return to the future; Jamie (Sam Heughan) discovers a new power that started from an unrest in the backcountry.
Happy 42nd Birthday Bei-Er Bao!
Bei-Er Bao, Chinese actor, was born on this day in 1984.
Traveled in the TV series Palace (2011)
On this day in 1997,
season 1 of Early Edition
episode 22: Dad
was first broadcast.
After getting tossed out of the house by his wife, Gary's dad (William Devane) comes to Chicago to visit Gary and discovers the secret of the paper.
On this day in 2000,
season 6 of Star Trek: Voyager
episode 23: Fury
was first broadcast.
Kes (Jennifer Lien) travels back in time to Voyager's first year in the Delta Quadrant. Her agenda is to kidnap her younger self and return her to Ocampa.
On this day in 1963,
season 1 of The Hector Heathcote Show
episode 13: Tea Party
was first broadcast.
Unable to get a hot cup of tea during the embargo by the British in Boston during the winter of l775, Hector (John Myhers) joins a group of revolutionaries' "Tea Party"
On this day in 1961,
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
first opened in theaters.
A Greek Fisherman brings an Atlantean Princess back to her homeland which is the mythical city of Atlantis.
Happy 39th Birthday Damla Sonmez!
Damla Sonmez, Turkish actress, was born on this day in 1987.
Traveled in the film Thou Gild'st the Even (2013)
On this day in 1991,
season 14 of Dallas
episode 22: Conundrum
was first broadcast.
J.R. is drunk and dejected. He wants to end it all, when an otherworldly creature calling himself "Adam" offers to show him what a world where J.R. Ewing was never born would be like. Featuring Patrick Duffy as Booby Ewing.
On this day in 2003,
season 3 of Samurai Jack
episode 7: Episode XXXIII - Jack and the Creature
was first broadcast.
Samurai Jack (Phil LaMarr) is unable to get rid of a large furry animal that insists on following him.
On this day in 2009,
season 1 of Natsu No Arashi! (Summer Storm)
episode 5: Secret Flower Garden
was first broadcast.
Sixty years ago, Kaya and Arashi (Ryoko Shiraishi) were friends. She, like Arashi, has the ability to travel in time.
On this day in 2012,
season 1 of Awake
episode 10: Slack Water
was first broadcast.
In one reality, Michael (Jason Isaacs) is closing out cases while the captain urges her underworld partner to be patient. In Michael's other reality, a double murder looks like a theft gone bad.
On this day in 1970,
season 1 of Catweazle
episode 12: The Wisdom Of Solomon
was first broadcast.
Mr. Bennet hires a new housekeeper, Mrs. Skinner, and she brings her obnoxious son, Arthur, along with her to Hexwood Farm. They both cause trouble, and Catweazle (Geoffrey Bayldon) is called upon to cast a spell to get rid of them both.
Happy 54th Birthday Kristin Lehman!
Kristin Lehman, Canadian actress and dancer, was born on this day in 1972.
Traveled in the TV series Outer Limits episodes "Falling Star" (1996), and "Time To Time" (2001)
On this day in 1981,
season 4 of Meeting of Minds
episode 6: Catherine the Great/Oliver Cromwell/Daniel O'Connell: Part 2
was first broadcast.
Host Steve Allen continues to talk with Oliver Cromwell, Catherine the Great .and Irish patriot Daniel O'Connell, who discusses the problems of one nation imposing its religion on another.
On this day in 1975,
season 12 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 19: Revenge Of The Cybermen (Part 3 of 4)
was first broadcast.
The Cybermen force the Doctor (Tom Baker), Stevenson and Lester to carry bombs to the centre of Voga while Sarah, Harry and Tyrum decide to contact Vorus.































