"Sisters at Heart" is the 13th episode of the seventh season of Bewitched, an American Broadcasting Company fantasy television sitcom. This Christmas episode aired on December 24, 1970, and again the following December. In one storyline, Darrin Stephens (Dick Sargent) fails to land a million-dollar advertising account after a toy company owner mistakes a black woman for Darrin's wife. The man changes his attitude after Samantha Stephens (Elizabeth Montgomery) uses witchcraft to make him see everyone, including himself, as having black skin. At the invitation of Montgomery and her husband William Asher, who directed the episode, "Sisters at Heart" was initially written by 22 black students from Jefferson High School (pictured), a school in a poor Los Angeles neighborhood. This episode, Montgomery's favorite, received the Governors Award at the 23rd Primetime Emmy Awards. Montgomery's biographer Herbie Pilato wrote that the theme of overcoming prejudice is central to Bewitched and that "no [other] episode of the series more clearly represented this cry against prejudice".
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1066:
Norman Conquest: William the Conqueror (pictured center in Bayeux Tapestry) was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, although he still faced rebellions over the following years and was not secure on his throne until after 1072. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Conqueror
1815:
The Handel and Haydn Society, the oldest continuously performing arts organization in the United States, premiered at King's Chapel in Boston. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handel_and_Haydn_Society
1941:
Second World War: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began after Mark Aitchison Young, the Governor of Hong Kong, surrendered the territory to Japan after 18 days of fierce fighting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_Hong_Kong
1968:
In Tamil Nadu, India, families of striking Dalit workers were massacred by a gang, allegedly led by their landlords. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilvenmani_massacre
2000:
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law that officially established a new National Anthem of Russia, with music adapted from the anthem of the Soviet Union that was composed by Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Anthem_of_Russia
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
wintertide: (archaic) Wintertime. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wintertide
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
On this day, Christians reflect on their faith and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. This occasion inspires families and communities to come together, share what they have, and give back to those less fortunate. May we take this time to reflect on our many blessings, and remind our loved ones how much they mean to us. --Justin Trudeau https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Justin_Trudeau
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