Iconic live music television series Austin City Limits was born in 1974 when Willie Nelson taped its pilot episode. ✨ Now, Nelson, returns fifty years later with an iconic performance to commemorate its half-century milestone. Tune in to this unique celebration this Saturday at 11 p.m. or stream Austin City Limits now with Passport https://ow.ly/gqlh50WImQe. | PBS Western Reserve

On September 12, 1974, police were stationed outside schools across Boston as Black and white students were bused for the first time as part of a desegregation plan ordered by Judge W. Arthur Garrity. The cross-town busing was met with shocking violence as angry white protestors hurled rocks and racial epithets at Black children arriving at their new schools. It was, as Mayor Kevin White's Chief of Staff Ira Jackson recalled, human nature at its ugliest. | American Experience | PBS

88K views · 1.9K reactions | WATCH: On this day in 1974, Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to resign. Vice President Gerald Ford was sworn in as the 38th president of the United States. | PBS NewsHour | Facebook