#OTD in 1952, "Victory at Sea" premiered on NBC. Working with the U.S. Navy, producers sifted through 13,000 hours of film for the acclaimed 26-episode TV series that features a score by Richard Rogers and Robert Russell Bennett. The series pioneered the compilation documentary genre. | U.S. Naval Institute

#OTD in 1957, the syndicated TV series "The Silent Service" premiered. Hosted by decorated submariner RADM Thomas Dykers and largely shot aboard USS Sawfish (SS-276), the show presented reenactments of notable WWII sub missions. It ran for 78 episodes with casts that featured many familiar faces including Leonard Nimoy, Chuck Connors, Jack Lord and DeForest Kelley | U.S. Naval Institute