_ On Sept. 30, 1868, the first volume of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved coming-of-age book “Little Women” is published. Alcott dedicated most of her life and writing to supporting her family after her father’s failure at running a school._ On Sept. 28, 1901, Ed Sullivan, who will become the host of the long-running TV variety program “The Ed Sullivan Show,” is born in New York City. During the peak of its popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, Sullivan’s program showcased a wide range of entertainers._ On Oct. 1, 1920, Scientific American magazine reports that the rapidly developing medium of radio ...