- 1928 RCA and GE install three test television sets in homes in Schenectady, New York allowing American inventor E.F.W. Alexanderson to demonstrate the first home television receiver which delivered a poor and unsteady 1.5 square inch picture
- 1948 1st country music TV show, Midwestern Hayride, premieres on WLW Cin
- 1953 KOLD TV channel 13 in Tucson, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1954 WEAR TV channel 3 in Pensacola-Mobile, FL (ABC) begins broadcasting
Event of Interest
1957 "All that Fall", first radio play by Samuel Beckett, aired on BBC Third Programme
Samuel Beckett
TV Show Appearance
1967 Rolling Stones appear again on the Ed Sullivan Show
Ed Sullivan
- 1989 "Ryan's Hope" ends 13½ year run on ABC-TV
Television Debut
1989 British comedy sketch show series "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie debuts on BBC1
Stephen Fry
Hugh Laurie
- 1998 CBS pays $4 billion to televise AFC games for 8-years
Film and TV Awards
2002 28th People's Choice Awards: Tom Hanks & Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Kelsey Grammer, Ray Romano & Jennifer Aniston win (TV)
Golden Globes
2008 65th Golden Globes (announced): Atonement, Daniel Day-Lewis, & Julie Christie win
Julie Christie
Daniel Day-Lewis
Golden Globes
2013 70th Golden Globes: Argo, Daniel Day-Lewis, & Jessica Chastain win
Daniel Day-Lewis
Event of Interest
2018 Actor Mark Wahlberg donates his $1.5m reshoot fee "All the Money in the World" to "Time's Up" movement after revelation co-star Michelle Williams only paid $1000
Mark Wahlberg
Michelle Williams
January in History
![The Man Who Saved Elton John's Life]()
The Man Who Saved Elton John's Life
Long John Baldry was born on this day - a friend of stars from Rod Stewart to The Beatles and who, in 1969, famously took Elton John aside and saved the life.
January 12, 1941![British Museum Opens its Doors]()
British Museum Opens its Doors
The British Museum opened to visitors on January 15, 1759. Fearing damage to the collections by unruly hordes, nobody was admitted without a ticket.
January 15, 1759![Designer Throws His Hat Into the Ring; Creates a Sensation]()
Designer Throws His Hat Into the Ring; Creates a Sensation
The first time a man stepped out in London wearing a topper it caused a sensation, then a court case. Who now could imagine Fred Astaire without his famous top hat?
January 15, 1797![Squaring Up for Radio Commentary]()
Squaring Up for Radio Commentary
This was the day when the BBC broadcast live sports commentary for the first time and introduced a novel way of involving listeners in the action.
January 15, 1927
