- 1941 1st commercial TV licenses granted-W2XBS-WNBT (NBC) & WCBW (CBS), NYC
- 1941 Bulova Watch Co pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial
- 1941 WCBW (now WCBS) TV channel 2 in NY, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1941 WNBT TV (W2XBS, Now WNBC) channel 4 in NYC (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1949 WBRC TV channel 6 in Birmingham, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1949 WCCO TV channel 4 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1950 WHBF TV channel 4 in Rock Island, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1952 English architect Michael Ventris says he has solved one of the 20th century's greatest linguistic riddles, by deciphering Linear B in BBC interview. Is an ancient form of Greek on clay tablets from Minoan palace of Knossos. [1]
- 1953 KLAS TV channel 8 in Las Vegas, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1953 KTVH (now KWCH) TV channel 12 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (CBS) begins
- 1954 WDBO (now WCPX) TV channel 6 in Orlando, FL (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1955 KOTA TV channel 3 in Rapid City, SD (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
TV Show Appearance
1956 Elvis Presley, wearing a tuxedo, appears on Steve Allen Show
- 1957 WRLP TV channel 32 in Greenfield/Keene/Brat, Massachusetts (IND) begins broadcasting
- 1958 The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada via microwave
- 1959 WVTV TV channel 18 in Milwaukee, WI (IND) begins broadcasting
- 1961 KNDU TV channel 25 in Richland-Pasco-Kennew, WA (NBC) 1st broadcast
- 1965 KUID TV channel 12 in Moscow, ID (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1966 1st color television transmission in Canada is broadcast from Toronto
- 1967 1st British colour TV broadcast, on BBC 2
- 1967 BBC starts its World Radio Club
- 1975 WEDway People Mover opens in Tomorrowland, Disney World, Florida
- 1982 ABC national music radio network scheduled premiere (never happened)
Film Premiere
1991 "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" directed by James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Edward Furlong premieres at Century City, California
- 1992 Fox broadcasting adds Wednesday night TV programming
Film Release
2009 Animated film "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" directed by Carlos Saldanha and Mike Thurmeieris with voices by Ray Romano and John Leguizamo is released
Film & TV History
2014 Jennifer Love Hewitt joins the CBS series "Criminal Minds"
