- 1958 WTAE TV channel 4 in Pittsburgh, PA (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1959 WQEX TV channel 16 in Pittsburgh, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1960 KERA TV channel 13 in Dallas, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1964 WCVE TV channel 23 in Richmond, VA (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1965 "F-Troop" premieres in the US on ABC
- 1968 1st broadcast of "60 Minutes" on CBS-TV
- 1972 "Waltons" TV program premieres
- 1981 Entertainment Tonight premieres on TV
- 1985 Susan Akin (Miss), 21, crowned 59th Miss America 1986
Television Debut
1985 "The Golden Girls", starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty, debuts on NBC
Betty White
Estelle Getty
- 1986 CBS premiere of true life "The Last Days of Patton"
- 1991 Carolyn Suzanne Sapp (Hawaii), 24, crowned 65th Miss America 1992
- 1996 Tara Dawn Holland (Kansas), 23, crowned 70th Miss America 1997
- 1997 49th Emmy Awards: Law & Order, Frasier, Dennis Franz & Gillian Anderson win
- 2007 53rd National Film Awards (India): "Kaalpurush" wins the Golden Lotus
Event of Interest
2009 David Attenborough and Prince William officially open the Darwin Centre at the National History Museum London, in what is the Museum's most significant expansion since 1881
David Attenborough
Prince William
Event of Interest
2017 Selena Gomez reveals she had a kidney transplant, because of lupus, donated by her friend Francia Rais
Selena Gomez