- 1949 WFMY TV channel 2 in Greensboro-High Point, NC (CBS) 1st broadcast
- 1955 (ITV) Commercial TV begins in UK; meanwhile on BBC radio Grace Archer is killed in a barn fire on Brookfield Farm - the BBC denies this was a spoiler
- 1957 Western "Maverick" premieres on ABC television starring James Garner
- 1958 KTVK TV channel 3 in Phoenix, AZ (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1964 "Man from U.N.C.L.E." premieres on NBC-TV: open channel D
- 1966 KMEB TV channel 10 in Wailuku, HI (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1968 KMTC (now KDEB) TV channel 27 in Springfield, MO (IND) 1st broadcast
- 1969 "Music Scene" debuts on ABC-TV
Event of Interest
1976 TV dama "Charlie's Angels" starring Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith debuts
Farrah Fawcett
Kate Jackson
Film Premier
1982 Sitcom "Family Ties starring Michael J. Fox premieres on NBC
Michael J. Fox
- 1985 37th Emmy Awards: "Cagney & Lacey", "The Cosby Show" and Tyne Daly win
Television Debut
1989 "Baywatch" starring David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson debuts on NBC
David Hasselhoff
Television Debut
1994 "Friends" TV sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman debuts on NBC, starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer
Television Debut
1999 "The West Wing" created by Alan Sorkin and starring Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe and Richard Schiff, debuts on NBC
Martin Sheen
Film Premier
2009 Crime drama "NCIS LA" starring Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J and Daniela Ruah premieres on CBS
Chris O'Donnell
LL Cool J
Television Awards
2013 65th Prime time Emmy Awards: "Breaking Bad" and "Modern Family" win
Aaron Paul
Bryan Cranston