Mary Pickford Screen Debut
1909 Mary Pickford makes her screen debut at the age of 16
TV Show Appearance
1955 1st President to appear on color TV (Eisenhower)
Film & TV History
1956 Gene Roddenberry resigns from the Los Angeles Police Department to concentrate on his writing career
- 1965 Sony Corp introduces its home video tape recorder, priced at $995
Johnny Cash Show
1969 "Johnny Cash Show" debuts on ABC-TV
NBC Nightly News
1976 "NBC Nightly News" changes to a dual-anchor show with John Chancellor and David Brinkley
- 1978 Emmy 5th Daytime Award presentation
Music City News Awards
1982 16th Music City News Country Awards: Barbara Mandrell wins
- 2016 "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", a play written by Jack Thorne with JK Rowling, premieres in London
Film & TV History
2024 At 98, actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke becomes the oldest winner of a Daytime Emmy, for a guest performance in "Days of Our Lives" [1]
