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  • 1952 KPTV TV channel 12 in Portland, OR (IND) begins broadcasting
  • 1954 KETC TV channel 9 in Saint Louis, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 1960 WFSU TV channel 11 in Tallahassee, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 1965 WXXW (now WYCC) TV channel 20 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 1967 WCAE TV channel 50 in St John, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 1967 WCIX TV channel 6 in Miami, FL (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • 1976 "The Captain and Tennille" television musical-variety show debuts in US (ABC)

The Cosby Show

1984 "The Cosby Show" premieres on NBC-TV starring Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad

Actor/Comedian Bill Cosby
Actress Lisa Bonet
  • 1985 Walt Disney World's 200-millionth guest

Emmy Awards

1987 39th Emmy Awards: LA Law, Bruce Willis & Sharon Gless win

Actor Bruce Willis

Miss Saigon

1989 Musical "Miss Saigon" premieres in London, created by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil

Actor Jonathan Pryce
  • 1992 Leanza Cornett (Florida), 21, crowned 66th Miss America 1993

The First Wives Club

1996 Paramount Pictures releases cult revenge comedy "The First Wives Club" starring Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton, and directed by Hugh Wilson

Actress and Singer Bette Midler
Actress and Producer Goldie Hawn
Actress Diane Keaton

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 TV crime procedural "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" created by Dick Wolf, starring Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni premieres on NBC

Crime Drama TV Producer Dick Wolf
Actress Mariska Hargitay
Actor Christopher Meloni

Film & TV History

2005 Model Kate Moss is dropped by clothing chain H&M after allegations of drug taking

Supermodel Kate Moss

61st Emmy Awards

2009 61st Emmy Awards: Mad Men, 30 Rock, Bryan Cranston & Glenn Close win

Actor Bryan Cranston
Actress Glenn Close

New Girl

2011 "New Girl", starring Zooey Deschanel, debuts on Fox

Actress Zooey Deschanel

This Is Us

2016 "This Is Us" TV drama premieres in the US starring Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia

Actress and Singer Mandy Moore
  • 2019 Batman Day - 80th anniversary of the first Batman comic
  • 2020 72nd Emmy Awards held virtually: "Succession" best drama, "Schitts Creek" wins record nine awards for a comedy, "Watchman" best limited series

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