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2008 President George W. Bush signs the 700 billion dollar TARP program into law
2002 Barry Took, comedian, writer, television presenter on BBC program Points of View and BBC Radio 4 program The News Quiz, wrote comedy with Mary Feldman 1996 Clay Jones, horticulturalist, broadcaster, Chairman of the program Gardener's Question Time on BBC Radio 4, voted tenth alongside Carol Klein as the nation's all-time favorite gardener, dies at 72 1993 General Motors sues NBC, alleging that "Dateline NBC" program had rigged 2 car-truck crashes to show that 1973-87 GM pickups were prone to fires 1992 "Scared Silent" is 1st non news program to be seen on 3 networks simultaneously. (CBS, NBC and PBS), about child abuse hosted by Oprah 1992 CBS TV premieres overnight news program "Up To The Minute" 1989 "Rambling with Gambling" 20,000th radio program on WOR-AM (New York City) 1989 Earl Nightingale, author, motivational speaker, his radio program, 'Our Changing World', most highly syndicated radio program ever, recorded over 7,000 radio programs, dies 1988 New York City begins $70 million program to rebuild 900 Bronx apartments 1983 Senate revises immigration laws, gives millions of illegal aliens legal status under an amnesty program 1982 TA launches 5 year capital program to overhaul New York City subway system 1980 ABC's nightly Iran Hostage crisis program renamed "Nightline" 1978 French TV announced a rating of "0" for a program about an Armenian's woman's 40th birthday, (comp: Napoleanic drama-67%, Knockout-33%) 1972 "Waltons" TV program premieres 1970 Jay Mohr, born in Verona, New Jersey, actor, stand-up comedian, executive producer, NBC's Last Comic Standing reality television program 1966 Britains rock TV show, "Ready Steady Go," last program 1964 1st BASIC program runs on a computer (Dartmouth) 1962 U.S. abandons Skybolt balastic missile program 1962 1st Europe-U.S. live TV program (via Telstar) 1956 1st test firing of Vanguard satellite program, TV-0 1955 "Millionaire" TV program premieres on CBS 1954 Catherine Crier, born in Dallas, Texas, former district court judge, television personality, writer, anchor Court TV program 1954 Walt Disney's 1st television program, "Disneyland," premieres on ABC 1954 1st FORTRAN computer program run 1954 Michael W. Butler, computer programmer, created TODAY program 1953 Judi Spiers, born in Britain, Judith Marilyn Spiers, British radio and television presenter, hosted Mr TSW and Miss TSW local beauty contests for new south-west station TSW, appeared in six editions of daytime chat show, presented on Open Air, a BBC1 access television program, in 1986, and Pebble Mill program 1992- 1995, presenter, BBC Radio Devon since 2005 1952 Marianne Williamson, born in Houston, Texas, spiritual activist, author, speaker, lecturer, wrote, 'A Course in Miracles', a program about choosing love over fear, 'A Return to Love', breakthrough success attributed to appearance on Oprah Winfrey 1950 1st transmission of a TV program from continental Europe shown on BBC 1950 FBI's "10 Most Wanted Fugitives" program begins 1949 President Truman announces his point 4 program 1948 1st stored computer program run, on Manchester Mark I 1948 President Truman urges congress to adopt a civil rights program 1946 Mike Murdock, born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, author, televangelist, pastor, Wisdom Center ministry, Fort Worth, Texas, hosts Wisdom Keys with Mick Murdock television program, mentored with Jimmie Swaggart, preached with Tammy Faye Bakker 1945 1st "bug" in a computer program discovered by Grace Hopper, a moth was removed with tweasers from a relay and taped into the log 1945 President Truman ends Lend-Lease program 1941 Dan Hicks, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, singer, songwriter, performed with dance bands, performed on Time Out For Teens radio program, part of San Francisco's folk music scene 1938 U.S. Federal Crop Insurance program authorized 1936 RCA shows 1st real TV program (dancing, film on locomotives, Bonwit Teller fashion show and monologue from Tobacco Road and comedy) 1935 1st "Hawaii Calls" radio program is broadcast 1934 Bob Martinez, born in America, served as Mayor of Tampa, Florida and 40th Governor of Florida, initiated Preservation 2000, America's largest environmental land acquisition program, appointed Drug Czar by President George H.W. Bush 1932 Wernher von Braun named head of German liquid-fuel rocket program 1931 Singer Kate Smith begins her long-running radio program on CBS 1931 Program for woman athletes approved for 1932 Olympics track and field 1928 Barry Took, born in Muswell Hill, North London, England, comedian, writer, television presenter on BBC program Points of View and BBC Radio 4 program The News Quiz, wrote comedy with Mary Feldman 1923 Clay Jones, born in England, horticulturalist, broadcaster, Chairman of the program Gardener's Question Time on BBC Radio 4, voted tenth alongside Carol Klein as the nation's all-time favorite gardener 1922 Mussolini ask Vatican for support of fascist party program 1921 Earl Nightingale, born in Los Angeles, California, author, motivational speaker, his radio program, 'Our Changing World', most highly syndicated radio program ever, recorded over 7,000 radio programs 1920 Detroit radio station is 1st to broadcast a news program on the air 1920 Marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in New York City 1920 Jose Melis, Havana Cuba, orchestra leader, Jack Paar Program 1919 1st Dutch radio program: Soiree Musicale with "Turf in you(r) ransel" 1913 Maurice Wilkes, inventor, stored program concept for computers 1866 Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice and music 1829 Pope Pius VIII issues his program for pontificate |
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