2011 Event The Pope, Benedict XVI, becomes the first pontiff to participate in a televised interview session, pre-recorded for Italian television 1995 Event Laverne and Shirley 20th anniversary reunionn special, televised 1988 Event Bob Benoit bowls 1st 300-pt game in a televised title match 1987 Death R Budd Dwyer, Penns State Treasurer, facing prison for conspiracy and perjury, shot himself to death at a televised news conference 1985 Event Britains House of Lords debate 1st televised 1982 Event NCAA Tournament Selection televised live for 1st time 1976 Event 'Gone With the Wind' televised 1975 Event 1st televised kidney transplant on the Today Show 1966 Event 1st entire lineup televised in color (NBC) 1961 Event 1st live, nationally televised presidential news conference (John F. Kennedy) 1956 Event "Wizard of Oz" 1st televised (CBS-TV) 1956 Event 1st video recording on magnetic tape televised coast-to-coast 1956 Event "King Kong," 1st televised 1955 Event Mary Martin as "Peter Pan" televised 1954 Event Televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends 1954 Event Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began 1953 Event 25th Academy Awards - "Greatest Show on Earth," Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (1st time televised) 1952 Event 1st human birth televised to public (KOA-TV Denver, Colorado) 1952 Event 1st sporting event televised nationally-Walcott vs Charles boxing 1951 Event 1st televised opera (Amahl and Night Visitor) 1951 Event 1st coast-to-coast televised football game (Dumont paid $75,000) Los Angeles Rams beat Cleveland Browns 24-17 in NFL championship game 1949 Event 1st inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman) 1948 Event 1st opera to be televised, "Othello," broadcast from the Met (New York City) 1948 Event NFL becomes 1st sport televised as sport of week 1948 Event 1st live televised musical Eugene Ormandy on CBS followed in 90 1948 Event 20th Academy Awards - "Gentleman's Agreement," L Young, R Colman win minutes by 2nd live televised musical Arturo Toscvanni on NBC 1947 Event 1st Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman 1947 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73,365-1st WS televised 1947 Event 1st opening session of Congress to be televised 1940 Event 1st televised baseball game, WGN-TV, (White Sox vs Cubs exhibition) 1940 Event 1st televised basketball game (University of Pittsburgh beats Fordham University, 50-37) 1940 Event 1st televised (W2XBS, New York City) hockey game (Rangers vs. Canadians) 1939 Event 1st televised college football game (Fordham vs Waynesburg at New York City) 1939 Event 1st boxing match to be televised, Lon Nova defeats Max Baer 1928 Event 1st televised tennis match 1926 Event Weather map televised for 1st time
