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2002 "Milton ""Mr. Television"" Berle", comedian, The Milton Berle Show, dies at 93

1997 Antony Kearey, television producer, dies at 77

1997 Duncan Wood, television director and producer, dies at 71

1996 Brian Hulls, television news cameraman, dies at 48

1995 Anthony Joly de Lotbiniere, television producer, dies at 69

1995 Donald Baverstock, television Producer, dies at 71

1991 New York City's Museum of Broadcasting becomes "Museum of Radio and Television"

1988 New York Yankees sign 12-year television contract with MSG for $500M

1985 Howard Cosell retires from television sports after 20 years with ABC

1985 Nostalgia Television begins on cable

1985 "Michael Nesmith In Television Parts" premieres on NBC-TV

1983 Gavin Gordon, television actor (Romance, Lone Cowboy), dies at 82

1981 SCTV Network 90, sequel to Second City Television debut on NBC

1979 House of Representatives begins live television broadcasts via C-SPAN

1978 Situation comedy "Taxi" premieres on ABC television

1972 Bill Berns, commentator (Television Screen Magazine), dies at 53

1971 Movie "Ben Hur" 1st shown on television

1968 Israeli television begins transmitting

1964 Biz Markie, rocker, Meteor Man, Townsend Television

1963 Bob Dylan cancels "Ed Sullivan Show" television appearance

1961 1st live television broadcast from Soviet Union

1954 Walt Disney's 1st television program, "Disneyland," premieres on ABC

1953 1st non-commercial educational television station, Houston, Texas

1953 "You Are There" with Walter Cronkite premieres on CBS television

1952 1st ultra high frequency (UHF) television station, Portland Or

1952 Mr. Potato Head is 1st toy advertised on television

1949 1st UHF television station operating regular basis (Bridgeport Ct)

1949 Tom Verlaine, [Miller], Mt Morris, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Television

1949 Richard Hell, [Richard Myers], Lexington, Kentucky, rock bassist, Television

1947 "Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC

1942 Nigel Walmsley, chairman, Carlton U.K. Television

1939 Jane Bryant Quinn, newspaper and television reporter

1938 Electronic television system patented by V. K. Zworykin

1937 Nicholas Palmer, television writer/producer

1929 Joan Ganz Cooney, founder, Children's Television Workshop

1929 Willaim Brown, television executive

1926 1st public demonstration of television, John L Baird, London

1926 Television 1st demonstrated (J L Baird, London)

1908 Milton Berle, born in Harlem, New York City, comedian, Uncle Miltie, Mr. Television



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