1958 - The American Research Bureau stated that "American Bandstand" was the number one daytime TV program.
1964 - The Beatles made the first of three record-breaking appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show." 73 million people watched the show. It was their American TV debut.
1969 - A young lady named Roslyn Kind made her TV debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show". Roslyn Kind is the sister of Barbra Streisand.
1975 - Cher's TV show premiered on CBS with guests Elton John and Bette Midler.
1984 - NBC Entertainment president, Brandon Tartikoff, gave an interviewer the "10 Commandments for TV Programmers."
1994 - The 100th episode of "Beverly Hills 90210" was aired on FOX.
1997 - "The Simpsons" became the longest-running prime-time animated series. "The Flintstones" held the record previously.
1998 - Oprah Winfrey announced that Garth Brooks had agreed to donate his earnings from sales from his album "Sevens" for a seven-day period. The money went to "Oprah's Angel Network."
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