Saturday, June 21, 2025

Today in
Television History

1937 - The BBC televised coverage of the Wimbledon tennis Championships for the first time.

1948 - The first network telecast of political conventions took place.

1969 - BBC-TV aired "Royal Family" for the first time.


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Today in
Dick Clark's American Bandstand History

1962 - Bobby Vinton performed "Rose Are Red" on American Bandstand.

1963 - Nancy Sinatra appeared on American Bandstand.

1980 - Bernadette Peters performed "Gee Whiz" on American Bandstand.

1980 - Devo performed "Snowball" on American Bandstand. In addition, the video for "Girl U Want" was shown.


Dick Clark - American Bandstand Quote

"He had boundless energy and a remarkable ability to do innumerable things at any given time." - Fran La Maina, the longtime president of Dick Clark Productions Inc.

Today in
Saturday Night Live History

2003 - There is nothing available for this date...at this time.


Saturday Night Live Quote

I'm Chevy Chase and you're not. - Chevy Chase

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Television History
Dick Clark's American Bandstand History