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Television History
Television History
1952 - Raymond Burr made his TV acting debut on the "Gruen Guild Playhouse" in an episode titled, "The Tiger."
1962 - MIT sent a TV signal by satellite for the first time.
1992 - "Elvis -- The Great Performances" aired on CBS-TV.
1998 - The reunion movie "Dallas: War of the Ewings" aired on CBS.
1998 - ABC confirmed that it was canceling the TV series "Ellen." The show was the first series to feature an openly gay lead character.
2000 - ABC-TV aired the TV movie "The Three Stooges."
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Dick Clark's American Bandstand History
Dick Clark's American Bandstand History
1959 - The Teddy Bears performed "I Don't Need You Anymore" and "Oh Why" on American Bandstand.
1976 - Al Wilson performed "I've Got A Feeling" on American Bandstand.
1976 - The video for Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" was aired on American Bandstand.
1982 - John Cougar Mellencamp performed "Hurts So Good" on American Bandstand.
1982 - Ray Parker, Jr. performed "The Other Woman" on American Bandstand.
| "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. |
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Saturday Night Live History
Saturday Night Live History
1976 - Raquel Welch, Phoebe Snow, John Sebastian and Lorne Michaels were guests on Saturday Night Live. During this show Lorne Michaels made a statement requesting the Beatles to appear on the show.
1982 - Robert Culp and the Charlie Daniels Band were guests on Saturday Night Live.
1993 - Kirstie Alley and Lenny Kravitz were guests on Saturday Night Live.
2010 - Gabourey Sidibe and MGMT were guests on Saturday Night Live. MGMT performed "Flash Delirium" and "Brian Eno".
| If a child asks you where rain comes from, tell them it's God crying. If they ask why He's crying, tell them it's probably because of something they did. - Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy |
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Dick Clark's American Bandstand History