Television History
1956 - CBS replayed the program "Douglas Edward and the News" three hours after it was received on the West Coast. It was the world's first broadcast via videotape.
1971 - ABC-TV aired "Brian's Song." The movie was about Chicago Bears' Brian Picolo and his friendship with Gale Sayers.
1929 - Dick Clark was born in Mount Vernon, NY.
1960 - The Chimes performed "Once in a While" on "American Bandstand."
1963 - Chubby Checker performed "Loddy Lo" on "American Bandstand."
1968 - Merilee Rush performed "Reach Out" on "American Bandstand."
1974 - Lattimore performed "Let's Straighten It Out" on "American Bandstand."
Television History
1948 - "Junior Jamboree" began airing as "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" in Chicago, IL.
1993 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Killer Kiss" aired.
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1960 - Dion performed "Lonely Teenager" and "Little Miss Blue" on "American Bandstand."
1962 - Mel Torme performed "Comin' Home Baby" on "American Bandstand."
1969 - Thomas & Richard Frost performed "She's Got Love" on "American Bandstand."
Television History
1966 - The 200th episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" aired.
1997 - The final episode of "Beavis and Butt-head" aired on MTV.
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1958 - Bobby Helms performed "The Fool and the Angel" and "Jingle Bell Rock" on "American Bandstand."
1960 - Bobby Vee performed "Rubber Ball" on "American Bandstand."
1960 - Ferrante & Teicher performed "Exodus" on "American Bandstand."
1961 - Johnny Tillotson performed "Dreamy Eyes" on "American Bandstand."
1962 - Johnny Tillotson performed "I Can't Help It" and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" on "American Bandstand."
1964 - Chad & Jeremy performed "Willow Weep for Me" and "A Summer Song" on "American Bandstand."
Television History
1980 - The 200th episode of "The Waltons" aired.
1980 - The series "Bosom Buddies" debuted on ABC.
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1957 - Bill Haley & the Comets performed "You Hit the Wrong Note, Billygoat" on "American Bandstand."
1965 - Ronnie Dove performed "Kiss Away" on "American Bandstand."
Television History
1989 - America's Funniest Home Videos aired as a special. The show debuted as a regular weekly series on January 14, 1990.
1999 - 98 Degrees performed several songs and sold some exclusive band merchandise on the Home Shopping Network.
1959 - The Coasters performed "What About Us" on "American Bandstand."
1962 - Paul Peterson performed "My Dad" on "American Bandstand."
Television History
1965 - The first color broadcast of an NFL game aired on CBS. The Detroit Lions and the Baltimore Colts played to a 24-24 tie.
1998 - The final episode of "Babylon 5" aired.
1998 - The first episode of "Powerpuff Girls" aired.
2009 - The 100th episode of "Criminal Minds" aired.
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1967 - Paul Revere & the Raiders performed "Peace of Mind" on "American Bandstand."
Television History
1972 - The first episode of ABC-TV's "In Concert" was aired. Alice Cooper, Bo Diddley and Seals & Croft appeared in the first episode. It was recorded September 21.
1981 - The first episode of "Simon & Simon" aired on CBS.
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1959 - Tommy Edwards performed "Honestly and Truly" and "The Ways of Love" on "American Bandstand."
1984 - Ollie & Jerry performed "Breakin'...There's No Stopping Us" and "Electric Boogaloo" on "American Bandstand."
1984 - The Hall & Oats video for "Out of Touch" was aired on "American Bandstand."
1984 - Jack Wagner performed "All I Need" on "American Bandstand."
Television History
1958 - The radio drama "Have Gun Will Travel" debuted. The show began after the end of the TV show of the same name.
1962 - Bobby Vinton performed "Troubles Is My Middle Name" and "Let's Kiss and Make Up" on "American Bandstand."
1963 - April & Nino performed "Deep Purple" on "American Bandstand."
1963 - Dick & DeeDee performed "Turn Around" on "American Bandstand."
1963 - Trini Lopez performed "Kansas City" on "American Bandstand."
Television History
1988 - The 100th episode of "Who's the Boss?" aired on ABC.
2005 - Ted Koppel appeared on "Nightline" for the last time.
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1957 - Tom & Jerry (Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel) performed "Hey Schoolgirl" on "American Bandstand."
1960 - Conway Twitty performed "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "C'est Si Bon" on "American Bandstand."
1969 - The Turtles performed "Love in the City" and "Lady-O" on "American Bandstand."
Television History
1980 - CBS aired the "who shot J.R.?" episode of "Dallas."
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1960 - Neil Sedaka performed "Calendar Girl" on "American Bandstand."
1961 - The Impressions (with Curtis Mayfield) performed "Gypsy Woman" on "American Bandstand."
Television History
1968 - The 100th episode of "Green Acres" aired.
1980 - The 200th episode of "M*A*S*H" aired on CBS.
2002 - CBS aired the Victoria's Secret show entitled "Christmas Dreams & Fantasies 2002."
2002 - The German film "Goebbels and Geduldig" aired on national television in Germany. It was the first Germany made satirical film on the Nazis.
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1961 - Clarence "Frogman" Henry performed "On Bended Knees" on "American Bandstand."
1965 - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles performed "My Girl Has Gone" on "American Bandstand."
1971 - Coven performed "One Tin Soldier (Legend of Billy Jack)" on "American Bandstand."
1982 - Steel Breeze performed "You Don't Want Me Anymore" on "American Bandstand."
1982 - Sylvia performed "Nobody" on "American Bandstand."
Television History
1989 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the All-Star Assassin" aired.
1999 - The 100th episode of "ER" aired on NBC.
2008 - The 100th episode of "C.S.I.: NY" aired.
American Bandstand History
1958 - Duane Eddy performed "Cannonball" on "American Bandstand."
1962 - Tommy Boyce performed "I'll Remember Carol" on "American Bandstand."
2002 - Dick Clark, JC Chasez (N' Sync) and Toni Braxton announced the nominees for the 30th annual American Music Awards.
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Television History
1992 - The 100th episode of "In the Heat of the Night" aired.
1998 - The 100th episode of "Party of Five" aired on FOX.
1998 - The 100th episode of "Star Trek: Voyager" aired.
2001 - ABC aired Britney Spears' first TV concert, "Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas."
American Bandstand History
1960 - Mark Dinning performed "The Lovin' Touch" on "American Bandstand."
1967 - Strawberry Alarm Clock performed "Tomorrow" on "American Bandstand."
Television History
1968 - NBC-TV cut away from the final minutes of a New York
Jets-Oakland Raiders game to begin a TV special, "Heidi," on schedule.
The Raiders came from behind to beat the Jets 43-32.
American Bandstand History
1984 - Sheena Easton performed "Strut" and "Hard to Say It's Over" on "American Bandstand."
1984 - The Pat Benatar video for "We Belong" was aired on "American Bandstand."
1984 - Sam Harris performed "Sugar Don't Bite" on "American Bandstand."
Television History
1973 - Cat Stevens made his national TV debut on ABC's "In Concert."
1975 - David Bowie appeared on Cher's CBS TV show.
1986 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Shooting Star" aired.
1994 - The "Perry Mason Mystery" TV movie "The Case of the Grimacing Governor" aired.
1998 - PBS aired its documentary special "Chihuly Over Venice."
American Bandstand History
1959 - Annette (Funicello) performed "First Name, Initial" and "My Heart Became of Age" on "American Bandstand."
1960 - Duane Eddy performed "Pepe" on "American Bandstand."
1960 - Joni James performed "My Last Date (With You)" on "American Bandstand."
1962 - Dion performed "Love Came to Me" on "American Bandstand."
1963 - Gene Pitney performed "24 Hours from Tulsa" on "American Bandstand."
1968 - Andy Kim performed "Shoot 'em Up Baby" and "Rainbow Ride" on "American Bandstand."
Television History
1975 - "Good Morning America" premiered on ABC-TV.
1978 - The first episode of "Different Strokes" was aired on NBC.
1993 - The first episode of "The Nanny" was aired by CBS.
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1960 - Johnny Burnette performed "You're 16" on "American Bandstand."
1973 - Tavares performed "Check It Out" on "American Bandstand."
1984 - Matthew Wilder performed "Bouncin' Off the Walls" on "American Bandstand."
1984 - The Core Hart video for "It Ain't Enough" was aired on "American Bandstand."
1984 - Honeymoon Suite performed "New Girl Now" on "American Bandstand."
Television History
1959 - Charles Van Doren, a game show contestant on the NBC-TV program "Twenty-One" admitted that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
1963 - Dion stormed out of a taping of the English TV show "Ready Steady Go!" He complained that the go-go dancers were distracting him from his performance.
1985 - The South African government imposed severe restrictions on television, radio and newspaper coverage of unrest by both local and foreign journalists.
1998 - U.S. President Clinton gave his first in-depth interview since the White House sex scandal to Black Entertainment Television talk show host and political commentator Tavis Smiley on the network's "BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley."
1998 - CBS debuted the television series "Becker."
1999 - The 100th episode of "3rd Rock from the Sun" aired on NBC.
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1960 - Damito Jo performed "I Will Save the Last Dance for You" on "American Bandstand."
1962 - Chubby Checker performed "Limbo Rock" on "American Bandstand."
1963 - Wayne Newton performed "Shirl Girl" on "American Bandstand."
1963 - Dale & Grace performed "I'm Leaving It Up to You" on "American Bandstand."
1968 - The Grass Roots performed "Bella Linda" on "American Bandstand."
1974 - The Spinners performed "You Don't Love Nobody" on "American Bandstand."
Television History
1964 - The Dave Clark Five performed "Glad All Over" on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
1976 - The 100th episode of "Maude" aired.
1994 - Nirvana's "MTV Unplugged" performance was released as "MTV Unplugged in New York."
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1957 - The Four Esquires performed "Love Me Forever" on "American Bandstand."
1960 - Jerry Butler performed "He Will Break Your Heart" on "American Bandstand."
1969 - Joe South performed "Games People Play" and "Don't It Make You Wanna Go Home" on "American Bandstand."
1969 - Andy Kim performed "So Good Together" on "American Bandstand."
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