Television History
1951 - NBC-TV debuted "Dragnet" in a special preview on "Chesterfield Sound Off Time". The show began officially on January 3, 1952.
1972 - The 50th episode of "All In The Family" aired on CBS.
1993 - MTV aired Nirvana's New York "Unplugged" performance.
1995 - Fox-TV aired a fight between Mike Tyson and Buster Mathis Jr. Tyson knocked Mathis out in the third round. The fight brought in Fox's highest Nielsen rating to date.
2002 - VH1 began airing a 10-hour, five-night miniseries entitled "I Love the '80s."
2002 - Liza Minnelli and her husband, David Gest, filed a $23 million dollar lawsuit against VH1, MTV Networks, Viacom and Remote Productions, Inc. for breach of contract. The lawsuit was filed because plans were dropped on a reality show that was centered on the lives of Minnelli and Gest.
2010 - CNN's "Larry King Live" aired for the last time.
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American Bandstand History
1957 - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps performed "Dance to the Bop" on "American Bandstand."
1959 - Mark Dinning performed "Teen Angel" on "American Bandstand."
1960 - Fabian performed "Kissin' & Twistin'" on "American Bandstand."
1960 - The Viscounts performed "Wabash Blues" on "American Bandstand."
1967 - American Breed performed "Bend Me, Shape Me" on "American Bandstand."
1967 - Pink Floyd appeared on "American Bandstand."
1972 - Johnny Nash performed "I Can See Clearly Now" on "American Bandstand."
1978 - Eric Carmen performed "Change of Heart" on "American Bandstand."
1978 - The Pointer Sister performed "Fire" on "American Bandstand."
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Television History
American Bandstand History