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Television History
Television History
1971 - Hugh Downs left the "Today" show and "Concentration." He later became the host of ABC's "20/20".
1975 - "Saturday Night Live" was broadcast for the first time. George Carlin was the guest host. Janis Ian performed "At Seventeen" and "In the Winter" and Billy Preston played "Nothing from Nothing" and "Fancy Lady."
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Dick Clark's American Bandstand History
Dick Clark's American Bandstand History
1957 - The Del-Vikings performed "Come and Go with Me," "Whispering Bells" and "Cool Shake" on American Bandstand.
1969 - The Grass Roots performed "Heaven Knows" 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
1962 - Joan Cusack was born.
1975 - Saturday Night Live aired for the first time. The guests were George Carlin and Janice Ian & Billy Preston.
1986 - Madonna, Sigourney Weaver, David Johansen and Christopher Durang were guests on Saturday Night Live.
2003 - Justin Timberlake guest starred on Saturday Night Live.
| We're going to be around forever. - Elliot Gould, to the cast of Saturday Night Live |
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