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18th October 1922: The British Broadcasting Company established

  • 18th October 2022
  • Tagged as: BBC, Britain, Broadcast, Culture, Entertainment, London, Radio, Wireless

The new broadcasting company was a consortium of the UK’s leading radio manufacturers, and was jointly funded through a royalty on the sale of radio sets sold by the member producers and a license fee.

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15th May 1928: Mickey Mouse’s first cartoon appearance

  • 15th May 2022
  • Tagged as: America, Animation, Cartoon, Culture, Entertainment, Film, USA

On 15th May 1928, the first animated cartoon to feature Mickey and Minnie Mouse was shown to a theatre audience.

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24th May 1956: 1st Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Switzerland

  • 24th May 2021
  • Tagged as: Entertainment, Europe, Eurovision, Israel, Music, Switzerland, Television
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/05-24-First-Eurovison-Song-Contest.mp3

On the 24th May 1956, the first Eurovision Song Contest took place in Lugano, Switzerland.

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20th February 1959: Jimi Hendrix plays his first gig (and gets fired)

  • 20th February 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Concert, Culture, Entertainment, Guitar, Music, Seattle, USA
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/02-20-Jimi-Hendrix-plays-his-first-gig.mp3

On the 20th February 1959, Jimi Hendrix played his first ever live concert – and got fired from the band after the first set.

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19th February 1985: BBC broadcasts first episode of EastEnders

  • 19th February 2021
  • Tagged as: BBC, Broadcast, Culture, Entertainment, Television
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/02-19-First-episode-of-EastEnders-broadcast.mp3

On the 19th February 1985, the BBC’s flagship soap opera EastEnders was broadcast for the first time.

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18th October 1922: British Broadcasting Company established

  • 18th October 2019
  • Tagged as: BBC, Britain, Culture, England, Entertainment, Licensing, Media, Radio, Technology
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/10-18-British-Broadcasting-Company.mp3

On the 18th October 1922, the British Broadcasting Company was established.

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30th September 1967: BBC Radio 1 begins broadcasting

  • 30th September 2019
  • Tagged as: BBC, Culture, Entertainment, Media, Music, Radio

At 7am on the 30th September 1967, the words “… And, good morning everyone. Welcome to the exciting new sound of Radio 1” launched the BBC’s new popular music station.

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29th February 1940: First African-American to win an Oscar

  • 29th February 2016
  • Tagged as: America, Civil Rights, Culture, Entertainment, Film, NAACP, Racism, USA

On the 29th February 1940, American actress Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American to win an Oscar at the Academy Awards.

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