Elvis Presley became the first solo entertainer to broadcast a live performance via satellite with Aloha From Hawaii.
22nd November 1718: The pirate Blackbeard killed by sailors under Robert Maynard
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On the 10th November 1969, the American children’s television show Sesame Street was broadcast for the first time.
The first United States presidential debate took place between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.
On the 23rd September 1974, the world’s first teletext service went live when the BBC began transmitting its Ceefax service.
On the 19th February 1985, the BBC’s flagship soap opera EastEnders was broadcast for the first time.
Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr was the director of research at DuMont Laboratories in New Jersey where he was exploring the use of cathode ray tubes in television sets.
On the 9th December 1965, American television network CBS first broadcast the animated cartoon A Charlie Brown Christmas.
The Damned had released what is recognised as the first ever punk single a month earlier.
On the 23rd November 1963, the first ever episode of cult science fiction television show Doctor Who was broadcast by the BBC.
Saturday Night Live was originally known as NBC’s Saturday Night to avoid any confusion with the ABC show Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell.
23rd January 1556: Most destructive earthquake on record in Shaanxi
23rd January 2019
22nd January 1808: Portuguese royal court relocates to Brazil
22nd January 2019
21st January 1793: Louis XVI executed for high treason
21st January 2019
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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