On the 24th May 1956, the first Eurovision Song Contest took place in Lugano, Switzerland.
3rd April 1860: The first Pony Express service went into operation
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On the 19th February 1985, the BBC’s flagship soap opera EastEnders was broadcast for the first time.
Elvis Presley became the first solo entertainer to broadcast a live performance via satellite with Aloha From Hawaii.
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.
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.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017