Mighty Mouse Playhouse (1955) | Season 01 Premiere (TV) | Dec 10, 1955
First-Ever Grateful Dead Concert Performance (1965) | Concerts, Milestones | Dec 4, 1965
The Grateful Dead’s first concert performance under this name took place. The band began life as The Warlocks earlier that same year. The performance took place in San Jose at one of Ken Kesey’s “Acid Tests.” Acid Tests were parties that integrated the consumption of LSD with multimedia performances.
Nihon Shintaku Ginko (Nippon Trust Bank) (1968) | Judicial / Criminal Events | Dec 10, 1968
Japan’s biggest heist, the still-unsolved “300 million yen robbery,” is carried out in Tokyo. The robbery was also known as the 300 million yen affair or incident.
First Serving of Dr. Pepper Soda Ever Purchased (1885) | Firsts | Dec 1, 1885
First serving of the soft drink Dr. Pepper is enjoyed at a drug store in Waco, Texas.
WKTV TV (1949) | Dec 1, 1949
WKTV TV channel 2 in Utica, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting.
WBNG TV (1949) | Firsts | Dec 1, 1949
WBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting.
WCSH TV (1953) | Firsts | Dec 1, 1953
WCSH TV channel 6 in Portland, Maine (NBC) begins broadcasting.
WAXA (1953) | Firsts | Dec 1, 1953
WAIM, which later changed its call letters to WAXA, channel 40 in Anderson, South Carolina (IND) airs its first broadcast.
First Issue of Playboy Magazine Published (1953) | Inaugurals, Milestones | Dec 1, 1953
Hugh Hefner publishes the first issue of Playboy Magazine, featuring Marilyn Monroe as the magazine’s first centerfold model.
Paul McCartney, Pete Best (1960) | Judicial / Criminal Events | Dec 1, 1960
Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested – and later deported – from Hamburg, Germany, after accusations of attempted arson.
Candid Camera (1948) | Season 01 Premiere (TV) | Aug 9, 1948
Alan Funt debuted Candid Camera on ABC Television, a classic American comedy program, in which ordinary people unwittingly become the stars of the show. The show becomes known for the slogan “Smile, you’re on Candid Camera.” Various incarnations of Candid Camera continue to run in various countries as of 2021.
First Ever Web Site Built at CERN Research (1991) | Milestones | Aug 6, 1991
The first ever web site built was at CERN, a European research organization within the border of France. It contained information written by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and other internet pioneers. The URL was info.cern.ch, and this was the address of the world’s first-ever web site and web server, running on a NeXT computer at CERN. ….
RCA Releases First VHS Player for U.S. Market (1977) | Milestones, Product Releases | Aug 23, 1977
The United States receives its first VHS-based VCR, which was produced by RCA. The model number is VBT200.
Smithsonian Museum Construction Groundbreaking (1958) | Groundbreakings, Milestones | Aug 22, 1958
Groundbreaking took place for what is today called the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The original architects were McKim, Mead and White, who were succeeded in 1961 by Steinman, Cain and White.
First Best Buy Store Opens in St. Paul (1966) | Launches and Openings, Milestones | Aug 22, 1966
The first Best Buy store opened in St. Paul, Minnesota, on this date in 1966, under the brand name Sound of Music. The retailer’s name was changed to Best Buy in 1983.