Phrase "Grand Ole Opry" Heard First Time On-Air (1927) | Milestones | Dec 10, 1927
The phrase “Grand Ole Opry” is used for the first time on-air. At the time, the NBC Red Network’s Music Appreciation Hour, a program with classical music and selections from grand opera, was followed by George D. Hay’s Barn Dance. That evening, as he was introducing the show and DeFord Bailey, his first guest, George ….
WSLS TV (1952) | Firsts | Dec 10, 1952
WSLS TV channel 10 in Roanoke, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting.
WTOV TV (1953) | Firsts | Dec 10, 1953
WSTV, which is now WTOV, channel 9 in Steubenville-Wheeling, Ohio (CBS) starts broadcasting.
KOMO TV (1953) | Firsts | Dec 10, 1953
KOMO TV channel 4 in Seattle, Washington (ABC) begins broadcasting.
Mighty Mouse Playhouse (1955) | Season 01 Premiere (TV) | Dec 10, 1955
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.