CBS (1952) | Firsts | Dec 14, 1952
KROD, which is now KDBC, channel 4 in El Paso, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting.
ABC Television (1954) | Firsts | Dec 14, 1954
WOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, West Virginia (ABC) begins broadcasting.
Saturday Night Fever (1977) | World Premieres | Dec 14, 1977
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) | World Premieres | Dec 14, 2015
CBS (1953) | Firsts | Dec 13, 1953
KOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, Kansas (CBS) begins broadcasting.
James Dean First On-Screen Appearance (1950) | Milestones | Dec 13, 1950
James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial.
Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt (1972) | Finales | Dec 13, 1972
Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or “Moonwalk” of Apollo 17. As of 2021, they are the last humans to set foot on the Moon.
Richard Pryor (1975) | Firsts | Dec 13, 1975
First time NBC TV’s Saturday Night Live uses a time delay, when comedian Richard Pryor hosts.
NBC Television, RCA (1937) | Firsts | Dec 12, 1937
NBC & RCA send the first mobile-TV vans onto the streets of New York City for news gathering duties.
Autumn Jackson, Bill Cosby (1997) | Judicial / Criminal Events | Dec 12, 1997
A federal judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claimed to be Bill Cosby’s daughter, to 26 months in prison for attempting to extort $40 million from the comedian.
Winona Ryder (2001) | Judicial / Criminal Events | Dec 12, 2001
Winona Ryder is arrested on shoplifting charges in Beverly Hills, California.
NBC Television (1948) | Firsts | Dec 10, 1948
WMC TV channel 5 in Memphis, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting.
CBS (1948) | Firsts | Dec 11, 1948
WHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting.
NBC Television (1949) | Firsts | Dec 11, 1949
WOAI (now KMOL) TV channel 4 in San Antonio, Texas (NBC) airs its first broadcast.
KTVA TV (1953) | Firsts | Dec 11, 1953
KTVA TV channel 11 in Anchorage (CBS) becomes Alaska’s first TV station.