Two defunct television networks celebrate their 19th anniversaries over the next week. How many obscurities from The WB and UPN do you remember?
Happy 19th Birthday, The WB and UPN
Category: Anniversaries
27th Anniversary of FOX
Today marks the 27th anniversary of the launch of the FOX Broadcasting Company.
50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
A look at network television coverage of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28th, 1963 during which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
72nd Anniversary of Thrills and Chills Everywhere
Today marks the 72nd anniversary of Thrills and Chills Everywhere, which premiered on WNBT in 1941.
Happy 72nd Birthday, Commercial TV
72 years ago today, commercial television was inaugurated over WNBT in New York City.
67th Anniversary of Hour Glass
Hour Glass, one of television’s biggest early milestones, premiered 67 years ago today on Thursday, May 9th, 1946.