This Day…

1968 1st broadcast of “Hawaii Five-O” on CBS-TV.

1954 Tonight Show premieres on NBC (Johnny takes over 8 years later).

1948 “Texaco Star Theater” with Milton Berle premieres on NBC-TV.

1952 “Adventures of Superman” TV series starring George Reeves premieres in syndication in the US.

1963 “The Fugitive” starring David Janssen premieres on ABC TV.

1959 “Bonanza” premieres on NBC-TV.

1849 1st performance by American actor Edwin Booth (Richard III).

1935 “Steamboat Round the Bend” film directed by John Ford and starring Will Rogers released weeks after Rogers’ death.

1936 “Swing Time”, directed by George Stevens, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, is released.

1897 Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope [kinetographic camera], a device which produces moving pictures.