Television
U.S. Lands First Men on the Moon
On July 20, 1969, the US effectively won the Space Race when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took man’s first steps on the Moon.
The Beatles Release First Album
On March 22, 1963, the Beatles released their first full-length album, “Please Please Me.”
Birth of Lon Chaney, Jr.
Lon Chaney Jr. was born Creighton Tull Chaney on February 10, 1906, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory.
Death of Hollywood Icon Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929, in Brussels, Belgium.
First Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
On November 27, 1924, New York City hosted its first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Birth of Silver Screen Cowboy Roy Rogers
On November 5, 1911, future singer and actor Leonard Franklin Slye, better known as Roy Rogers, was born.
America’s First Televised Presidential Debate
On September 26, 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon took part in America’s first televised debate, which revealed just how important this growing medium would be on future politics.
