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13 Sep 1969
The animated mystery-comedy 'Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!' first aired on CBS.
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18 Jun 1969
The western movie 'The Wild Bunch' was released.
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3 Dec 1968
Elvis Presley's Comeback Special airs on NBC, his 1st live performance in seven years, re-launching his singing career.
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1 Oct 1968
Night of the Living Dead was released in US cinemas.
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20 Jul 1968
Jane Asher broke up her engagement to Paul McCartney live on television.
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2 Apr 1968
The '2001: A Space Odyssey' sci-fi movie premiered in Washington, DC.
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17 Mar 1968
The Bee Gees made their first appearance on TV, performing 'Words' and 'To Love Somebody' on the Ed Sullivan Show.
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8 Feb 1968
Planet of the Apes hit the theatres in New York City.
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22 Dec 1967
The Graduate American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols was released.
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18 Oct 1967
The Jungle Book movie by Disney was released.
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25 Jun 1967
The world's first live global satellite TV program is aired.
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8 Sep 1966
'Star Trek: The Original Series' aired for the first time on NBC-TV.
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12 Jan 1966
ABC aired Batman for the first time.
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29 Dec 1965
Thunderball, the fourth James Bond film, premiered in Tokyo.
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9 Dec 1965
"A Charlie Brown Christmas" made its debut on television.
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2 Mar 1965
The musical 'The Sound of Music,' starring Julie Andrews, premiered.
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27 Dec 1964
The Supremes first appeared on 'The Ed Sullivan Show,' singing 'Come See About Me.'
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21 Oct 1964
The American musical comedy ''My Fair Lady,” starring Audrey Hepburn, was released in the US.
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27 Aug 1964
Disney's Mary Poppins was released and premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
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30 Mar 1964
Jeopardy! is aired for the first time.
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9 Feb 1964
The Beatles made their first appearance on the 'Ed Sullivan Show' and pulled in a record-breaking 73.7 million viewers.
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18 Dec 1963
The Pink Panther film premiered, directed by Blake Edwards with a theme by Henry Mancini.
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23 Nov 1963
"Doctor Who" debuts on TV.
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10 Oct 1963
The second James Bond spy movie, 'From Russia With Love,' was released in London.
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12 Jun 1963
The epic historical drama movie 'Cleopatra' was released.
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28 Mar 1963
Alfred Hitchcock's movie The Birds is released.
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25 Dec 1962
To Kill a Mockingbird film was released.
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16 Dec 1962
'Lawrence of Arabia' film directed by David Lean, was released in the United States.
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31 Oct 1962
The American psychological thriller 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane' with Joan Crawford and Bette Davis was released.
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5 Oct 1962
James Bond makes his theatrical debut.
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16 Jan 1962
The filming of the first James Bond movie, 'Dr. No,' began.
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5 Oct 1961
The American romantic comedy 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' starring Audrey Hepburn, was released in the US.
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7 Feb 1961
Jane Fonda starts her acting career with 'A String of Beads' on NBC.
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25 Jan 1961
Walt Disney's animation '101 Dalmatians' was released in theaters.
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9 Dec 1960
First episode of Coronation Street airs.
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6 Oct 1960
The American epic historical drama movie 'Spartacus' premiered in New York City.
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30 Sep 1960
American animated sitcom 'The Flintstones,' which romanticized the Stone Age debuted on ABC.
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16 Jun 1960
Alfred Hitchcock's movie Psycho is premiered.
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15 Jun 1960
The comedy movie 'The Apartment' was released in New York, US.
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8 Feb 1960
The first 8 stars are added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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22 Jul 1959
American sci-fi horror movie 'Plan 9 From Outer Space' premiered.
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29 Mar 1959
The black and white romantic comedy 'Some Like it Hot' was released to movie theaters in New York City.
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29 Jan 1959
Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' was released in theaters.
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5 Jan 1959
The world's most famous clown 'Bozo' premiered live on KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, California, US.
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9 May 1958
The noir psychological thriller film 'Vertigo,' directed by Alfred Hitchcock, was released.
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28 Apr 1958
After 104 episodes, Adventures of Superman aired its final episode.
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1 Apr 1957
The BBC broadcasts the spaghetti tree hoax.
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15 Nov 1956
Elvis makes movie debut in "Love Me Tender".
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5 Nov 1956
The first television show with an African American host, 'The Nat King Cole Show,' aired on NBC.
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17 Oct 1956
The adventure comedy movie 'Around the World in 80 Days' premiered in New York, US.