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IN THE NEWS ON THIS DAY
TV HISTORY MADE ON THIS DAY IN 1953
Sixty-eight percent of all TV sets in the U.S. were tuned to CBS-TV, as
Lucy Ricardo, of "I Love Lucy," gave birth to a baby boy, "Little Ricky".
The episode, "Lucy Goes to the Hospital", had actually been filmed on
November 14, 1952. Twelve hours before the broadcast of the episode,
Lucille Ball, actually gave birth to Desi Arnaz, Jr. by cesarean section.
Desi Arnaz, Jr. (born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV) is 62 today.
TALENT SHOW DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1948
The television debut of “The Original Amateur Hour” came on January
18, 1948 over the DuMont Network with Ted Mack as the host. The show
was on the air for 22 years.
NEWS MAKERS ON THIS DAY
BOBBY GOLDSBORO IS 74 TODAY
Florida born Pop singer Bobby Goldsboro recorded the song
"Honey" in 1968, which has sold more than one million copies
and played guitar for Roy Orbison for two years in the early
1960s.
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