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.

January 19, 1953

Desi Arnaz, Jr. (born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV) is 62 today.

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.

1957

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.

Betty Marion White

In 2013, Guinness World Records awarded Betty White with having
the longest television career for a female entertainer. She was Sue
Ann Nivens on Mary Tyler Moore on CBS from 1973 to 1977 and
The Golden Girls on NBC from 1985 to 1992. In 2009, she received
the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award and in May of 2010,
Betty White became the oldest person to host Saturday Night Live
on NBC.

Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974)

Dizzy Dean was a four-time MLB All-Star for the St. Louis Cardinals,
Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Browns; he helped lead the Cardinals
to a World Series title in 1934 and was named 1934 National League
MVP after going 30–7 with a 2.66 ERA.