Sunday, April 15, 1956, is membered as "C-Day" at WMAQ-TV. It was described
by Broadcasting-Telecasting magazine as "a daring breakthrough the black-and-
white curtain." At 4:15 PM, Robert W. Sarnoff, then President of NBC, pushed a
button and ushered in a new era in television. Channel 5 became the world’s first
all-color TV station as "Wide, Wide World" carried the event to 110 NBC-TV
affiliated stations across the country.

Robert W. Sarnoff

 


Roy Linwood Clark was born in Meherrin, Virginia.

Country music star Roy Clark hosted Hee Haw for 20 years on
CBS. He also released the hit song "Yesterday, When I Was
Young” in 1969.

Sandy Kozel

Titanic in Cork harbour, 11 April 1912

 
The First Lady of Country, Loretta Lynn (née Webb) is 83 today.

Millicent Dolly May Small will be 69 on October 6.

Tony Lee Dow was born in Hollywood, California.

Dow played Wally Cleaver on the CBS/ABC television series,
“Leave it to Beaver” (1957-1963). The sitcom earned him a
Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award. As a teen
he was a Junior Olympics diving champion.