FIRST TV SITCOM DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1949

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the goldbergs on set
The Goldbergs was originally a radio show on NBC from 1929 to
1946. The program made the switch to television as the first
sitcom. Both the radio and TV shows were devised by writer-
actress Gertrude Berg who played Molly Goldberg. The series 
ran on CBS-TV until 1951.

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QUEEN CROWNED ON THIS DATE IN 1559

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The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth l in Westminster Abbey  
was the beginning of a 44 year reign. It provided needed 
stability for the kingdom.

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FIRST SUPER BOWL ON THIS DATE IN 1967

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super bowl 1

The First AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional football, later known as Super Bowl I and referred to in some reports as the Supergame, was played on January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.

The National Football League (NFL) champion Green Bay packers (14–2) scored 3 second-half touchdowns en route to a 35–10 win over the American Football League(AFL) champion Kansas City Chiefs (12–2–1). Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr, who completed 16 of 23 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns, with 1 interception, was named Super Bowl MVP. The game was simulcast on both CBS-TV and NBC-TV.

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Green Bay Quarterback Bart Starr is about to make a pass

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Max McGee, above, caught the ball and scored the first touchdown
in Super Bowl history.

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                                                   SUPER BOWL l patch

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EMERGENCY PREMEIRED ON THIS DATE IN 1972

EMERGENCY was a medical drama and action-adventure series from 
producer Jack Webb.It aired on NBC-TV until it was canceled in 1977. 

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                               The original Squad-51 vehicle

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CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1929

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MLK tomb
The tombs of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Koreta King at the MLK Center in 
Atlanta, Georgia

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