| June 7 |
1938 -- 'Susan and God,' with its original Broadway cast, becomes the first play ever broadcast on television. 1944 -- Kenneth Dale Osmond is born in Glendale, California. Although he had guest-star appearances in 'Circus Boy,' 'Colt .45,' 'Petticoat Junction' and 'The Munsters,' among others, Ken Osmond will always be remembered as unctuous teenager Eddie Haskell on 'Leave It to Beaver.' The time he spent around Ward, June, Wally and The Beave apparently paid off, though; after retiring from acting, Ken Osmond spent 17 distinguished years as an officer for the Los Angeles Police Department, during which he was shot three times in the line of duty. Thank you, Ken, for your years of service. (And might we add that that was a very distinguished uniform you wore!) 1945 -- 'The Adventures of Topper' is heard for the first time on radio. In the '50s, of course, it became an equally popular television show featuring husband and wife team Robert Sterling and Anne Jeffries as the ghosts. 1946 -- singer, comedienne and talkshow host Jenny Jones is born in London, Ontario. Get in touch with Jenny online. 1950 -- Canadian band leader Guy Lombardo has a #1 hit with his version of 'The Third Man Theme.' In the film, Orson Welles played art dealer and crime solver Harry Lime. When it became a tv series, Michael Rennie ('The Day the Earth Stood Still') played the lead. 1953 -- Kukla, Fran and Ollie, along with the Boston Pops Orchestra, are featured in the first network telecast in 'compatible color.' 1955 -- 'The $64,000 Question' with host Hal March, premieres on CBS as a summer replacement series. It becomes the talk of television audiences nationwide. 1963 -- the Rolling Stones make their first television appearance. It's on the British show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars.' 1965 -- Sony Corporation unveils its first consumer video tape recorder. The price tag is nearly $3,000. 1969 -- 'The Johnny Cash Show' premieres on ABC. His first guest is Bob Dylan. 1976 -- Anchors John Chancellor and David Brinkley are paired together on 'The NBC Nightly News' for the first time. Brinkley, of course, teamed with Chet Huntley from 1956 until 1970. His teaming with Chancellor lasted until 1981 when he left for ABC with the pronouncement "There's nothing at NBC that I really want to do." The network had just chosen Roger Mudd and Tom Brokaw as the new combo and Brinkley felt that he was being pushed aside. 1992 -- The sod house in Strasburg, North Dakota, where Lawrence Welk was born is officially dedicated. 1996 -- Julia and Noah marry on 'All My Children.' |