Today is Sunday, January 31, 2021
Today in
Television History
1949 – The first TV daytime soap opera was broadcast from NBC’s station in Chicago, IL. It was “These Are My Children.”
1960 – Julie Andrews, Henry Fonda, Rex Harrison and Jackie Gleason, appeared in a two-hour TV special entitled “The Fabulous ’50s”.
1961 – The “Bobby Darin and Friends” TV special aired on NBC-TV.
1984 – NBC Newsman Edwin Newman retired after 35 years with the network.
1988 – The first episode of “The Wonder Years” aired on ABC.
Today in
American Bandstand History
1963 – Bobby Comstock & the Counts performed “Let’s Stomp” on “American Bandstand.”
1970 – R.B. Greaves performed “Take a Letter, Maria” and “Always Something There to Remind Me” on “American Bandstand.”
1976 – Smokey Robinson performed “Quiet Storm” on “American Bandstand.”
1976 – Eric Carmen performed “All by Myself” on “American Bandstand.”
1981 – Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton performed “Killing Time” on “American Bandstand.”
