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I Love Lucy Candy Episode
one of the most memorable I Love Lucy episode Job Switching aired on September 14, 1952. The episode involves Lucy and Ethel getting jobs at a candy factory but not working fast enough for the conveyor belt. They begin shoving the chocolates into their mouths instead of boxing them to be sold. Image: npr.org -
Elvis Presley on Ed Sullivan
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The End of The Fugitive
After 4 years and 120 episodes, audiences said goodbye to the television series The Fugitive. It was one of televisions most serialized dramas at the time. Image:Wikipedia Commons -
Apolo 11 Lands
Television captured the astonishing beauty of space travel, and the tremendous achievements of those who dedicated their lives to it. Apolo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. -
Nixon Resigns
Nixon went on television on August 8, 1974 and gave a 16-minute speech in which he resigned the presidency. Image: WashingtonPost.com -
Olympic Hockey Miracle
On February 22, 1980 the ragtag underdog US Olympic hockey team faced the heavily favored Soviet team at Lake Placid, New York. The Soviets had dominated Olympic hockey from 1956 to 1976 but the underdog US team came in to win the game at 4-3. -
The Wedding of Charles and Diana
The first royal wedding to be televised. Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles were married at St. Paul's Cathedral. Diana became known as the "People's Princess" and died 16 years later in an automobile accident. Image: History.com -
Johnny Carson's Final Tonight Show
After 30 years hosting the Tonight Show, Johnny Carson stepped down. In the months leading up to his final show, numerous stars stopped in for one more chat with Johnny. During his final show Carson set up on a stool in front of an audience of staff, family and friends to introduce his favorite clips. Image: nypost.com -
Election Night
For all the months of anticipation, opinonating, and polling, election nights had tended to be pretty
mundane affairs, with calls often made early in the night, leaving pundits and anchors to fill time and
announce forgone conclusions. But that wasn’t the case on November 7, 2000, when the bitter campaigns
of George W. Bush and Al Gore came to a close. Image: adweek.com -
Attack on World Trade Centers
Publicized on many forms of news stations and social media sites. Image: poynter.org
