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Elvis Presley on Ed Sullivan
Elvis Presley on Sullivan Photo Credit: The Ed Sullivan Show This was the first time television ratings peaked, having 60 million people tune in to CBS to watch this performance. Rock and Roll had taken off, and people fell in love with Presley's style. -
Walter Cronkite Announces Death of JFK
Cronkite: Death of JFK Photo Credit: Getty Images It was the first time emotions got the best of a news anchor and to this day, it remains a mystery how many shots were fired at the President. Shots hit President Kennedy as he was inside of a car driving away. -
The Beatles on Ed Sullivan
The Beatles on Ed Sullivan Photo Credit: CBS The Beatles shattered Presley's record for CBS viewers. They had brought a revolution to Rock music and set the stage for forthcoming artists. -
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Buzz Aldrin Photo Credit: historyrundown.com Apollo 11 was so significant that it was covered all over television for 30 straight hours. Buzz Aldrin put the American Flag on the moon and it brought so much attention back in the CBS studio. Walter Cronkite was cheering along with this achievement. -
JR gets shot on "Dallas"
TV Show "Dallas" Photo Credit: Lorimar Television In the season finale of the show, J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) was shot by an unknown assailant, leading the viewers into madness. Following the finale, there was an actor's strike, delaying the next season. The scene was published on magazines and received national attention. -
Charles and Diana Wedding
Wedding Photo Credit: REX Features On this date, a royal wedding took place at St. Paul's Cathedral, drawing worldwide attention. It is said to have drawn an audience of almost a billion people. 16 years later, the princess died in a car accident, leaving the same crowd to mourn. -
MASH: Goodbye, Farewell, & Amen
MASHPhoto Credit: gedblog.com MASH was the longest running war series. It has been on TV for eleven years and holds a special place in a lot of TV lovers' hearts. The show attracted over 100 million viewers into CBS. -
Johnny Carson's Final Tonight Show
Johnny Carson Photo Credit: scrapetv.com It was a sad night in Late Show history as Johnny Carson would step down as host. He was arguable the "King of Late Night Television". No other show could match his ratings, despite posing a challenge. -
9/11 Attacks
Twin Towers Struck Photo Credit: AP Things would never be the same as terrorists hijacked planes and struck the Twin Towers in New York. The world mourned at the deaths of friends and family members, innocently killed in the explosions. To this day, we honor the lives of those people on September 11th. -
Hurricane Katrina
Katrina Damage Photo Credit: Getty Images Hurricane Katrina was recorded to be one of the most disastrous hits in history. The storm struck Louisiana, leaving so many without homes and food, others dead. It took millions restore the area back to normal, since everything was flooded to the extreme.
