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This was Television on June 1
1980: CNN launches Founded by cable TV magnate Ted Turner, Cable News Network became the first channel in the U.S. devoted exclusively to news coverage and the first 24-hour news network in the world....
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1953: Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation More than a year after the 25-year-old princess became Queen of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Union of South Africa,...
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1969: Star Trek: The Original Series concludes The voyages of the starship Enterprise came to a close after three seasons and 79 episodes on NBC. Generally low-rated during its run, Gene Roddenberry’s...
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1981: The Waltons say goodnight The popular family drama, about the denizens of the rural Virginian town of Walton’s Mountain, ended a run of nine seasons and 210 episodes on CBS. Based on the novel...
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1954: Your Show of Shows concludes One of the foundational texts of television comedy, the sketch and performance showcase concluded a four-season run on NBC. Headed by Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca, the...
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1998: Sex and the City debuts Based on the writing of columnist Candace Bushnell, the HBO comedy centered on four successful single women in turn-of-the-millennium Manhattan. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim...
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This was Television on June 7
1955: The $64,000 Question debuts Based on a radio quiz show that began life as Take it or Leave It and then became The $64 Question, the CBS game show began a three-year run. One of the most popular...
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1948: “Mr. Television” first comes to television Milton Berle, familiarly known to audiences as “Mr. Television” or “Uncle Milty,” became one of the earliest TV stars in American history as the host of...
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This was Television on June 9
1997: Married… With Children concludes One of Fox’s earliest and longest-running series, the bawdy sitcom ran for 11 seasons and 259 episodes. Ed O’Neill, Katey Sagal, Christina Applegate, and David...
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This was Television on June 10
2007: Tony Soprano stops believin’ The pivotal HBO drama The Sopranos concluded a run of six seasons and 86 episodes with an open-ended finale that inspired no small amount of discussion, griping, and...
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