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Time Machine! 25th Anniversay Issue, RCA Broadcast News
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1.28 Billion Minutes Streamed (and NBC Is Still Counting)
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August 12, 1968…The Last TV Performance Of “Over The Rainbow”
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August 12, 1881…Cecil B. DeMille Was Born, And With Him: “Epics”
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August 11, 2009…72 Year Run Of “The Guiding Light” Ends
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August 9, 1936…Jesse Owens Won His 4th Gold Medal In Berlin
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August 9, 1957…”Home” With Arlene Francis Ends Three Year Run
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EXCLUSIVE…Inside The First Color Television Remote Unit
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August 6, 1956…The DuMont Network Goes Dark
August 6, 1956...The DuMont Network Goes Dark In furthering television on a technical basis, DuMont…
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August 5, 1957…”American Bandstand” Debuts On ABC
On this date in 1957, American Bandstand debuted on the ABC Television Network. Many tell…
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Ultra Rare New Photo…The Very First Color Mobile Unit
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How Peter Pan Flew…On Broadway And In The TV Classic
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Happy 90th Birthday! Tony Bennett…Born August 3, 1926
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August 3, 1944…One Of CBS Television’s First Game Show Debuts
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