January 20, 1961...President Kennedy Inaugurated; "Camelot" Begins Today, I am going to tell you a…
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Remembering Tony Verna…Inventor Of Instant Replay
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TeleTales #16…The Rube Goldberg Magic Of Busby Berkely
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TeleTales #15…Setting Up For The Greatest Car Chase Ever
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TeleTales #14…Tiny Men Or Giant Props?
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TeleTales #13…”Some Like It Hot”, 1959
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TeleTales #12…World’s First SNL Photo Bomb?
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“All In The Family”…Best Retrospective Ever, In Five Parts
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Dr. Lee De Forest…Pioneer Of Electronic Media; Wireless To Talkies
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TeleTales #10…Ghostbustin’
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TeleTales #9…Remember This?
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TeleTales #8…Remember These?
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TeleTales #7…For Queen And Country, But Not On A Dare
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January 18, 1948… “The Original Amateur Hour With Ted Mack” Debuts
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‘Ziegfeld Of Television’…Picture Parade, Leibman, Caesar And Coca
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January 1949…The “Zeigfeld Of Television” Legend Begins
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TeleTales #6…NBC’s Gemini 5 Co-ordination Plan, August 1965
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TeleTales #5…Ultra Rare Photo of NBC Studio 5HN, Breaking News Desk
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