Today's 22 December Film TV in History

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The Mummy

1932 "The Mummy," directed by Karl Freund and starring Boris Karloff, is released in the US as the first Mummy horror film

  • 1948 KPIX TV channel 5 in San Francisco, California (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • 1952 WSBA (now WPMT) TV channel 43 in York, PA (IND) begins broadcasting
  • 1957 KWRB (now KFNE) TV channel 10 in Lander-Riverton, WY (ABC) begins
  • 1964 American comedian Lenny Bruce is convicted of obscenity
  • 1966 WCVW TV channel 57 in Richmond, VA (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 1971 KUAC TV channel 9 in Fairbanks/College, AK (PBS) begins broadcasting

Your Arm's Too Short To Box With God

1976 Alex Bradford, Vinnette Carroll, and Micki Grant's musical "Your Arm's Too Short To Box With God" opens at Lyceum Theatre, NYC, later transferring to the Eugene O'Neill; runs for 429 performances and wins a Tony

  • 1997 Hunter Tylo awarded $4 million in Melrose Place breach of contract

MTV Removes Prodigy Video

1997 MTV removes music video of The Prodigy's song "Smack My Bitch Up" from broadcast rotation


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