Today's 6 January Film TV in History

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Happy As Larry

1950 Mischa Portnoff, Wesley Portnoff, and Donagh MacDonagh's musical "Happy As Larry", starring Burgess Meredith and Gene Barry, opens at the Coronet Theater, NYC; runs for 3 performances

  • 1953 WKBN TV channel 27 in Youngstown, Ohio (CBS) begins broadcasting - without sound, until January 11 [1]
  • 1956 KGNS TV channel 8 in Laredo, TX (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
  • 1958 WIPR TV channel 6 in San Juan, PR (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 1963 "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" with Marlin Perkins begins on NBC
  • 1967 KHTV TV channel 39 in Houston, TX (IND) begins broadcasting
  • 1969 WLIW TV channel 21 in Garden City, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 1973 "Schoolhouse Rock" premieres on ABC-TV with Multiplication Rock
  • 1974 "CBS Mystery Theater" premieres on radio
  • 1975 "AM America" premieres on ABC-TV with Bill Beutel as host
  • 1975 TV game show "Wheel of Fortune" debuts on NBC
  • 1991 "Real Life With Jane Pauley" premieres on NBC-TV

It's a Slippery Slope

1997 Spalding Gray's one-man show "It's a Slippery Slope" closes at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, NYC, after a limited-run of 17 performances

Fanning Rising Star

2009 Dakota Fanning receives the Rising Star Award at the 20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival

  • 2016 "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" breaks North American box office record, passing the $760.5M taken by "Avatar"
  • 2018 Jon Gruden returns to the NFL as Oakland Raiders head coach after nearly a decade of broadcasting (ESPN Monday Night Football 2009-17)

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