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Themed specials such as Greatest Games, Greatest Coaches, Greatest Dynasties, and Most Influential Individuals were premiered throughout the year, as well as six SportsCenter of the Decade programs. After the initial run was complete, the episodes were rerun at various times on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Classic. The original plan for the series was ...
The psychological damage inflicted by the stupifying bombardments of World War I was called shell shock, a term that aptly described the feeling of the post-war world.This program illustrates America's reluctant emergence as a world power and analyzes the impact of the wholesale sense of loss – of life, of husbands and fathers, and of sacred ideals such as honor, patriotism, and glory ...
His first television appearance took place on November 11, 1947 (an event that was named among the top 100 televised acts of the 20th century by Entertainment Weekly [20]) and he immediately became a national celebrity at the same level of Lucille Ball and Bob Hope (who personally donated hundreds of chic robes for George's collection) while ...
50.8% 20 August 1978 NHK 39 World Flyweight Championship - Horacio Accavallo vs. Katsuyoshi Takayama 50.7% 1 March 1966 Fuji TV 40 Ben Casey: 50.6% 11 January 1963 TBS 40 Prime Minister Tanaka visits China: 50.6% 25 September 1972 NHK 40 Final day of the 1975 Haru basho (Takanohana Kenshi's first victory) 50.6% 23 March 1975 NHK 40 Non-chan no ...
August 25: Africa is declared free of wild polio, the second virus to be eradicated from the continent since smallpox 40 years previously. August 26: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos becomes the first person in history to have a net worth exceeding US$200 billion, according to Forbes. September 14:
For a timeline of events prior to 1501, see 15th century § Events; For a timeline of events from 1501 to 1600, see 16th century § Significant events; For a timeline of events from 1601 to 1700, see Timeline of the 17th century; For a timeline of events from 1701 to 1800, see Timeline of the 18th century
TV Guide ' s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time is TV Guide ' s list of the 50 most entertaining or influential television series in American pop culture. It appeared in the May 4–10, 2002 issue of the magazine, which was the second in a series of special issues commemorating TV Guide ' s 50th year (the others were "TV We'll Always Remember", "50 Greatest Covers", "50 Worst TV Shows of All ...
May 22: Release of Pac-Man, the best-selling arcade game. June 1: Launch of Cable News Network . July 1: Adoption of "O Canada" as the national anthem of Canada. July 30: Independence of Vanuatu. August 31: Solidarity union forms at Poland's Gdańsk Shipyard under Lech Wałęsa, and begins agitation for greater personal freedoms.