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Television History
1921 - Gene Roddenberry was born in El Paso, Texas. Roddenberry's first career was as an airline pilot. Later, he created the TV series Star Trek.

1929 - "Amos and Andy," the radio comedy program, made its debut on NBC starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll.

1950 - ABC-TV first aired Saturday morning television shows for children. The first shows were "Animal Clinic" and "Acrobat Ranch."

1957 - Jerry Lee Lewis performed "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On" on "American Bandstand."

1972 - NBC-TV presented "The Midnight Special" for the first time with John Denver as the first host.

1981 - The final episode of "Charlie's Angels was aired on ABC-TV.

1993 - "Cheers" ended an 11-year run on NBC-TV. The show debuted on September 30, 1982.

2002 - John Madden debuted on "Monday Night Football."