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EVENTS

February 12 - European Broadcasting Union (EBU) inaugurated.

February 23 - First televised report of general election results in the UK .

April 3 - The BBC Aspect Ratio changes from 5:4 to 4:3.

August 31 - First television broadcast station in Mexico , XHTV, Mexico City on channel 4.

September 18 - First television broadcast station in Brazil , PRF-TV, São Paulo on channel 3.

September 30 - First BBC television broadcast from an aircraft.

October 10 - The FCC approves CBS color TV system, effective November 20 .

The number of homes in the US that own a television set reaches the one million mark.

DEBUTS

February 2 - '' What's My Line (1950) '' debuts on CBS ( 1950 - 1967 ).

February 25 - '' Your Show Of Shows '' premieres on NBC (1950- 1954 ).

July 10 - '' Your Hit Parade '' premieres on NBC.

July 11 - '' Andy Pandy '' premieres on the BBC (1950, 1970 , 2002 )

September 7 - The game show '' Truth Or Consequences '' debuts (1950- 1988 ).

October 28 - '' The Jack Benny Show '', starring Jack Benny , premiers (1950- 1965 ).

'' Cisco Kid '' debuted, starring Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo (1950- 1956 ).

'' The George Burns And Gracie Allen Show '' debuts (1950- 1958 ).

TELEVISION SHOWS

'' Muffin The Mule '' (UK) ( 1946 - 1955 ).

'' Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports '' ( 1946 - 1960 )

'' Kaleidoscope '' (UK) (1946- 1953 ).

'' Picture Page '' (UK) ( 1936 - 1939 ; 1946- 1952 )

'' Café Continental '' (UK) (1947-1953).

'' Kukla, Fran And Ollie '' (1947- 1957 ).

'' Author Meets The Critics '' (1947- 1954 ).

'' Juvenile Jury '' (1947- 1954 ).

'' Howdy Doody '' ( 1947 -1960)

'' Kraft Television Theater '' (1947-1958)

'' Meet The Press '' (1947-present)

'' Candid Camera '' ( 1948 -present)

'' Television Newsreel '' (UK) (1948- 1954 )

'' The Ed Sullivan Show '' (1948- 1971 )

'' The Texaco Star Theater '' (1948- 1953 )

'' The Alan Dale Show '' (1948- 1951 ).

'' Club Seven '' (1948- 1951 ).

'' Bozo The Clown '' (1949-present).

'' Come Dancing '' (UK) ( 1949 - 1995 )

'' Martin Kane, Private Eye '' (1949-1954)

'' The Goldbergs '' (1949- 1955 )

'' The Voice Of Firestone '' (1949- 1963 )

ENDING THIS YEAR

'' For The Children '' (UK) ( 1937 -1939; 1946- 1950 ).

'' Actor's Studio '' (1948-1950).

'' Cartoon Teletales '' (1948- 1950 ).

'' Mary Kay And Johnny '' (1947-1950).

'' You Are An Artist '' (1946-1950).

BIRTHS

January 2 - Belinda Giblin , Australia n Actress

January 17 - Andy Kaufman , actor, Comedian (d. 1984 )

January 20 - Liza Goddard , British actress

April 26 - Warren Clarke , actor

April 28 - Jay Leno , comedian

September 21 - Bill Murray , actor, comedian, '' Saturday Night Live ''

September 29 - Patricia Hodge , British actress

October 31 - John Candy , comedian and actor (d. 1994 )

December 1 - Keith Thibodeaux , drummer and actor ("Little Ricky" on '' I Love Lucy '')

DEATHS