1960s Timeline

June 1, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” after being forced to retire, Professor Fowler (Donald Pleasence) contemplates suicide...

Apr. 30, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Barney’s awkward cousin Virgil (Michael Pollard) visits and makes a mess of...

Apr. 30, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. and Maj. Gherman S. Titov, the Soviet astronaut now visiting this country, will make a...

Apr. 29, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” the Cartwrights get mixed up in the romance of a phony heiress and an equally phony land baron....

Apr. 28, 1962 - CBS-TV, long faithful to “Lassie,” becomes a two-dog network next fall when “Rin Tin Tin” comes barking back each...

Apr. 28, 1962 - Although the CBS half-hour series “The Twilight Zone” is not currently scheduled to continue next fall, the network and...

Apr. 27, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a man from the stars comes with a gift to a small Mexican village. The residents of the...

Apr. 26, 1962 - Vivian Vance, who was featured on “I Love Lucy” as Ethel Mertz, will be in the cast of Lucille Ball’s new television...

Apr. 26, 1962 - CBS, which will televise a drama about abortion tomorrow night, announced today that 10 of its affiliated stations had...

Apr. 25, 1962 - Dick Clark, television personality, married his former secretary, Canadian-born Loretta Martin, tonight at Calvary...

Apr. 20, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” an elderly couple shop for younger replacement bodies and then resort to desperate...

Apr. 19, 1962 - CBS, which lost three sponsors because of a scheduled television drama about an abortionist (Robert F. Simon, pictured),...

Apr. 19, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” to patch up a disagreement with another doctor, Kildare attends a party at the doctor's home....

Apr. 17, 1962 - David Brinkley of NBC established something of a minor television precedent last night by publicly welcoming Walter...

Apr. 16, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” when business gets too hectic, Floyd hires a second barber who turns out to be a...

Apr. 15, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” we learn about Inger (Inga Swenson), Ben Cartwright's second wife and the mother of Hoss (Dan...

Apr. 13, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a rural gas station attendant (Andy Devine) given to telling tall tales about himself is...

Apr. 12, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” Dr. Paul Probeck (Lee Marvin), a recovering alcoholic, decides to start an alcohol...

Apr. 9, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Barney interferes with Andy's new romance with county nurse Mary Simpson (Sue Ane...

Apr. 8, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” after being robbed in the desert, Adam (Pernell Roberts) stumbles onto a seemingly chivalrous...