1960s Timeline

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Oct 5, 2021

TV: Tonight on “Dr. Kildare”

Oct. 5, 1961 - Tonight on "Dr. Kildare," an elderly Polish man is admitted to the hospital with smallpox. Kildare (Richard Chamberlain)...

Oct 1, 2021

TV: John Carradine is Guest Star on “Bonanza”

Oct. 1, 1961 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” when their spring-fever antics injure miserly businessman Jedediah Milbank (John Carradine),...

Sep 17, 2021

TV: "Car 54, Where Are You?" Debuts Tonight on NBC

Sept. 17, 1961 - On tonight's "Car 54, Where Are You?" pilot episode, Officers Toody (Joe E. Ross) and Muldoon (Fred Gwynne) are...

Jul 25, 2021

TV Networks Clarify Policy on Taped Segments after NASA Telecast Controversy

July 25, 1961 - NBC-TV made known today its plans to avoid the confusion that led to criticism of the telecast of the astronaut launching...

Jul 8, 2021

TV: Harry Belafonte and Rosemary Clooney on NBC

July 8, 1961 - Harry Belafonte (pictured) and Rosemary Clooney will be the stars when the "Bell Telephone Hour" begins a new season on...

Jul 5, 2021

TV: Season Finale on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"

July 4, 1961 - On tonight's season finale of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," a district attorney's ambition for higher office may ...