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• All CBS soap operas transition from black and white to color broadcasts.
• January 15 - The Rolling Stones appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. At Sullivan's request, the band changed their lyrics from "Let's spend the night together" to "Let's spin some time together".
• February 23 - A taped appearance by The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show. The band premieres their new music video for the song "Hello Goodbye".
• February 23 - A taped appearance by The Beatles on American Bandstand. The band premieres their new music videos for the songs " Penny LanePenny Lane is a street in Liverpool, England. The area that surrounds its junction with Smithdown Road is also commonly called Penny Lane. Penny Lane is now famous worldwide as it is the title of a hit song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney, recor" and " Strawberry Fields ForeverStrawberry Fields Forever is the title of a 1967 song recorded by the Beatles. Widely considered to be one of the group's best recordings, it is also one of the defining works of the psychedelic rock genre. Although conventionally credited to both John Le".
• May 1May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). There are 244 days remaining. Events 305 Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. 1328 Wars of Scottish Independence end: Treaty of Edinburgh-North - The Overmyer NetworkThe Overmyer Network was the product of a failed attempt to create a fourth national television network in the United States. Businessman Daniel Overmyer started the channel in 1967, and transmissions were started on May 1. It was renamed The United Netwo starts broadcasts in the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in. The name of the channel is quickly changed to The United Network and quickly fails after a month on the air.
• June 25June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. Events 1788 Virginia ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 10th state of the United States. 1876 Battle of the Little B - The Our World program airs to over 30 countires and features The Beatles performing "All You Need Is Love", with guests Mick JaggerSir Michael "Mick" Philip Jagger is a British rock musician, actor, writer, composer, record and film producer and businessman. He is most famous for being the lead singer and co-founder (with guitarist Brian Jones) of the British rock and roll band The R, Marianne FaithfullMarianne Faithfull (born December 29, 1946) is a British singer who began her career in 1964 (see 1964 in music) with "As Tears Go By", a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. She soon began dating Jagger and released a series of successful sing, Keith Richards, Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, Pattie Harrison , Jane Asher, Graham Nash, Hunter Davies and others.
• June - BBC2 becomes Europe's first color TV broadcaster. The color service is launched with live coverage from the Wimbledon championships.
• September 4 - The last new episode of the television sitcom Gilligan's Island airs on CBS-TV.
• September 17 - The Doors appear on The Ed Sullivan Show and perform "Light My Fire". Sullivan had requested that the line "Girl we couldn't get much higher" be changed for the show. Jim Morrison performed it the way it was written and The Doors were banned from the show.
• December 26 - The Beatles air the Magical Mystery Tour on British TV.
• PAL and SECAM video standards introduced.
• The first television transmission begins in Greece. ERT became the first Greek-speaking channel (publicly owned).
• The Who destroys their instruments during a performance on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
• The FCC orders that cigarette ads on television, radio and in print must include a warning about the health risks of smoking.
• The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is established.