ABC becomes the second American station to discontinue use of chime intonations at the beginning of telecasts, as the network moves to satellite feed activation.
January - A Vicks Formula 44 ad premieres, starring Peter Bergman from All My Children, in which he told the viewing audience "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV." This phrase, first used in the early 1970s by Robert Young of Marcus Welby, M.D. fame, was subsequently parodied in many pop culture references.
February 11February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 323 days remaining, 324 in leap years. Events through 1799 660 BC Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu Tenno. 731 Gregory II ends his reign as Pope. 824 Paschal I - Culture ClubCulture Club were a pop and New Romantic band primarily active in the 1980s. Boy George (real name George O'Dowd), an active cross-dresser in London in the 1970s, got his professional start as an early member of Bow Wow Wow. He then formed In Praise of Le lead singer Boy GeorgeGeorge Alan O'Dowd (born June 14, 1961), better known as Boy George is a famous gay singer and musician who reached fame with his group Culture Club in the 1980s. Early Life Born in Eltham, London, England. George O'Dowd grew up in an Irish Catholic house appears on an episode of The A-TeamThe A-Team was a 1980s television show about a group of fictional ex- US Army commandos on the run from the military. To support themselves, they operated as mercenaries, offering their services to the oppressed. The show has achieved cult status among so.
February 14February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 320 days remaining, 321 in leap years. Events 1014 Pope Benedict VIII recognizes Henry of Bavaria as King of Germany. 1076 Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Em - Frank ZappaFrank Vincent Zappa ( December 21, 1940 December 4, 1993) was an American rock/ jazz fusion musician, composer, and satirist. Early life and influences Born in Baltimore, Maryland on 21 December 1940, Zappa was of mixed Sicilian, Italian, Greek, Arab, Fre appears on an episode of the popular television series Miami ViceMiami Vice was a television series (five seasons from 1984- 1989) starring Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Miami policemen working undercover, James Sonny Crockett (Sonny) and Ricardo Tubbs. In the first seasons the tone was often very light,. Zappa portrays a crime boss named "Mr. Frankie".
February 22February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 312 days remaining, 313 in leap years. Events 1290s BC The coronation of Ramses II, on whose face the sun's rays fall each year in Abu Simbel temple. 1281 Martin IV becomes Pop - In honor of the 20th anniversary of The Monkees premiering on television, MTV broadcasts "Pleasant Valley Sunday," a 22-hour marathon of Monkees episodes.
February - On the soap operaSearch for Tomorrow, the entire town of Henderson is washed away in a flood. Lead character Joanne Tourneur's ( Mary Stuart) motel is the only structure in town left standing.