September 26th, 2005 @ 11:42 pm
TV history
Daily Rotten: Weird News
Sep 26 1960
Kennedy and Nixon face off in the first televised presidential debate. Nixon had been recuperating from illness yet refused to wear makeup for the camera, looking haggard and gray. Radio viewers gave positive opinions for Nixon’s performance but so many people saw the debate televised that Kennedy gained the lead in the polls, ultimately winning the election.
Sep 26 1964
Gilligan’s Island premieres on CBS television with the pilot episode “Two on a Raft.” This is the one where they almost get off the island.
