Events February 6 The BBC drops the Baird system in favour of the Marconi-EMI 405 lines system. May - Gilbert Seldes becomes the first television critic, with his Atlantic Monthly article, the "Errors of Television". May 15 - RCA demonstrates projection television, with images enlarged to 8 by 10 feet, at the Institute of Radio Engineers convention. CBS announces their efforts to develop television broadcasts Popular Television Shows Births January 8 - Bob Eubanks, game show host February 1 - Garrett Morris, actor, comedian, Saturday Night Live July 12 - Bill Cosby, actor, comedian December 29 - Mary Tyler Moore, actress Deaths
Births January 8 - Bob Eubanks, game show host February 1 - Garrett Morris, actor, comedian, Saturday Night Live July 12 - Bill Cosby, actor, comedian December 29 - Mary Tyler Moore, actress Deaths