Events John F. Kennedy holds the first live televised Presidential press conference NBC begins its long-running Saturday Night at the Movies series with an airing of How to Marry a Millionaire. Popular Television Shows January 5 - Mister Ed debuts. (1961-1966) The Dick Van Dyke Show premieres (1961-1966) The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968) Bonanza (1959-1973) The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971) Hanna Barbera's The Flintstones (1960-1966) Gunsmoke (1955-1975) Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982) My Three Sons (1960-1972) The Tonight Show (1954-present) Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone (1959-1965) Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954-1983) (formerly Walt Disney Presents) Births January 13 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, actress April 6 - Gene Eugene Andrusco, actor, lead singer of Adam Again June 9 - Michael J. Fox, actor Deaths