Events March 16 - Walter Cronkite succeeds Douglas Edwards as anchorman of the CBS Evening News. March 24 - Boxer Benny Kid Paret falls unconcious at the hands of fellow boxer Emile Griffith during a televised boxing match at Madison Square Garden. Paret would die nine days later. October 2 - Johnny Carson debuts as host of The Tonight Show. Les Crane and Regis Philbin host The Tonight Show for a short time, until Johnny Carson took over later in the year. Debuts The Beverly Hillbillies on CBS (1962-1971) Popular Television Shows Broadcast of Sábados Alegres begins, program later becomes Sábados Gigantes The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968) Bonanza (1959-1973) The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966) The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971) Hanna Barbera's The Flintstones (1960-1966) Gunsmoke (1955-1975) Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982) Mister Ed (1961-1966) 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) Births July 8 - Rob Burnett, one time head writer for David Letterman September 11 - Elizabeth Daily, actress November 19 - Jodie Foster, actress and director Deaths January 13 - Ernie Kovacs, comedian