First Female Writer Wins Nobel Prize in Literature (1909) | Milestones | Dec 10, 1909
Selma Lagerlöf, author of the 1894 short story Invisible Links and 1897 novel The Miracles of Antichrist becomes the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
CBS (1926) | Firsts | Dec 10, 1926
First radio broadcast in the Springfield, Massachusetts area was aired on WCBS.
Phrase "Grand Ole Opry" Heard First Time On-Air (1927) | Milestones | Dec 10, 1927
The phrase “Grand Ole Opry” is used for the first time on-air. At the time, the NBC Red Network’s Music Appreciation Hour, a program with classical music and selections from grand opera, was followed by George D. Hay’s Barn Dance. That evening, as he was introducing the show and DeFord Bailey, his first guest, George ….
WSLS TV (1952) | Firsts | Dec 10, 1952
WSLS TV channel 10 in Roanoke, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting.
WTOV TV (1953) | Firsts | Dec 10, 1953
WSTV, which is now WTOV, channel 9 in Steubenville-Wheeling, Ohio (CBS) starts broadcasting.
KOMO TV (1953) | Firsts | Dec 10, 1953
KOMO TV channel 4 in Seattle, Washington (ABC) begins broadcasting.
Mighty Mouse Playhouse (1955) | Season 01 Premiere (TV) | Dec 10, 1955
First-Ever Grateful Dead Concert Performance (1965) | Concerts, Milestones | Dec 4, 1965
The Grateful Dead’s first concert performance under this name took place. The band began life as The Warlocks earlier that same year. The performance took place in San Jose at one of Ken Kesey’s “Acid Tests.” Acid Tests were parties that integrated the consumption of LSD with multimedia performances.
Nihon Shintaku Ginko (Nippon Trust Bank) (1968) | Judicial / Criminal Events | Dec 10, 1968
Japan’s biggest heist, the still-unsolved “300 million yen robbery,” is carried out in Tokyo. The robbery was also known as the 300 million yen affair or incident.
First Serving of Dr. Pepper Soda Ever Purchased (1885) | Firsts | Dec 1, 1885
First serving of the soft drink Dr. Pepper is enjoyed at a drug store in Waco, Texas.
WKTV TV (1949) | Dec 1, 1949
WKTV TV channel 2 in Utica, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting.
WBNG TV (1949) | Firsts | Dec 1, 1949
WBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting.
WCSH TV (1953) | Firsts | Dec 1, 1953
WCSH TV channel 6 in Portland, Maine (NBC) begins broadcasting.
WAXA (1953) | Firsts | Dec 1, 1953
WAIM, which later changed its call letters to WAXA, channel 40 in Anderson, South Carolina (IND) airs its first broadcast.
First Issue of Playboy Magazine Published (1953) | Inaugurals, Milestones | Dec 1, 1953
Hugh Hefner publishes the first issue of Playboy Magazine, featuring Marilyn Monroe as the magazine’s first centerfold model.