On October 5, 1947 Harry Truman became the first President to deliver a White House address to the nation via television. The number of U.S. homes with TVs was less than 50,000 at that time, so most Americans would still have been listening on radio.
TODAY’S TV BIRTHDAYS:
Bill Dana 1924
Jeff Conaway 1950
Daniel Baldwin 1960
Josie Bissett 1970
Parminder Nagra 1975
ALSO BORN ON THIS DATE:
Larry Fine 1902 (died in 1975)
Allen Ludden 1917 (died in 1981)
Bernie Mac 1957 (died in 2008)
Raised by TV 
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