From Wikipedia, on things that happened on this day:
1963 – The first episode of Doctor Who premiered on BBC television, with William Hartnell in the title role, eventually becoming the longest-running science fiction television show in the world.
I know there are some Dr. Who fans around here, so i thought I'd bring it up.
We watched a lot of the series on public TV in the late 80's and have been catching the current version occasionally on SyFy or BBC America. Some of the companion babes were/are fairly hot...