See also: 1929 in television, other events of 1930, 1931 in television and the list of 'years in television'. 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... This page indexes the individual year in television pages. ...

Events

• March 31 - John Logie Baird installs a television receiver at 10 Downing Street, London, the British Prime Minister’s residence.
• May 22 - An audience at Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady, New York becomes the first to see a closed-circuit television signal projected onto a big screen.
• July 14 - The first television drama, a production of Luigi Pirandello's The Man With the Flower in His Mouth, is broadcast by the BBC from Baird's studios at 133 Long Acre, London.
• November 5 - Baird television transmissions at Hairdressing Fair of Fashion include the world's first television commercial for the Eugène Method of permanent hair waving.
• November - W9XAP in Chicago, Illinois broadcasts the U.S. senatorial election returns, which was apparently the first time a senatorial race, with non-stop vote tallies, was ever televised
• December 7 - W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts broadcasts video from a CBS radio program, The Fox Trappers orchestra program. The broadcast also included the first television commercial in the United States, an advertisement for I. J. Fox Furriers, who sponsored the radio show.

March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... John Logie Baird (August 14, 1888 – June 14, 1946) was a Scottish engineer, who is best known for being the first person to demonstrate a working television. ... Downing Street is the world-famous street in central London which contains the buildings that have been, for over two hundred years, the official residences of two of the most senior British cabinet ministers, the First Lord of the Treasury, an office held by the Prime Minister of the United... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... Schenectady is a city located in Schenectady County, New York, of which it is the county seat. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... Luigi Pirandello (June 28, 1867 – December 10, 1936) was an Italian dramatist and novelist, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1934. ... The Man With the Flower in His Mouth is a play by the Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was formed in 1927 by means of a royal charter. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States and the largest inland city in the country, with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... City nickname: Beantown, The Hub, Athens of America Location in the state of Massachusetts Founded September 17, 1630 County Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 232. ... CBSs first color logo, which debuted in the fall of 1965. ...

TV Shows

• The Laurel and Hardy Show (1926-1940)

1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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