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It was May 20th … when the Canadian Marconi Company station X-W-A, later CFCF, in Montreal aired a musical concert, the first scheduled radio broadcast in North America, and possibly the world… When CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show featured Peggy Lee, The Brothers Four (from Seattle), and retired baseball great Jackie Robinson …. When the 25th Emmy Awards gave top honors to The Waltons, All in the Family & Mary Tyler Moore… ..and when the final episodes of ‘Barney Miller’ and the original run of 'Roseanne' (pictured) aired on ABC-TV… and the 'Cheers' finale was seen on NBC. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

IT WAS MAY 19th ….when the 20th Annual Emmy Awards gave top honours to Get Smart, Mission Impossible & best actress Barbara Bain … When NBC-TV celebrated the 50th anniversary of Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theater with the 2-hour special “Motown Returns To The Apollo”… When the final episode of LA Law aired on NBC, after a wildly successful 8 year run… When Rosie O'Donnell and Tom Selleck sparred over gun control on Rosie's syndicated TV talk show ... ..and when the final episode of Angela Lansbury’s “Murder, She Wrote” aired on CBS, after 12 successful seasons. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

One proposal involves jumping right into the playoffs with 24 teams competing in as few as two hub cities for the Stanley Cup.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff has been feeding the American people misinformation for years. He used his position — replete with access to information and people in the know — to distribute wild accounts of Russian collusion with the Trump campaign.

After “Leave it to Beaver” finished its run in 1963, Osmond returned for the telefilm “Still the Beaver” in 1983 and for the revival series “The New Leave it to Beaver.” His sons on the series were played by his real-life sons Eric and Christian. He returned to the role a final time in 1997’s feature film “Leave it to Beaver.”

IT WAS MAY 18th … when radio’s espionage adventure drama Counterspy premiered on the Blue Network, beginning a 15-year run… When 18-year-old singer Jackie DeShannon made her network television debut on CBS-TV’s Jackie Gleason Show… When the final episode of “Baretta” aired on ABC TV, and the last of the original “Murphy Brown” series ran on CBS … ..and when after 50 years with the station Jack Cullen aired his final “Owl Prowl” on CKNW as the station moved to a fulltime news/talk format. ALL the milestones for May 18th INSIDE.

Capt. Jennifer Casey joined the Canadian Forces in 2014 after working in radio as a reporter, anchor and producer in her hometown of Halifax and Belleville, Ont.,

One of the first women to have a nationally prominent role reporting for TV sports, she also covered horse racing events, including the Preakness and Belmont Stakes.

The clever comic actor, who died Friday, played clueless characters to perfection on 'Fernwood 2 Night,' 'Everybody Loves Raymond' and 'Modern Family.'