Events Senator Estes Kefauver holds congressional hearings on the rising rates of juvenile crime and publishes an article in Reader's Digest called "Let's Get Rid of Tele-Violence." Ampex demonstrates their design for a color Video Tape Recorder Television broadcasting begins in Portugal Popular United States Television Shows The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971) Gunsmoke (1955-1975) The Tonight Show (1954-present) Lawrence Welk Show (1955-1982) Walt Disney Presents (1954-1983) Births April 29 - Eve Plumb, actress, The Brady Bunch Deaths
