Events
Steve Allen
started
The Tonight ShowSteve Allen
Era Ends.Jack Paar takes over as Tonight Show HostSteve Allen passed away of a heart conditionJack Paar has presidential candidate John F. Kennedy on The Tonight ShowDwight D. Eisenhower was the 1st president denied the choice to run for a third term by the 22nd amendment.PAAR'S
ERA
ENDSPAAR'S
ERA
BEGINSJohnny Carsons
Reign beginsJohnny Says Goodbye to
The Tonight ShowJohnny Carson
Moves
The Tonight Show
To Burbank.The Tonight Show Leaves
NYCFidel Castro
established communist dictatorship
in CubaJohn F. Kennedy
was assassinatedMartin Luther King JR
is assassinated.AIDS becomes major
health threat throughout the US.US spacecraft
exploration begins of marsPrincess Diana
was killed in car wreckNelson Madela
retires as president
of South AfricaWorld
Trade
Center
BombingUnited Staes
Pulls Out of
Vietnam WarCuban
Missile
CrisisDonald
Trump
becomes
PresidentBarack
Obama
becomes
PresidentJanet Jackson
nip slip during
Super Bowl preformance"I Love Lucy"
Premieres
This was when television was entering
it's " Golden Age"Beatles officially
Break-upEdmund Hilary and Tenzin Norgaya
become 1st people to climb
Mount EverestPac Man
officially released.
technology was on an uphill trajectory along with
The Tonight ShowPong Released
first commercially successful video gameLarry Page &
Sergey Brin
founded the search engine GoogleChicago Bulls + basketball legend Michael Jordan
win 6 titles in 8 yearsPresident Bill Clinton faces
impeachment trialRobert Williams has his first appearance
on The Tonight ShowBette Midler
sings to Johnny on his farewell episodeJay Leno starts hosting
Tonight HostJay Leno leaves
Tonight ShowJay Leno returnsJay Leno
Officially leavesConan O'Brien host for only about 7 months
before he is taken of the showJimmy Fallon
Begins
Hosting
The Tonight ShowJimmy Fallon is
the standing Tonight Show HostJimmy Fallon moves
The Tonight Show
back to NYCJonny Carson
passes awayRobert Williams
Commits suicide at 63The start of
The Tonight Show
happened during the start
of the "Golden Age"
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