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Baptism by fire…and wind
The newly formed Weather Bureau-Army-Navy Severe Weather Unit hits the ground running with its first tornado bulletin issued to the general public for portions of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. This forerunner of the modern tornado watch is a misfire, however: the only two confirmed tornadoes occur, both outside the area covered in the bulletin. Critics within the Weather Bureau express doubt that such bulletins will ever be of use to the public, and may instead spark panic among the public; this attitude will all but disappear within three years.
The 98th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson.
ABC airs the ninth episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Joanne Linville guest stars.
UK broadcaster ATV Midlands airs the 24th episode of Gerry Anderson’s Supermarionation science fiction series Thunderbirds, featuring the voices of Shane Rimmer, David Graham, Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, and Peter Dyneley.
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The 27th episode of Irwin Allen’s science fiction series The Time Tunnel airs on ABC, starring James Darren and Robert Colbert. Jim McMullan, Whit Bissell, and Lee Meriwether geust star.
The 108th episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Terry Becker guest stars.
NBC airs 
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The seventh episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on ABC. Bert Parks guest stars.
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The 54th episode of Wonder Woman airs on CBS, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner. Ina Balin, Dick Butkus, and and James Sloyan guest star.
BBC1 premieres the 
American pinball manufacturer Stern Electronics releases a video game licensed from Japanese game maker Konami Industries, 
Atari releases the home version of the popular arcade game 
ABC airs the 25th episode of Stephen J. Cannell’s superhero comedy series The Greatest American Hero, starring William Katt, Connie Sellecca, and Robert Culp. 
Electric Light Orchestra bassist and vocalist Kelly Groucutt goes solo, releasing 
Soyuz TM-14 lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the first space mission from post-Soviet Russia. It carries cosmonauts Alexander Viktorenko, Alexander Kaleri, and Klaus-Dietrich Flade to space station Mir. Viktorenko and Kaleri remain aboard Mir for 145 days, while Flade returns to Earth with the previous station crew aboard Soyuz TM-13. When TM-14 returns to Earth in August 1992, Viktorenko and Kaleri suffer an unusual landing, with their descent module rolling to an upside-down position, trapping the cosmonauts inside until rescue crews arrive.
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Star Trek VI co-writer Denny Martin Flinn completes a screenplay draft for 
The second episode of the science fiction series VR.5 airs on Fox, starring Lori Singer (Fame) and Michael Easton (Total Recall 2070). David McCallum (The Man From UNCLE, The Invisible Man, NCIS) and Louise Fletcher (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest star.
The third episode of Joss Whedon’s trend-setting supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on the WB network. Anthony Stewart Head and Alyson Hannigan also star; Robin Riker guest stars.
Sci-Fi Channel premieres the 
The 193rd episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, and Annabeth Gish. Tracey Ellis guest stars.
Film Score Monthly releases a CD of music from the TV series 
The internet-based fan film Star Trek: Phase II releases a short vignette episode, 
ITV premieres the 
The 15th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin, airs on the CW.
The CW airs the 75th episode of Legends Of Tomorrow, starring Caity Lotz, Matt Ryan, Brandon Routh, and Tala Ashe.