The 15th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, and Jack Larson.
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The 62nd episode of the science fiction anthology series Tales Of Tomorrow airs on ABC, starring Arnold Moss and Phillip Pine.
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The 41st episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson. Tito Vuolo guest stars.
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The 14th episode of the syndicated western series Boots and Saddles is broadcast in the United States, starring John Pickard. This episode is written by future Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and guest stars future Star Trek series regular DeForest Kelley, the first of many collaborations with Roddenberry. 
The 51st episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is part six of the story now collectively known as The Dalek Invasion Of Earth, and marks the first change in the regular cast; Susan (Carole Ann Ford) departs the TARDIS at the end of this episode.
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ABC airs the 46th episode of Leslie Stevens’ anthology series The Outer Limits. Michael Constantine and Jacqueline Scott star.
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The 46th episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Paul Carr guest stars.
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The 33rd episode of Larry Cohen’s science fiction series The Invaders, starring Roy Thinnes and produced by Quinn Martin’s QM Productions, is broadcast on ABC. Linden Chiles guest stars.
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The Soviet Union launches its fourth orbital space station, Salyut 4. Much like Skylab, Salyut 4 is fitted with a solar telescope and X-ray astronomy equipment, which is trained on the X-ray source (and potential black hole) Cygnus X-1 during its flight. Three crews will go on to occupy Salyut 4 before it is deorbited in 1977; it is the first Soviet space station to successfully be occupied by multiple crews.
ITV airs the 51st episode of the anthology series Tales Of The Unexpected. Denis Quilley guest stars in the fourth season finale.
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The Max Headroom Christmas special, Max Headroom’s Giant Christmas Turkey premieres, guest starring Tina Turner, Robin Williams, Dave Edmunds, and Bob Geldof. This is the final episode of the UK-made talk show/music video presenter format for the character. 
20th Century Fox Home Video releases R2-D2: Beneath The Dome on DVD.
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2009 productions of Hamlet, starring David Tennant and Patrick Stewart, airs on BBC1.
Legendary UK television producer Gerry Anderson, responsible for a string of puppet-based hit shows such as Thunderbirds, Supercar, and Stingray, and such live-action cult classics as UFO, Space: 1999, and Space Precinct, dies at the age of 83. Additionally, the Century 21 comics magazine (an extension of his company, Century 21 Productions), had provided the first-ever Doctor-less comics featuring the Daleks in the 1960s, arguably the birth of Doctor Who’s “expanded universe.” At the time of his death, there have been numerous attempts by others to modernize his concepts, with wildly varying degrees of success.
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