The killing of Lee Harvey Oswald on live television was dramatic, and helped to spark decades of speculation about a conspiracy surrounding Kennedy’s assassination. Much less remembered was the trial that followed - a trial to convict a man who had committed murder in front of millions of witnesses.
Sixty six years ago a new television show premiered. Bonanza, the saga of the Cartwrights of the Ponderosa ranch was made for the express purpose of selling color televisions, and it brought color to many lives.