I think it was the 1972 Daytona 500. One of the 500's was the first fully televised race.
The 1979 Daytona 500
In the year of 1961, the first rugby match was televised. This televised event took place in Australia, where rugby was first introduced.
The first NASCAR rookie of the year was Blackie Pitt.
The 38th Academy Awards Ceremony in 1966 was the first to be televised in color.
1964 was the first Summer Games televised in the United States
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The first Miss America pageant to be televised was the 1955 pageant. It was broadcast on ABC.
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