July 3, 1978
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Federal Communications Commission had a right to reprimand NY radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin’s “The Seven Words You Can’t Say On Television.” Note: the video of his performance (below) has the words bleeped out. The year before, Carlin was arrested for disturbing the peace when he performed the routine at a show at Summerfest in Milwaukee.
