36. Lucy and Her Husband were TV’s first interracial couple.
Lucille Ball married Desi Arnaz in 1940. That, in itself, was a big deal at the time. Shortly thereafter, she got her big break with I Love Lucy and insisted that Desi play her on-screen hubby. The head network executives were not fans of this idea as they were convinced no one in America would believe a white housewife would be married to a foreigner. Turns out, they couldn’t have been more wrong. The on-screen dynamics between Lucy and Desi were undeniable and crowds began tuning in every week.