This Date in History: August 11, 1977

WKEF in Dayton, Ohio airs a two-year-old episode featuring the creator of the mechanical shark in Jaws and a hiker who was lost for 20 days in the Grand Canyon.

The classic guessing game in which a panel questions three contestants in order to discern the only expert, "To Tell the Truth" remains an enduring Goodson-Todman panel show.
Dedicated to the history of the "To Tell the Truth" game show in all its forms,
"To Tell the Truth" on the Web is a cooperative project designed to offer
research and help former contestants locate their series appearances.

Read the New York Times article profiling TTTT on the Web