Enthronement of Japan's emperor, Naruhito, in 2019.
A historic moment in Japanese history. In 1990, Emperor Akihito became the first emperor to have their enthronement televised.
In 1989, Emperor Shōwa passed away. The procession was televised, and between 800,000 and 2 million people watched it in person.
With the Olympics returning to Greece, the opening ceremony of Athens 2004 sought to show the entire development of the Olympics over the centuries, until arriving at the modern Olympics.