News of his death, announced May 1 by President Barack Obama, caused networks to break programming.

The broadcast networks interrupted their regularly scheduled programming Sunday night for an announcement that shocked the world: Osama Bin Laden is dead. President Obama announced the news at a White House press conference that was supposed to start at 10:30 p.m. ET. The news conference was delayed, but multiple networks interrupted their programming to report the news based on information given to them by sources and officials. Obama finally appeared on TV screens at 11:35 p.m. ET -- the announcement also was streamed live on www.whitehouse.gov -- to make the official announcement: "Tonight I can report to the American people that Osama bin Laden is dead."

Posted in: American people,Osama bin Laden,President Obama,press conference,White House