- 1897 Rudolph Dirks' first "The Katzenjammer Kids" cartoon strip appears in the New York Journal
- 1928 Robert Nichols and Maurice Browne's play "Wings over Europe" premieres in New York City
- 1937 NBC and RCA send the first mobile TV vans onto the streets of New York
The Rose Tattoo
1955 Film adaptation of "The Rose Tattoo", starring Anna Magnani and Burt Lancaster, premieres at the Astor Theatre in Times Square, NYC
A Man for All Seasons
1966 "A Man for All Seasons" based on the play by Robert Bolt, directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Paul Scofield premieres in New York (Best Picture 1967)
Rock and Roll Circus
1968 Rolling Stones film TV show "Rock and Roll Circus"- guest performers include The Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Show is withheld by the Rolling Stones and not aired until October 1996.
1977 "Saturday Night Fever", film starring John Travolta, with music by the Bee Gees, premieres in NYC
- 1992 Julia Kurotchkina, 18, of Russia, crowned 42nd Miss World
- 1993 Frank D. Gilroy's stage drama "Any Given Day", starring Sada Thompson, closes at Longacre Theater, NYC, after 32 performances
- 1995 CBC announces Radio Canada International service to end on March 31
Crosby Claimant Sentenced
1997 Fed judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claims to be Bill Cosby's daughter, to 26 months for trying to extort $40 million from him
Winona Ryder Arrested
2001 Winona Ryder is arrested on shoplifting charges in Beverly Hills, California
Perez Hilton Banned from TikTok
2020 Media personality Perez Hilton is banned from TikTok
