- 1948 WDSU TV channel 6 in New Orleans, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1953 KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1953 KMID TV channel 2 in Midland & Odessa, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1956 "To Tell the Truth" debuts on CBS-TV
- 1961 KAIL TV channel 53 in Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
- 1962 WAIQ TV channel 26 in Montgomery, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1964 "The Pink Panther" cartoon series premieres (Pink Phink)
Star Trek Pilot
1964 Filming is completed for "Star Trek" pilot "The Cage"; cast includes Jeffrey Hunter, Susan Oliver, Leonard Nimoy, and Majel Barret; although it never airs, some footage re-used in "Menagerie" episode of the series
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1966 Dr. Seuss's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" airs for the first time on CBS; the animated special is directed by Chuck Jones and features the voices of Boris Karloff, June Foray, and Thurl Ravenscroft, with songs by Albert Hague
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968 Musical-fantasy film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", co-written by Roald Dahl and director Ken Hughes, starring Dick Van Dyke and Sally Ann Howes, with songs by Sherman and Sherman, premieres in NYC
- 1969 "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", 6th James Bond Film starring George Lazenby and Diana Rigg, premieres in London
- 1971 1st Candlelight Processional at the EPCOT Center, Disney World
- 1971 CBS radio cancels Saturday morning band concerts
- 1976 "Wonder Woman" debuts on ABC
- 1991 DeForest Kelly (Dr McCoy on Star Trek) gets a star in Hollywood
- 1994 Stand-up comedy revue "Comedy Tonight", featuring Mort Sahl, Dorothy Loudon, Michael Davis, and Joy Behar, opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 9 performances
You've Got Mail
1998 Romantic comedy film "You've Got Mail", starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, directed by Nora Ephron, and written by sisters Nora and Delia Ephron, is released
The Two Towers
2002 Second Lord of the Rings film "The Two Towers" is released and earns $62 million in its opening weekend and $938 million worldwide at the box office
- 2023 Utah YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke pleads guilty to child abuse charges, including convincing her children they are evil and possessed [1]
