Lily of Killarney
1862 Julius Benedict and Dion Boucicault's opera "Lily of Killarney" premieres at Convent Garden in London
Death of a Salesman
1949 Arthur Miller's stage drama "Death of a Salesman", starring Lee J. Cobb and Arthur Kennedy, and directed by Elia Kazan, opens at Morosco Theatre, NYC; runs for 742 performances, winning 6 Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize
- 1951 "John and Marsha" by Stan Freberg, a parody of daytime soap operas which had only two voices repeating each other's names, peaks at #21 in the USA
- 1956 "My Friend Flicka" premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV
- 1964 WBGU TV channel 27 in Bowling Green, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
The Redcoats are Coming
1965 British folk-pop duo Chad and Jeremy guest star in "The Redcoats are Coming" episode of American TV sitcom "The Dick Van Dyke Show"
- 1971 John Guares' stage comedy "House of Blue Leaves" opens at the Truck and Warehouse Theatre, NYC; runs for 337 performances
- 1972 BBC bans "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" by Wings
- 1978 U.S. premiere of "Blue Collar", Paul Schrader's first film direction
- 1989 39th Berlin International Film Festival: "Rain Man" wins the Golden Bear
- 1989 WWF admits pro wrestling is an exhibition and not a sport in a New Jersey court to gain deregulation
- 1990 6th Largest wrestling crowd (63,900-Tokyo Dome)
- 1994 44th Berlin International Film Festival: "In the Name of the Father" wins the Golden Bear
Smoke
1995 "Smoke", directed by Wayne Wang and starring Harvey Keitel and William Hurt, premieres at the Berlin International Film Festival
- 1995 Chelsi Smith, 21, (Texas), crowned 44th Miss USA
- 1997 13th Soap Opera Digest Awards - General Hospital wins
- 1999 49th Berlin International Film Festival: "The Thin Red Line" wins the Golden Bear
- 2005 55th Berlin International Film Festival: "U-Carmen" wins the Golden Bear
2008 61st British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs): "Atonement" Best Film, Ethan and Joel Coen Best Director
- 2011 61st Berlin International Film Festival: "A Separation" wins the Golden Bear
Jon Stewart Leaves The Daily Show
2015 American comedian Jon Stewart announces he will be leaving late-night talk and satirical news program "The Daily Show" at the end of the year
