Silent Film "It"
1927 Silent film "It" is released in the US starring Clara Bow
Henie's 3rd Consecutive Gold
1936 Sonja Henie of Norway becomes the most successful Olympic figure skater ever by winning her 3rd consecutive gold medal at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games; beats Cecilia College of Great Britain by 6.4 points
Take the A Train
1941 Duke Ellington and his Orchestra first record "Take the 'A' Train" written by Billy Strayhorn, at RCA Studio in Hollywood, California; it goes on to become his signature tune
- 1950 KENS TV channel 5 in San Antonio, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting
Cinderella Premieres
1950 Walt Disney's animated film "Cinderella" premieres in Boston, Massachusetts
Come Back, Little Sheba
1950 William Inge's stage drama "Come Back, Little Sheba", starring Shirley Booth and Sidney Blackmer, opens at the Booth Theatre, NYC; runs for 190 performances, and wins 2 Tony Awards
- 1950 WSYR (now WSTM) TV channel 3 in Syracuse, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1954 WRDW TV channel 12 in Augusta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1968 WVUT TV channel 22 in Vincennes, Indiana (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1970 KAMU TV channel 15 in College Station, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
#1 in the Charts
1975 Linda Ronstadt tops US singles chart with 'You're No Good', and the US album chart with Heart Like A Wheel
TV Show Appearance
1979 Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on "The Mike Douglas Show"
- 1985 35th Berlin International Film Festival: "The Woman and the Stranger" and "Wetherby" win the Golden Bear (tie)
- 1985 Teen film "The Breakfast Club" is released, written and directed by John Hughes, starring Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall and Ally Sheedy
Disqualified for Kneeling
1987 1982 Masters champion Craig Stadler is disqualified from Andy Williams Open for kneeling on a towel to make a shot
- 1987 ABC-TV begins broadcasting "Amerika" mini-series
- 1991 41st Berlin International Film Festival: "The House of Smiles" wins the Golden Bear
- 1996 46th Berlin International Film Festival: "Sense and Sensibility" wins the Golden Bear
Poove Unakkaga
1996 Tamil romantic comedy film "Poove Unakkaga" is released, directed by Vikraman, and starring Sangita and Vijay in his breakthrough role
- 2002 Walt Disney releases "Return to Never Land", an animated film sequel to 1953's "Peter Pan"
2004 57th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" Best Film, Peter Weir Best Director
- 2011 "A Separation" written and directed by Asghar Farhad, starring Leila Hatamiand and Payman Maadi premieres at the Fajr Film Festival in Tehran (Academy Award Best Foreign Film)
The Music Man
2022 Revival of Meredith Willson's musical "The Music Man", starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, opens at the Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 373 performances
