Lady Windermere's Fan
1892 Comedy "Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman" by Oscar Wilde premieres at St James Theatre, London
- 1944 Batman & Robin comic strip premieres in newspapers
- 1956 WOSU TV channel 34 in Columbus, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1971 National Emergency Center erroneously orders US radio & TV stations to go off the air. Mistake wasn't resolved for 30 minutes
Pretzel Logic
1974 ABC records releases "Pretzel Logic", the third studio album by rock band Steely Dan; it features hit single "Rikki Don't Lose That Number"
- 1978 Bob Backland beats "Superstar" Billy Graham in NYC, to become WWF wrestling champion
- 1979 29th Berlin International Film Festival: "David" wins the Golden Bear
1983 25th Daytona 500: 3rd win in the event for Cale Yarborough; first time an in-car camera goes into victory lane before a national CBS Sports audience
- 1987 37th Berlin International Film Festival: "The Theme" wins the Golden Bear
- 1987 David Hartman quits ABC's "Good Morning America" after 11 years
Music History
1991 Alan Ayckbourn's stage farce "Taking Steps" opens at Circle in Square Theater, NYC; runs for 78 performances
Music History
1992 Revival of Noël Coward's stage comedy "Private Lives" opens at Broadhurst Theater, NYC; runs for 37 performances
- 1998 US movie box office hits quickest $1 billion for year (51 days)
Film & TV History
2015 Kristen Stewart is the first American actress to win a French César Award as Best Supporting Actress for "Clouds of Sils Maria"
