Pro Wrestling
1939 Lou Thesz beats Everett Marshall in St Louis, to win the National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight C'ship for a 2nd time
- 1940 Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio" released
Music History
1957 Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, and George David Weiss's musical "Mr Wonderful", with Sammy Davis Jr. and his father Sammy Davis Sr., closes at Broadway Theater, NYC, after 383 performances
- 1959 KVIE TV channel 6 in Sacramento-Stockton, CA (PBS) begins broadcasting
TV Show Appearance
1964 Third appearance by the Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show", featuring performances of three songs taped on February 9, prior to their live television debut
- 1969 Groundbreaking TV documentary series "Civilisation" presented by art historian Kenneth Clark premieres on BBC2 in the UK
- 1969 WWVU (now WNPB) TV channel 24 in Morgantown, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast
Confessions of an Orthodontist
1974 Teri Garr appears on "The Bob Newhart Show" in the episode "Confessions of an Orthodontist"
Film & TV History
1997 NBC TV shows "Schindler's List" completely uncensored and without commercial interruptions; 65 million watch [1]
- 1999 British TV drama "Queer as Folk" written by Russell T. Davies, starring Aidan Gillen, Craig Kelly and Charlie Hunnam premieres on Channel 4
- 2001 32nd NAACP Image Awards: "Remember the Titans" wins Outstanding Motion Picture
- 2003 49th National Film Awards (India): "Dweepa" wins the Golden Lotus
2003 56th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs): "The Pianist" Best Film, Roman Polanski Best Director
- 2008 28th Golden Raspberry Awards: "I Know Who Killed Me" wins
Film & TV History
2013 33rd Golden Raspberry Awards: "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" wins
Weinstein Sentenced
2023 Former Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in prison for rape in Los Angeles, on top of the 23 years he is already serving for sex crimes [1]
