Today's 6 February Film TV in History

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The Kid

1921 Charlie Chaplin releases his first full-length feature, "The Kid," a silent film starring Charlie Chaplin and 6-year-old Jackie Coogan

  • 1948 KNXT (now KCBS) TV channel 2 in Los Angeles, CA (CBS) 1st broadcast

Harvey Arrested at Test Site

1951 Radio commentator Paul Harvey arrested for trying to sneak into Argonne National Laboratory, a nuclear test site located 20 miles (32 km) west of Chicago, Illinois

  • 1961 KOAP TV channel 10 in Portland, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 1964 WCIU TV channel 26 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting
  • 1968 KESD TV channel 8 in Brookings, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting

Dear World

1969 Jerry Herman's musical "Dear World", starring Angela Lansbury, opens at the Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC; runs for 132 performances, and a Tony Award for Lansbury

Rich at Top of the Plaza

1973 American jazz drummer Buddy Rich plays influential performance at the Top of the Plaza in Richmond, New York, later televised by PBS

Fort Apache: The Bronx

1981 Crime film "Fort Apache: The Bronx" starring Paul Newman released amid protests in the US

  • 1981 TV sitcom "The Brady Brides", a sequel to "The Brady Brunch" debuts on NBC TV, runs for 10 episodes
  • 1992 "Late Night's 10th Anniversary Show At Radio City Music Hall" on NBC
  • 2002 52nd Berlin International Film Festival: "Spirited Away" and "Bloody Sunday" win the Golden Bear (tie)
  • 2003 53rd Berlin International Film Festival: "In This World" wins the Golden Bear

Get Rich or Die Trying

2003 American rapper 50 Cent releases his album "Get Rich or Die Trying" (2003 Billboard Album of the Year)

  • 2014 64th Berlin International Film Festival: "Black Coal, Thin Ice" wins the Golden Bear

Leno's Last Tonight Show

2014 Jay Leno hosts "The Tonight Show" for the final time (NBC)

  • 2015 46th NAACP Image Awards: "Selma" wins Outstanding Motion Picture
  • 2016 Eighth Republican presidential candidates debate hosted by ABC, held in Goffstown, New Hampshire

Dune: Part Two

2024 Denis Villeneuve's science fiction film epic "Dune: Part Two" premieres in Mexico City, starring Timothée Chalamet and an ensemble cast


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