- 1948 WLWT TV channel 5 in Cincinnati, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1953 WNEP TV channel 16 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, PA (ABC) 1st broadcast
- 1956 KHPL (now KWNB) TV channel 6 in Hayes Center, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast
1964 First appearance of the Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show", live from New York; broadcast draws 73.7 million television viewers
- 1964 NYC news anchor Jim Jenson's 1st appearance on WCBS-TV
- 1969 KGTO TV channel 36 in Fayetteville, AR (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1971 5 men are killed near a BBC transmitter on Brougher Mountain, County Tyrone, in a landmine attack carried out by the Irish Republican Army
- 1971 First gay-themed TV episode - All in the Family
Paul Williams on The Tonight Show
1973 American singer-songwriter and actor Paul Williams sings the torch song "Here's That Rainy Day" in full Planet of the Apes make-up and costume on Johnny Carson's "The Tonight Show"
- 1979 ABC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special, featuring archival performances of 62 artists
- 1979 New York City premiere of Paul Schrader's allegedly fact based film "Hardcore"
- 1979 Walter Hill's crime drama film "The Warriors", based on Sol Yurick's 1965 novel, is released in the United States, sparking gang violence at many theaters and a halt to the film's marketing campaign
The Rink
1984 John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "The Rink", based on Terrence McNally's novel, and starring Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera, opens at Martin Beck Theater, NYC; runs for 204 performances, winning a Tony Award
- 1990 "Bradys" return to TV for 6 episodes on CBS TV
- 1990 40th Berlin International Film Festival: "Music Box" and "Larks on a String" win the Golden Bear (tie)
- 1992 "2 Shakespearean Actors" closes at Cort Theater NYC after 29 performances
- 1995 45th Berlin International Film Festival: "The Bait" wins the Golden Bear
The Simpsons Record Run
1997 Fox cartoon series "The Simpsons" airs 167th episode; longest-running animated series in cartoon history
- 2000 50th Berlin International Film Festival: "Magnolia" wins the Golden Bear
- 2006 56th Berlin International Film Festival: "Grbavica" wins the Golden Bear
- 2012 62nd Berlin International Film Festival: "Caesar Must Die" wins the Golden Bear
