The Blue Angel
1930 "The Blue Angel" starring Marlene Dietrich in her breakthrough role premieres in Germany
Shin Takarajima
1947 "Shin Takarajima" (New Treasure Island) by Osamu Tezuka published, first manga cartoon in tankōbon form
- 1953 First television station in North Dakota, KXMC TV channel 13 in Minot (CBS/ABC), begins broadcasting
- 1954 WQED TV channel 13 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1955 WTVT TV channel 13 in Tampa, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1956 KPIC TV channel 4 in Roseburg, Oregon (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1957 WYES-TV channel 12 in New Orleans, Louisiana (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1958 KVIQ-LD TV channel 6 in Eureka, California (originally NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1963 American television soap operas premiere: "General Hospital" (ABC) and "Doctors" (NBC)
- 1968 KEMO (now KOFY) TV channel 20 in San Francisco, California (IND) 1st broadcast
- 1974 Pioneer Hall opens at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground, Florida
Helter Skelter
1976 "Helter Skelter", detailing Charles Manson's cult "family", their capture, trial, conviction and aftermath, premieres on CBS
- 1977 Jean Shepherd, American humorist and storyteller, ends long-running radio program on WOR-AM in NYC, after more than 22 years
Television Finale
1978 Last episode of "The Bob Newhart Show" sitcom (the Chicago one) airs on CBS-TV
Music History
1981 CBS-TV special "Country Comes Home" includes final television appearance of songwriter Hoagy Carmichael, in a duet segment with country star Crystal Gayle
Film & TV History
1981 CNN airs a videotape that shows self-proclaimed psychic Tamara Rand predicting Reagan is in danger from someone named Jack Humley; later revealed to be a hoax
- 1990 "Ha!" Comedy Channel launches on cable TV
1990 WrestleMania VI, Skydome, Toronto, Ontario: Ultimate Warrior beats Hulk Hogan for WWF Heavyweight and Intercontinental titles before crowd of 67,678
2001 WrestleMania XVII, Astrodome, Houston, Texas: 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin beats The Rock in a no disqualification match for the WWF Championship
- 2012 32nd Golden Raspberry Awards: Jack and Jill wins
- 2012 WrestleMania XXVIII, Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL: The Rock defeats John Cena, titled "Once in a Lifetime"
- 2025 Legendary movie poster artist Drew Struzan announces he can no longer paint due to Alzheimer's; Struzan is known for illustrating over 150 movie posters, including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Blade Runner and Back to the Future [1]
