Grimaldi Bows Out
1829 Final performance by famous clown Joseph Grimaldi at a benefit performance at Sadler's Wells, London
- 1953 WBAY TV channel 2 in Green Bay, WI (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1953 WWLP TV channel 22 in Springfield, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1960 WSLA (now WAKA) TV channel 8 in Selma, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
Back off Boogaloo
1972 Ringo Starr releases single "Back off Boogaloo" in the UK
1991 44th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs): "Goodfellas" Best Film, Martin Scorsese Best Director
Bus Stop
1996 Revival of William Inge's stage drama "Bus Stop", starring Billy Crudup and Mary-Louise Parker, closes at the Circle in the Square Theater, NYC, after 29 performances
- 1997 CNN begin Spanish broadcasts
2002 WrestleMania XVIII, Skydome, Toronto, ON (68,237): Triple H beats Chris Jericho for the undisputed WWF Heavyweight title
Spamalot
2005 John Du Prez and Eric Idle's musical "Spamalot," based on the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and starring Tim Curry and David Hyde Pierce, opens at the Shubert Theatre in NYC and runs for 1,575 performances, winning 3 Tony Awards
Chandelier
2014 Sia releases her single "Chandelier" with a music video featuring Maddie Ziegler
Beauty and the Beast
2017 Live-action remake "Beauty and the Beast" directed by Bill Condon and starring Emma Watson opens
- 2019 Facebook removes 1.5 million videos of the Christchurch mosque shootings in first 24 hrs after the attack, although only 1.2 million blocked at upload
