- 1913 Home of vaudeville, the Palace Theatre opens in New York City with Ed Wynn
- 1954 RCA manufactures the first color TV set, featuring a 12.5-inch screen and costing $1,000
- 1963 KWHY TV channel 22 in Los Angeles, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
- 1968 KLVX TV channel 10 in Las Vegas, NV (PBS) begins broadcasting
Music Concert
1969 American singer Judy Garland’s gives what becomes her very last concert, at Falkoner Centret in Copenhagen, Denmark
When Will I Be Loved
1975 Linda Ronstadt releases cover of the Everly Brothers' 1960 song "When Will I Be Loved" as a single; climbs to No. 2 in the charts
- 1982 First broadcast of "Cagney & Lacey," starring Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly, airs on CBS
Music History
1983 Motown 25, a concert celebrating the anniversary of Motown records is taped for broadcast at the Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California; performers include: The Miracles; The Temptations; The Four Tops; Diana Ross and the Supremes; The Jackson 5; and Michael Jackson, who unveils his "moonwalk" dance move
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
1988 "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas is released
- 1990 10th Golden Raspberry Awards: Star Trek V wins
- 1990 Peter Shaffer's stage comedy "Lettice and Lovage" opens at the Barrymore Theater, NYC; runs for 284 performances
1991 Country singer Reba McEntire performs as scheduled at the Academy Awards ceremony, just 9 days after nearly her entire band dies in a plane crash
- 2000 20th Golden Raspberry Awards: "Wild Wild West" wins
- 2002 TV reality show "The Bachelor" hosted by Chris Harrison debuts on ABC in the US
- 2005 36th NAACP Image Awards: "Ray" wins Outstanding Motion Picture
Film & TV History
2012 Peter Cruddas, treasurer of Britain's Conservative Party, resigns after being caught on film selling access to British Prime Minister David Cameron
- 2019 Apple introduces new TV streaming platform Apple TV+, news service Apple News+ and an Apple credit card at star-studded event featuring Oprah
Titanic Door Auction
2024 Door from "Titanic" that saved Kate Winslet's character (and killed Leo DiCaprio’s) sells for US$718,750 at Planet Hollywood auction, beating Indiana Jones‘ bullwhip and ax from "The Shining" [1]
