- 1953 Japanese film "Ugetsu" is released, directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, starring Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyō and Kinuyo Tanaka
1958 30th Academy Awards-"The Bridge on the River Kwai" wins Best Picture, Joanne Woodward and Alec Guinness win Best Actress and Best Actor, respectively
- 1969 "Marcus Welby, M.D.", starring Robert Young and James Brolin debuts as a TV movie on ABC-TV, prior to becoming a weekly series
Minnie's Boys
1970 Musical "Minnie's Boys", starring Shelley Winters as the mother of the Marx Brothers, and Drama Desk Award winner Lewis J. Stadlen as Groucho, opens at the Imperial Theater, New York City; runs for 80 performances
- 1971 "Cannon" starring William Conrad as a private detective premieres on CBS-TV; airs for 5 seasons
- 1973 TV soap opera "The Young & the Restless" premieres on CBS
1979 41st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Michigan State beats Indiana State, 75-64; marks start of rivalry between future Hall of Famers Magic Johnson and Larry Bird; highest-rated game in history of televised college basketball
Film & TV History
1987 August Wilson's stage drama "Fences" , starring James Earl Jones, opens at the 46th Street Theatre, NYC; runs for 525 performances, winning Pulitzer Prize for Drama, 4 Tony Awards and 3 Drama Desk Awards
- 1995 15th Golden Raspberry Awards: "Color of Night" wins
TV Show Appearance
1999 Tom Snyder's final appearance as host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS, after 777 episodes
Doctor Who
2005 "Doctor Who" returns to BBC TV after 16 years with the debut of Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose
Film & TV History
2012 Canadian filmmaker James Cameron becomes the first person to visit Challenger Deep, the deepest point on Earth, in over 50 years
Film & TV History
2018 "Black Panther" becomes the highest-grossing superhero film in America, earning $630.9 million
Film & TV History
2018 Porn star Stormy Daniels claims she had an affair with Donald Trump in an interview with CBS's 60 Minutes and was later threatened to keep quiet
Music Concert
2022 British rock band Genesis performs final concert of farewell tour at O2 Arena in London, England
