Peter Pan
1955 The musical "Peter Pan," starring Mary Martin, is broadcast live on NBC as part of the "Producers' Showcase" series and attracts a then-record 65 million viewers
- 1968 The BBC broadcasts the news for the first time in color on television
- 1970 WXOW TV channel 19 in La Crosse, WI (ABC) begins broadcasting
Mirror
1975 "Mirror," a Russian film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and starring Margarita Terekhova and Ignat Daniltsev, is released
- 1981 First homicide at Disneyland, 18-year-old Mel Yorba is stabbed to death during a fight with James O'Driscoll after allegedly pinching his girlfriend’s bottom
- 1982 NCAA Tournament Selection televised live for 1st time
- 1983 TNN (The Nashville Network) begins on Cable TV
Film & TV History
1988 Howard Stern's 1st pay-per-view special "Underpants & Negligee Party" premieres
- 1993 Diff'rent Strokes actor Todd Bridges arrested for stabbing a tenant
- 1994 8th American Comedy Award: Carrot Top
Film & TV History
2011 Charlie Sheen is fired from the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men"
