- 1948 KCPX (now KTVX) TV channel 4 in Salt Lake City, UT (ABC) 1st broadcast
- 1953 WHP TV channel 21 in Harrisburg, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1954 KARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1954 WHO TV channel 13 in Des Moines, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1957 KTVI TV channel 2 in Saint Louis, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1961 Meredith Willson's musical "The Music Man", starring Robert Preston and Barbara Cook, closes at the Majestic Theater, NYC. after 1375 performances, 5 Tony Awards, and a Grammy
Sophie
1963 Steve Allen's musical "Sophie", based on the life of American singer, and comic actress Sophie Tucker, opens at the Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 8 performances
- 1966 KHET TV channel 11 in Honolulu, Hawaii (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1970 WMGZ TV channel 16 in Mayaguez, PR ([M]) begins broadcasting
- 1970 WPSJ TV channel 14 in Ponce, PR ([P]) begins broadcasting
- 1983 Tokyo Disneyland opens
- 1984 Galt MacDermot and William Dumaresq's musical "The Human Comedy", based on the novel by William Saroyan, closes at the Royale Theater, NYC, after 13 performances
- 1987 "Barbara Cook: A Concert" opens at the Ambassador Theater, NYC; runs for 13 performances
- 1990 Sketch comedy TV series "In Living Color" premieres on FOX TV
- 1991 Former child actor Adam Rich (Eight Is Enough) charged with burglary
TV Show Appearance
1992 Jay Leno's final appearance as permanent guest host of The Tonight Show
Music History
1994 Jazz singer Tony Bennett records a session for "MTV's Unplugged" series at Sony Studios, NYC, featuring the Ralph Sharon trio, and guest appearances by Elvis Costello, and k.d.lang; album release wins 2 Grammy Awards
Girls
2012 TV comedy drama "Girls" created by and starring Lena Dunham premieres on HBO
