- 1655 Adriana Nooseman becomes Dutch 1st actress to perform on stage professionally in the Netherlands in the play "Onvergelijkelijke Ariana" at Amsterdam Schouwburg
1927 Actress Mae West found guilty of “obscenity and corrupting the morals of youth” in a New York stage play entitled "Sex". She is sentenced to 10 days in prison and fined $500, the resulting publicity launches her Hollywood career.
Shirley Temple's 1st Film
1934 Shirley Temple appears in her first feature-length film, "Stand Up and Cheer"
Bride of Frankenstein
1935 "Bride of Frankenstein," a horror film classic and sequel to "Frankenstein," starring Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester is released
- 1948 American Broadcasting Company (ABC) TV network debuts
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1951 Arthur Schwartz and Dorothy Fields' musical "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" adapted from Betty Smith's novel, and starring Shirley Booth, opens at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 267 performances
- 1953 WAFB TV channel 9 in Baton Rouge, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1995 Chopper 4 1st used on WNBC TV (NYC) news
The Producers
2001 Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan's musical "The Producers," based on Brooks' 1967 film, starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, opens at the St. James Theatre, NYC; runs for 2,502 performances, and wins 12 Tony Awards
