- 1954 WSEE TV channel 35 in Erie, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1955 KFDM TV channel 6 in Beaumont, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1955 KMAU (now KGMV) TV channel 3 in Wailuku, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1959 WICD TV channel 15 in Champaign, IL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1962 Massachusetts Institute of Technology sends a TV signal by satellite for the first time from California to Massachusetts
Film & TV History
1964 Gene Roddenberry registers his Star Trek series with the Writers Guild of America
- 1965 "Comedy in Music-Opus 2" closes at John Golden NYC after 192 performances
- 1968 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Pete Tountas
- 1986 Film "Crocodile Dundee" starring Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski premieres in Australia (highest grossing film of the year in the US)
Film & TV History
1987 Howard Stern holds a free speech rally at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC
Farm Aid Concert
1993 Farm Aid VI held in Ames, Iowa; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Arlo Guthrie, The Jayhawks, Lyle Lovett, Johnny Cash, Ricky Van Shelton, Marty Stuart, Martina McBride, Bruce Hornsby, Bryan Adams, Ringo Starr, and Dwight Yoakam [1]
- 1996 Nicol Williamson and Leslie Megahey's stage play "Jack: A Night on the Town with John Barrymore", starring Nicol Williamson, opens at the Belasco Theatre, NYC; runs for 12 performances
- 2016 Sara Bareilles' musical "Waitress", adapted from the 2007 film, opens at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, NYC; runs for 1,544 performances
Tucker Carlson Fired
2023 Tucker Carlson, Fox News most popular prime-time host, is fired from the cable network [1]
