- 1932 First broadcast of "One Man's Family" on NBC radio, the longest-running dramatic serial on US radio (ends 1959)
- 1940 1st radio broadcast of "Young Dr Malone" on CBS
Present Laughter
1943 Noël Coward's comic play "Present Laughter" premieres in London
Hacksaw Ridge
1945 Conscientious objector Desmond Doss saves 75 wounded soldiers in the Battle of Okinawa at Hacksaw Ridge. Later depicted in the Oscar-winning film "Hacksaw Ridge".
- 1953 6th Cannes Film Festival: "The Wages of Fear" directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot wins the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
- 1953 First experimental 3D-TV broadcast shows an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV
- 1956 WLUC TV channel 6 in Marquette, MI (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1956 WSPA TV channel 7 in G'ville-Spartanburg, SC (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1956 WWBT TV channel 12 in Richmond, VA (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1961 ABC's "Wide World of Sports" debuts
- 1995 Final TV broadcast of "Empty Nest" on NBC TV
Rent
1996 Jonathan Larson's rock musical "Rent", loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera "La Bohème", starring Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel, opens at the Nederlander Theatre, NYC; runs for 5,123 performances, and wins 4 Tony Awards, 7 Drama Desk Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
- 1997 43rd British Academy Television Awards: "Only Fools and Horses" Best Comedy, "EastEnders" Best Drama
- 1997 50th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs): "The English Patient" Best Film, Joel & Ethan Coen Best Director
Film & TV History
2018 Animated series "The Simpsons" surpasses 635-episode count of "Gunsmoke"'; highest number of episodes of any series on TV
- 2019 Sports Illustrated features a Muslim model, Halima Aden, in a Burkini for the first time in their swimsuit edition
Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Concert
2023 Country singer Willie Nelson hosts first of two-night 90th birthday concerts for himself at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California; guest performers include Lyle Lovett; Neil Young, Snoop Dogg, George Strait; Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Norah Jones, Chris Stapleton, Beck, Edie Brickell, Tom Jones, and Ziggy Marley, among others
