- 1598 First theater performance in America, the Spanish comedy "Rio Grande"
- 1695 William Congreve's Restoration comedy "Love for Love" premieres in London
- 1938 The first televised FA Cup Final takes place between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End
First President on TV
1939 Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first US president to appear on television when NBC-RCA broadcasts the opening of the 1939 New York World's Fair
This Happy Breed
1943 Noël Coward's play "This Happy Breed," written in 1939, premieres in London after production is delayed by World War II
- 1952 Mr. Potato Head is the first toy advertised on television
- 1969 WEDB TV channel 40 in Berlin, New Hampshire (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1972 "Arthur Godfrey Time" ends a 27 year run on radio
WWF Championship
1977 Wrestler "Superstar" Billy Graham beats Bruno Sammartino in Baltimore, to become WWF champion
- 1978 "Elvis: The Legend Lives!", a one-man show starring Rick Saucedo, closes at Palace Theatre, NYC, after 101 performances [1]
- 1979 Mary Therese Friel, (New York), crowned 28th Miss USA
- 1985 "Shoah", French documentary about the Holocaust, directed by Claude Lanzmann, starring Richard Glazar and Raul Hilberg, premieres in Paris
- 1989 Chicago newspaper movie critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert film their 500th movie review television show
Blaine Holds his Breath
2008 David Blaine sets a new Guinness World Record for holding his breath underwater for 17 minutes 4.5 seconds on "The Oprah Winfrey Show"
Klum Launches Fashion Line
2008 Heidi Klum launches her clothing line for Jordache
- 2013 Bollywood actor Rajesh Khanna is declared "The First Superstar of Indian cinema" at the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards
The DiCaprio Beetle
2018 A new species of water beetle from the Maliau Basin in Malaysian Borneo is named Grouvellinus leonardodicaprioi after actor Leonardo DiCaprio
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 Superhero film "Avengers: Infinity War" sets new record for an opening weekend earning $250 million in the US, $630 million worldwide
Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Concert
2023 Country singer Willie Nelson hosts second of two-night 90th birthday concerts for himself at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California; guest performers include Dave Matthews, Emmylou Harris, Keith Richards, Bob Wieir, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliffe, Dwight Yoakam, Sheryl Crow, and Billy Strings, among others
