- 1908 First American horror movie, silent film "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" premieres in Chicago
- 1922 Rollin Kirby's "On the Road to Moscow" is the 1st cartoon to receive a Pulitzer Prize
- 1955 WFRV TV channel 5 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1956 WITI TV channel 6 in Milwaukee, WI (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
The Lion in Winter
1966 James Goldman's stage drama "The Lion in Winter", starring Robert Preston, Rosemary Harris, and Christopher Walken, closes at the Ambassador Theatre, NYC, after 92 performances, and a Tony Award win for Harris
- 1968 WEKW TV channel 52 in Keene, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1977 Albert Innaurato's stage comedy "Gemini" opens at the Little Theatre, NYC; runs for 1,819 performances
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back," produced by George Lucas, opens in cinemas in the UK and North America
- 1981 Kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA
- 1982 "WKRP in Cincinnati", an ensemble TV sitcom created by Hugh Wilson and set in a struggling radio station, 90th and final episode airs on CBS
Finale of Newhart
1990 Last episode of "Newhart" airs on CBS-TV, with a special twist of an ending
- 1992 Reality TV series "The Real World," created by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray, debuts on MTV; considered one of the first modern reality shows
- 1993 Dayanara Torres, 18, of Puerto Rico, crowned 42nd Miss Universe
1997 Emmy 24th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 17th time
- 1999 All My Children star Susan Lucci finally wins a Daytime Emmy after being nominated 19 times, the longest period of unsuccessful nominations in television history
- 2013 Microsoft announces the release of Xbox One
Flavor Flav Arrested
2015 Flavor Flav is arrested near Las Vegas on charges including speeding and driving under the influence
Netflix Signs the Obamas
2018 Former US President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama sign a production deal with Netflix to produce series and movies for the streaming service
- 2023 Iam Tongi wins season 21 of American idol - first person of Pacific Island descent to win [1]
