- 1949 WRTV TV channel 6 in Indianapolis, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1955 KMVT TV channel 11 in Twin Falls, ID (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
Beyond the Fringe
1964 Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Jonathan Miller comedy revue "Beyond the Fringe" closes at John Golden Theater, NYC, after 667 performances
- 1978 31st Cannes Film Festival: "The Tree of Wooden Clogs" directed by Ermanno Olmi wins the Palme d'Or
- 1981 "Nightline" extends from 4 nights to 5 nights a week (Friday)
- 1987 The North American Philips Company unveils the compact disc video format (CD-V), which can hold up to 800 MB, enough for a full-length movie
Margaret Ray Pleads Guilty
1989 Margaret Ray pleads guilty to breaking into David Letterman's house
- 1996 John Tesh's final day as host of "Entertainment Tonight"
Finding Nemo
2003 Animated fish tale "Finding Nemo," directed by Andrew Stanton and starring Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres, premieres in the US and Canada
- 2004 Indianapolis 500: Buddy Rice wins from pole for team owners Bobby Rahal and David Letterman in a rain shortened race (450 miles - 180 of 200 scheduled laps)
Hell's Kitchen
2005 Gordon Ramsay first appears on US television in cooking competition show "Hell's Kitchen" on Fox
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014 Seth MacFarlane's "A Million Ways to Die in the West" is released to theatres, MacFarlane's first live-action role on the big screen
Newton-John's Breast Cancer Returns
2017 Singer and actress Olivia Newton-John reveals her breast cancer has returned after 25 years
