- 1949 WROC TV channel 8 in Rochester, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting
Pro Wrestling
1957 Edouard Carpentier beats Lou Thesz to become NWA wrestling champion
Music History
1964 Drummer Ringo Starr re-unites with the Beatles in Melbourne, Australia, after recovering from tonsillitis
The Steve Allen Comedy Hour
1967 "The Steve Allen Comedy Hour" premieres on CBS-TV
Music History
1980 "Theme From New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra spreads to #32 on the charts
- 1981 No Nukes concert at Hollywood Bowl
- 1985 "Michael Nesmith In Television Parts" premieres on NBC-TV
Music History
1989 "You've Got A Friend" singer-songwriter Carole King gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
Film & TV History
1989 Zsa Zsa Gabor arrested for slapping Beverly Hills motorcycle patrolman
- 1990 Date of the events in the movie Mr Destiny
- 1998 "Comic Relief" benefit comedy show
The Bourne Identity
2002 "The Bourne Identity" directed by Doug Liman and starring Matt Damon is released in the US
- 2006 Ringo Starr's ninth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Billy Squier, Richard Marx, Edgar Winter, Rod Argent, Hamish Stuart, and Sheila E.
- 2012 Ringo Starr's twelfth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Steve Lukather, Gregg Rolie, Todd Rundgren, Richard Page, Gregg Bissonette, and Mark Rivera, 2012-13 / Warren Ham, 2014-17
- 2015 "Jurassic World" is the first film to make $500 million worldwide in its opening weekend
