- 1951 Clifford Odet's stage drama "The Country Girl", starring Uta Hagen closs at the Lyceum Theatre, NYC, after 235 performances
- 1958 Alan Freed joins WABC (NYC) radio
- 1960 Broadway theaters close (labor dispute between owners & Actors Equity)
- 1968 WBLG (now WTVQ) TV channel 62 in Lexington, KY (ABC) 1st broadcast
Music History
1980 Revival of Alex Bradford, Vinnette Carroll, and Micki Grant's "Your Arms are Too Short to Box With God", based on the Bible's Book of Matthew, and featuring Jennifer Holliday, opens at the Ambassador Theatre, NYC; runs for 149 performances
- 1983 1980 movie "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" released in Germany
- 1984 "Welcome To Fun Zone" hosted by Dr Demento airs on NBC-TV
- 1984 British actress Jill Ireland (52) has a radical mastectomy
Dead Poets Society
1989 "Dead Poets Society," directed by Peter Weir and starring Robin Williams and Ethan Hawke, premieres in the US
Music Concert
1992 Ringo Starr's second All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include Joe Walsh, Dave Edmunds, Todd Rundgren, Burton Cummings, Timothy B. Schmit, Zak Starkey, and Timmy Capello
- 1999 The Bhutan Broadcasting Service brings television transmissions to the Kingdom for the first time
The Wire
2002 Crime drama "The Wire" created by David Simon and starring Idris Elba and Dominic West debuts on HBO
Film & TV History
2004 Ken Jennings begins his 74-game winning streak on the syndicated television game show "Jeopardy!"
- 2018 Ringo Starr's thirteenth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Steve Lukather, Gregg Rolie, Colin Hay, Graham Gouldman, Gregg Bissonette, and Warren Ham
Film & TV History
2022 Jury in defamation case brought by Johnny Depp against ex-wife Amber Heard awards Depp $15 million in damages and compensation and Heard $2 million in damages in Fairfax, Virginia [1]
