- 1953 KVOS TV channel 12 in Bellingham/Vancouver, WA (CBS) begins
- 1955 KLFY TV channel 10 in Lafayette, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1956 KGUN TV channel 9 in Tucson, AZ (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1962 WBKO TV channel 13 in Bowling Green, KY (ABC) begins broadcasting
Ringo Collapses Before Tour
1964 Ringo Starr collapses from tonsillitis and pharyngitis, just before the Beatles embark on a World Tour
- 1969 Last episode of Star Trek airs on NBC (Turnabout Intruder)
Davies' "Lola" Dash
1970 Ray Davies of The Kinks travels round-trip from New York to London to change one word in "Lola" from "Coca-Cola" to "Cherry Cola" because of the BBC's ban on commercial references
- 1980 ESPN begins televising college world series games
Larry King Live
1985 "Larry King Live" debuts on CNN, airing each weeknight through December, 2010
Paul Simon on MTV Unplugged
1992 "MTV Unplugged" broadcasts singer-songwriter Paul Simon and 11 of his band members performing in Queens, NYC
- 1995 "Party Girl", directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer and starring Parker Posey, premieres online. It is the first feature film to premiere on the internet.
- 1995 1st Blockbuster Entertainment Awards held at Pantages Theatre, Hollywood
Tony Awards
2001 55th Tony Awards: "The Producers" (musical) and "Proof" (play) win
Six Feet Under
2001 TV drama "Six Feet Under" created by Alan Ball, starring Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall and Frances Conroy premieres on HBO
Succession
2018 HBO drama series "Succession" starring Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin debuts
