- 1951 First color telecast of a sporting event (CBS - horse race)
- 1968 WSWO TV channel 26 in Springfield, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1969 WMUL (now WPBY) TV channel 33 in Huntington, WV (PBS) broadcasts for first time
- 1975 Plans are announced for EPCOT Center at Disney World in Orlando, Florida
Pink Floyd - The Wall
1982 Musical film adaptation of "Pink Floyd - The Wall," directed by Alan Parker, starring Bob Geldof, and written by Roger Waters, premieres at the Empire, Leicester Square in London
- 1983 Mario Bros. is first released by Nintendo in Japan as an arcade game featuring an Italian-American plumber
Steve Miller Honored
1987 American rocker Steve Miller's star is unveiled on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
- 1992 Actress Nell Carter undergoes brain surgery
A Thousand Clowns
1996 Revival of Herb Gardner's stage comedy-drama "A Thousand Clowns" starring Judd Hirsch, opens at Criterion Theater, NYC, and runs for 32 performances
- 2005 38th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
Actors Strike
2023 US actor's union SAG-AFTRA leadership goes on strike with picket lines in LA and New York [1]
