Clark Hosts Bandstand
1956 Dick Clark's first appearance as host of American Bandstand
- 1967 WRET TV channel 36 in Charlotte, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1968 BBC-TV broadcasts "Farewell," folk-rock band The Seekers' final performance, drawing 10 million viewers
Donkey Kong Released
1981 Nintendo releases arcade game "Donkey Kong," created by Shigeru Miyamoto, in Japan (July 31 in the US)
- 1984 Yvonne Ryding of Sweden crowned 33rd Miss Universe
Film & TV History
1992 Kim Basinger gets 1,959th star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
American Pie
1999 Coming of age film "American Pie" is released, directed by Paul Weitz, starring Jason Biggs, Eugene Levy, and an ensemble cast
The Office
2001 The mockumentary "The Office," created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and starring Ricky Gervais and Martin Freeman, premieres on BBC Two in the UK
Film & TV History
2015 48th San Diego Comic-Con begins (until the 12th) and includes a preview of the new Star Wars film by J. .J. Abrams
