- 1949 First network detective series "Martin Kane, Private Eye" debuts on NBC, airing live
- 1949 KMTV TV channel 3 in Omaha, Nebraska (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1953 WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, South Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1953 WTCN (now KARE) TV channel 11 in Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota (MET) begins broadcasting
- 1954 Paul "Bear" Bryant opens the infamous 10-day football mini-camp in Junction, Texas; the ordeal achieves legendary status, becoming the subject of the 2001 book "The Junction Boys" and a television movie of the same name
- 1955 KARD (now KSNW) TV channel 3 in Wichita, Kansas (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1956 KILT (now KVIA) TV channel 13 in El Paso, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1957 WAVY TV channel 10 in Portsmouth-Norfolk, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1957 WFGA-TV (WTLV) TV channel 12 in Jacksonville, Florida (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1957 WHC (now WPXI) TV channel 11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1962 Channel Television launches to 54,000 households in the Channel Islands
- 1962 KATC TV channel 3 in Lafayette, Louisiana (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1966 KIFW (now KTNL) TV channel 13 in Sitka, Alaska (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1967 KMNE TV channel 7 in Bassett, Nebraska (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1967 WIRT TV channel 13 in Hibbing, Minnesota (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1967 WJRJ (WTCG, WTBS) TV channel 17 in Atlanta, Georgia (IND) begins broadcasting
Telethon
1969 Jerry Lewis's 4th annual Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $2,039,139
- 1975 Jerry Lewis's 10th annual Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $18,868,499
- 1975 Repeat broadcast of the episode "The Busters" marks the final airtime of "Gunsmoke"
Dawn of the Dead
1978 Horror film "Dawn of the Dead," written and directed by George A. Romero, starring David Emge, Ken Foree, and Scott H. Reiniger, premieres in Torino
- 1980 Jerry Lewis's 15th annual Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $31,103,787
Swordfishtrombones
1983 Island Records releases "Swordfishtrombones," the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Tom Waits; his first self-produced effort begins his experimental phase
- 1986 Jerry Lewis's 21st annual Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $34,096,733
Roger and Me
1989 "Roger and Me," the first documentary directed by Michael Moore, premieres at the Telluride Film Festival
Jerome Robbins' Broadway
1990 "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" closes at Imperial Theatre in NYC after 634 performances
- 1992 49th Venice Film Festival: "The Story of Qiu Ju" directed by Yimou Zhang wins Golden Lion
White Liars/Black Comedy
1993 Revival of Peter Shaffer's farce double-bill "White Liars/Black Comedy" opens at Criterion Theater, NYC; runs for 38 performances
- 1994 51st Venice Film Festival: "Before the Rain" directed by Milco Mancevski and "Vive L'Amour" directed by Tsai Ming-Liang are jointly awarded Golden Lion
Infinity Settles Sterns Fines
1995 Infinity Broadcasting, syndicator of The Howard Stern Show, agrees to pay $1.7 million to the US Treasury without admitting guilt, settling fines levied by the FCC
- 1997 Cartoon Network cable television channel premieres in Japan
- 1997 Jerry Lewis's 32nd annual Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $50,475,055
- 1999 56th Venice Film Festival: "Yīgè dōu bùnéng shǎo" (Not One Less) directed by Chinese director Zhang Yimou wins the Golden Lion
- 2004 61st Venice Film Festival: "Vera Drake" directed by Mike Leigh wins Golden Lion
- 2006 Luxembourg becomes the first country to complete the move to all digital television broadcasting
- 2010 67th Venice Film Festival: "Somewhere" directed by Sofia Coppola wins Golden Lion
The Rings of Power
2022 TV Series "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," starring Morfydd Clark and Robert Aramayo, premieres on Amazon Prime Video
