Tempest
1611 Shakespeare's romantic comedy play "The Tempest" is performed at court in front of James I at Whitehall Palace - its first recorded performance [1]
- 1947 Gian Carlo Menotti's musical drama/comedy double bill "The Medium" and " The Telephone" closes at The Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC after 211 performances
Top Banana
1951 Johnny Mercer's musical "Top Banana", starring Phil Silvers, opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 356 performances, winning a Tony Award
- 1953 KCEN TV channel 6 in Temple-Waco, TX (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1953 KMGH TV channel 7 in Denver, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1953 WHEC TV channel 10 in Rochester, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1954 KUON TV channel 12 in Lincoln, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1957 KVII TV channel 7 in Amarillo, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1957 KXGN TV channel 5 in Glendive, Montana (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1957 WICZ TV channel 40 in Binghamton, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1962 KYVE TV channel 47 in Yakima, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1962 WNYC TV channel 31 in New York, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1962 WZZM TV channel 13 in Grand Rapids, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting
Wonderwall Music
1968 Apple Records issues its first LP in the UK, "Wonderwall Music", the film score by George Harrison is also the first solo album by any of the Beatles
Noël Coward's Sweet Potato
1968 Musical revue "Noël Coward's Sweet Potato" opens at Booth Theater, NYC; runs for 36 performances
- 1970 KGTF TV channel 12 in Agana, GU (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1972 1st gay themed TV movie - "That Certain Summer"
Trick or Treatment
1982 Andrew "Dice" Clay and George Wendt appear in "Trick or Treatment"
- 1985 Nostalgia Television begins on cable
Wintour's First Vogue Cover
1988 Anna Wintour's first American Vogue cover is issued, starring Michaela Bercu, after the announcement that Wintour takes over as editor-in-chief from Grace Mirabella
- 1996 Shaquille O'Neil makes his Hollywood debut as Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns, 96-82 at the Forum, Inglewood; O'Neil scores 23 points and pulls down 14 rebounds in 35 minutes
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